List of Telugu films of the 1940s
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This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood film industry based in Hyderabad in the 1940s:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Release Date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | ||||||
| Alibaba 40 Dongalu | ||||||
| Barrister Parvateesam | R. Prakash | L. V. Prasad, G. Varalakshmi , Lanka Satyam | Comedy | 7 August 1940 | Movie
01 set of 3 movies | |
| Bhoja Kalidasu | ||||||
| Bhookailash | ||||||
| Bondam Pelli | D. L. Ramachandran | Sitaramaiah, Lakshmaiah, Vijayamma, Rusheyndramani | Comedy | 7 August 1940 | Movie
02 | |
| Chaduvukunna Bharya | R. Prakash | Comedy | 7 August 1940 | Movie
03 | ||
| Chandika | R. S. Prakash | Kannamba, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Lalita Devi, Ballari Raghava, Munukuntla, Chandramouli, Aarani | 12 April 1940 | link | ||
| Illalu | ||||||
| Jeevana Jyothi (1940 film) | ||||||
| Kunkamma Kaatuka Pampamma Bhaatuka | ||||||
| Kalachakram | ||||||
| Mahiravana | ||||||
| Malathi Madhavam | C. Pullaiah | Pushpavalli, Srinivasa Rao, Relangi, Sivarao, kameswara Rao, | 12 April 1940 | Poster | ||
| Meerabhai | ||||||
| Sumangali | B.N. Reddi | Chittor V. Nagaiah, Giri A.S, Kumari, Malathi | ||||
| Usha Parinayam | Kadaru Nagabhushanam | |||||
| Vishwamohini | Y. V. Rao | Chittor V. Nagaiah, Bezawada Rajarathnam, Y.V. Rao, Pushpavalli | ||||
| 1941 | ||||||
| Apavadhu | ||||||
| Bhaktimala (film) | Haribhai Raghunathji Desai | B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu, Bhanumati, Adhanki Sriramurthy, G. V. Seethapathi Rao, Miss P. Venkatagiri, Kakinada Rajaratnam, Kondalarao, M. Lingamurthy, Kutumbasastry, etc., | 3 September 1941 | |||
| Chandrahaasa | ||||||
| Choodamani | P. K. Raja Sandow | Pushpavalli, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu | ||||
| Dakshayagna Vijayam yekshaprahna rahasyam | ||||||
| Devatha | B.N. Reddi | Chittor V. Nagaiah, Kumari, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Bezawada Rajarathnam | ||||
| Dharma Patni | P. Pullaiah | Uppuloori Hanumantharao, Bhanumati, P .Santha Kumari | ||||
| Mahatma Gandhi | ||||||
| Parvati Kalyanam | ||||||
| Tenali Ramakrishna | ||||||
| Talli Prema | Jyotish Sinha | C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Kannamba, Hemalatha | ||||
| Tara Sasankam | R. S. Prakash | P. Suri Babu | ||||
| 1942 | ||||||
| Babruvahana | ||||||
| Bala Nagamma | Chittajalu Pullayya | Kanchanamala, Govindrajulu Subba Rao, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah | ||||
| Bhakta Potana | Kadri Venkata Reddy | Chittor V. Nagaiah, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Hemalatha | ||||
| Bhale Pelli | ||||||
| Deena Bandhu | ||||||
| Honest Rogue | ||||||
| Jeevana Mukthi | ||||||
| Maayala Marati | ||||||
| Patni | ||||||
| Satyabhama | Y.V. Rao | Y.V. Rao, Pushpavalli, Narasimha Rao Sthanam, Srirama Murthy Addanki | ||||
| Shanta Bala Nagamma | ||||||
| Sumathi | ||||||
| Tarumaru | ||||||
| 1943 | ||||||
| Bhagyalakshmi | ||||||
| Bhakta Kabiru | ||||||
| Garuda Garvabhangam | Ghantasala Balaramaiah | Vemuri Gaggaiah, Ramakrishna Sastry, Bhanumati, Vedantam Raghavaiah | ||||
| Krishna Leela | ||||||
| Krishna Prema | Hanumappa Vishwanath Babu | Venkateswara Rao Gali, Santha Kumari P, Hemavathi, Bhanumati | ||||
| Panthulamma | ||||||
| Pathi Bhakti | ||||||
| 1944 | ||||||
| Bhishma | Chitrapu Narayana Rao | Jandhyala Gaurinatha Sastri, C. Krishnaveni, Sriranjani | ||||
| Circus King (1944 film) | ||||||
| Oka Roju Raju | ||||||
| Samsara Naradhi | ||||||
| Seeta Rama Jananam | Ghantasala Balaramaiah | |||||
| Tehsildaru | Y.V. Rao | Narayana Rao C. H., B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu, Bhanumati | ||||
| 1945 | ||||||
| Mayalokam | Gudavalli Ramabrahmam | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, P. Santha Kumari, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu | ||||
| Padhuka Pattabhishekam | ||||||
| Valmiki | C. S. R. Rao | |||||
| 1946 | ||||||
| Bhakta Tulasidasu | ||||||
| Gruha Pravesham | L. V. Prasad | L. V. Prasad, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Bhanumati, Sriranjani | ||||
| Mangalasuthram | ||||||
| Mayamaschindra | ||||||
| Mugguru Maratilu | ||||||
| Narada Naradi | ||||||
| Returning Soldier | ||||||
| Swargaseema | B. N. Reddi | Chittor V. Nagaiah, Bhanumati, B. Jayamma | ||||
| Tyagayya | Chittor V. Nagaiah | Chittor V. Nagaiah | ||||
| Vanarani | ||||||
| 1947 | ||||||
| Brahmaradham | Chitrapu Narayana Rao | Addanki Srirama Murthy, C. Krishnaveni, B. Jayamma | ||||
| Gollabhama | ||||||
| Palnati Yudham | L. V. Prasad, Gudavalli Ramabrahmam | Govindrajulu Subba Rao, Sreevatsava, Kannamba, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao | ||||
| Radhika | ||||||
| Sethubandhanam | ||||||
| Varudhini | ||||||
| Yogi Vemana | Kadri Venkata Reddy | Chittor V. Nagaiah, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, M. V. Rajamma | ||||
| 1948 | ||||||
| Balaraju | Ghantasala Balaramaiah | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. Varalakshmi | ||||
| Bhakta Siriyala | ||||||
| Drohi | L. V. Prasad | |||||
| Geetanjali | ||||||
| Madhalasa | ||||||
| Ratnamala | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Bhanumati, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu | ||||
| Suvarnamala | ||||||
| Vindhyarani | C. Pullayya | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, G. Varalakshmi | ||||
| 1949 | ||||||
| Dharmangadha | ||||||
| Gunasundari Katha | Kadri Venkata Reddy | Sriranjani, Siva Rao Kasturi, Sivaram Vallabhajosyula | ||||
| Keelu Gurram | Raja of Mirzapur | Anjali Devi, Akkineni Nageswara Rao | ||||
| Laila Majnu | P.S.Rama Krisna | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumathi | ||||
| Mana Desam | L. V. Prasad | N T RAMARAO 1st Film, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Narayana Rao C. H., Krishnaveni, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah | ||||
| Raksha Rekha | R. Padmanabhan | |||||