Cult Classic Telugu Films
A collection of Telugu films that have gained cult following over the years. Among these, there are many bilingual films shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. so the list may contain some Tamil titles. Dubbing and Remake films are not included. Many films may have been left out due to my limited knowledge of the Cinema. Suggestions for inclusions are most welcome
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- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsN.T. Rama RaoS.V. Ranga RaoSavitriBalarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. But when the Pandavas loses their kingdom to the Kaurava's, Balarama breaks his promise.
- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsN.T. Rama RaoS.V. Ranga RaoMalathi K.A poor man, in love with a princess, is persuaded by an evil sorcerer to help him get the blessing of a Goddess.
- DirectorVedantam RaghavaiahStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoSavitriS.V. Ranga RaoAdapted from a popular Bengali novel, Devadasu narrates the story of a rich guy and poor girl separated by class system of India. Parvati is forcefully married off to a middle-aged rich man and Devadasu becomes a drunkard.
- DirectorsR. KrishnamurthyDasari Narayana RaoStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoSrideviJayasudhaRajesh loves Devi but discovers that he has cancer. He decides to avoid her and acts rude so that she can marry Prasad, her brother's friend.
- DirectorN.T. Rama RaoStarsN.T. Rama RaoDhulipalaMikkilineniKarna faces a lot of hardships owing to his low birth. When Duryodhana befriends him, he goes to great lengths to honour their friendship and aids him in the battle against the Pandavas.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsJ.V. SomayajuluManju BhargaviTulasiThe story of a rare and exceptional bond between the master of classical music Sankara Sastry and his admirer Tulasi, a woman from a family of prostitutes.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsKamal HaasanJaya PradaSarath BabuA classical dancer, Balakrishna, faces many struggles, but is eventually redeemed.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsKamal HaasanRadhika SarathkumarAllu ArjunThe story is of mentally slow man, whose life is recapped to his grand-daughter. How he meets his wife (who was a widow), earns his living and fights the injustice he and his wife face.
- DirectorK. ViswanathStarsSarvadaman BanerjeeMoon Moon SenSuhasiniSirivennela is a 1986 Indian Telugu film, directed by K. Vishwanath and Produced by Ch. Ramakrishna Reddy, N. Bhaskara Reddy and Ujjuri Chinaveerraju. The film stars Suhasini, Sarvadaman Banerjee, Moon Moon Sen and Meena in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanAmala AkkineniTinnu AnandAn unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanSarithaMadhaviTwo lovers from differing cultural backgrounds are separated by their parents for one year in order to prove if their love is true.
- DirectorKamalakara Kameshwara RaoStarsSuryakanthamN.T. Rama RaoAkkineni Nageswara RaoGundamma has two children and a stepdaughter whom she mistreats; she hopes to get a 'resident' son-in-law who will look after the family; two brothers decide to teach the old woman a lesson.
- DirectorL.V. PrasadStarsN.T. Rama RaoSavitriAkkineni Nageswara RaoA rom-com involving Rao and Mary, two unemployed new graduates, who decide to act as a married couple so that they qualify for two teaching jobs at a High School and eventually fall in love.
- DirectorB.N. ReddiStarsDoraiswamySubba Rao K.V.Surabhi KamalabaiNagaraju and Malliswari want to get married. The mother of Malliswari, Nagamma, sends her to rani vasam at Krishnadevaraya palace. Nagaraju tries to get her back at the risk of getting beheaded if caught in the palace.
- DirectorV. Ramachandra RaoStarsKrishnaKongara JaggaiahVijaya NirmalaBiopic on the life of the famous Telugu freedom fighter Alluri Seetarama Raju.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsJagapathi BabuRevathiKota Srinivasa RaoDurga is all set to marry Anitha and settle down, but things change when his brother is killed by the local MLA, who wants to settle the score with the mafia.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsNagarjuna AkkineniAmala AkkineniRaghuvaranShiva is disgusted by the corruption in and around his new college, and along with his friends, he decides to take a stand against the status quo.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsNagarjuna AkkineniGirija ShettarVijayakumarOn a fog swept chilly hill station, a terminally ill young man (Prakash) meets a boisterous girl (gitanjali). Love blossoms, but there's a shadow behind the light she radiates.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsNagarjuna AkkineniSrideviKota Srinivasa RaoA Tantric believes that by donating a virgin woman's head to gods crown, would bring down the universe to his feet. How the hero and heroine gets entangled in the underworld nexus, while rescuing the robbery, forms the crux of the plot.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsSrideviVenkatesh DaggubatiParesh RawalA high-profile bank robbery in the city wreaks havoc in the life of an unsuspecting regular young woman when she's caught in the line of fire between the villains and the police.
- DirectorRavi Raja PinisettyStarsVenkatesh DaggubatiMeenaBrahmanandamWhen an astrologer predicts that Nandini would marry a person of her choice, her possessive brothers decide to guard her. Can they stop her from marrying the person of her choice ?
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsChiranjeeviGemini GanesanShobanaA classical singer believes in changing society through his music and will power.
- DirectorA. Kodandarami ReddyStarsChiranjeeviMadhaviRaogopalraoWhen a poor farmer's son, Suryam, falls in love with a vicious feudal lord's daughter, the man ensures that Suryam's life is made miserable.
- DirectorA. Kodandarami ReddyStarsChiranjeeviSuhasiniVijayashantiThe story of a young un-employed youth, who instead of despairing uses his skills to earn tons of money to show to the world that anything is possible if there is will to do it.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsNandamuri BalakrishnaMohiniAmrish PuriA group of children use a time machine to investigate a robbery. The protagonist couple, in their attempt to rescue the kids, get stuck in the machine and travel all the way back to the period of the ruler Krishnadevaraya (1500 A.D.) as well as into the future (2500 A.D.), facing sticky situations along the way.
