List of Telugu films of 1979

This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood (Telugu language film industry) based in Hyderabad in the year 1979.

Top grossing films

• Vetagaadu - ₹3 crores
• Driver Ramudu - ₹2.5 crores
• Karthika Deepam - ₹1.5 crores
• Gorintaku - ₹1 crore
• Mande Gundelu - ₹85 lakhs

The list

Title	Director	Cast	Music	Notes
Akbar Salim Anarkali	N. T. Rama Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Deepa, Jamuna	Mythological
Andadu Aagadu	S. D. Lal	Krishnam Raju, Latha Sethupathi
Andamaina Anubhavam	K. Balachandar	Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha	Rajan Nagendra
Andaman Ammayi	V. Madhusudhan Rao	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri
Annai Oru Aalayam	R. Thyagarajan	Rajinikanth	Adventure
Bangaru Chellelu	B. Subba Rao	Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha, Sridevi, Murali Mohan	K. V. Mahadevan
Burripalem Bullodu	Bheeram Mastan Rao	Krishna, Sridevi, Pandari Bai	Chakravarthy
Dharma Yuddham	R. C. Sakthi	Rajinikanth, Sridevi	Ilaiyaraaja	Dubbed from Tamil film
Driver Ramudu	K. Raghavendra Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Jayamalini	Chakravarthy
Gorintaku	Dasari Narayana Rao	Shoban Babu, Sujatha	K. V. Mahadevan
Guppedu Manasu	K. Balachandar	Sarath Babu, Saritha, Sujatha	M. S. Viswanathan	Simultaneously released in Tamil as Nool Veli
Hema Hemeelu	Vijaya Nirmala	ANR, Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala
I Love You	Vayu Nandana Rao	Chiranjeevi, Suvarna, Prasad Babu	Satyam
Iddaru Asadhyule	K. S. R. Das	Krishna, Rajinikanth, Madhavi, Geetha
Idi Katha Kaadu	K. Balachandar	Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Saritha, Chiranjeevi, Sarath Babu, Rama Prabha	M. S. Viswanathan	Remake of Tamil film Avargal
Judagadu	V. Madhusudhan Rao	Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha	Chakravarthy
Kalyani	Dasari Narayana Rao	Jayasudha, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu	Ramesh Naidu
Kaliyuga Mahabharatam	V. Hanuman Prasad	Narasimha Raju, Madhavi, Nutan Prasad	Satyam
Karthika Deepam	Lakshmi Deepak	Sobhan Babu, Sridevi, Saradha, Geetha, Leelavathi	Satyam
Korikale Gurralaite	Dasari Narayana Rao	Murali Mohan, Chandra Mohan, Fatafat Jayalakshmi, Prabha	Satyam
Kothala Raayudu	K. Vasu	Chiranjeevi, Madhavi	Chakravarthy
Kotta Alludu	P. Sambasiva Rao	Krishna, Jaya Prada, Chiranjeevi, Hema Choudhary, Mohan Babu	K. V. Mahadevan
Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba	Eeranki Sharma	Chiranjeevi, Madhavi	M. S. Viswanathan
Maavari Manchitanam	B. A. Subba Rao	NTR, Vanisri
Mande Gundelu	K. Bapaiah	Krishna, Shoban Babu, Chandra Mohan, Jayaprada, Jayasudha, Anjali Devi	K. V. Mahadevan
Muddula Koduku	V. B. Rajendra Prasad	ANR, Sridevi, Jayasudha
Naa Illu Naa Vallu	Raja Chandra	Giribabu, Gummadi, Sreedhar, Murali Mohan, Nutan Prasad, Rama Prabha	J. V. Raghavulu
Nagna Sathyam	U. Viswesar Rao	Ramprasad, Krishnaveni
Needa	Dasari Narayana Rao	Ramesh Babu, Master Mahesh	Ramesh Naidu
Nimajjanam	B. S. Narayana	Sharada, Chakrapani
Nindu Noorellu	K. Raghavendra Rao	Mohan Babu, Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan	Chakravarthy
Pancha Bhoothalu	P. C. Reddy
Punadhirallu	Rajkumar	Chiranjeevi, Roja Ramani, Savitri, Narasimharaju	Premji Amaran
Rama Banam	Y. Eshwara Reddy	Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Mohan Babu, Jayaprada, Jamuna, Latha	Satyam
Rangoon Rowdy	Dasari Narayana Rao	Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Mohan Babu, Deepa	J. V. Raghavulu
Ravanude Ramudayithe?	Dasari Narayana Rao	ANR, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu, Latha, Jayachitra
Shri Rama Bantu	S. D. Lal	Chiranjeevi, Geetha, Mohan Babu	Satyam
Sri Madvirata Parvam	N. T. Rama Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vanisri	Susarla Dakshinamurthi
Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam	N. T. Rama Rao	NTR, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha
Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu	Kamalakara Kameswara Rao	Uppalapati Krishnam Raju, Rama Krishna, Vanisri
Srungara Ramudu	K. Shankar	N. T. Rama Rao, Latha, Sarath Babu	K. V. Mahadevan
Tayaramma Bangarayya	Kommineni Seshagiri Rao	Sowkar Janaki, Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Chandra Mohan, Ranganath, Sangeetha	K. V. Mahadevan
Tiger	Nandamuri Ramesh	N. T. Rama Rao, Rajinikanth, Radha Saluja, Subhashini
Toorpu Velle Railu	Bapu	Jyothi, Mohan
Vetagaadu	K. Raghavendra Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi, Rao Gopala Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Allu Ramalingaiah, Pandari Bai	Chakravarthy
Yugandhar	K. S. R. Das	N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha	Ilaiyaraaja	Remake of Hindi film Don