This is a list of films produced by the Telugu film industry in the 1930s. In those days most of the actors and actresses were singers, and also stage performers. In. 1930s, there were no regulatory body for films.
Title Director Production Cast Release1931KalidasH. M. ReddyImperial Movi-ToneT. P. Rajalakshmi, P. G. Venkatesan, L. V. Prasad31 October 1931 1932Bhakta Prahlada H. M. Reddy Sri Krishna Film Company Venkata Subbaiah Municipalle, Surabhi Kamalabai, 'Master' Krishna, L. V. Prasad 6 February 1932Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam Sarvottam BadamiSagar Movietone C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Surabhi Kamalabai, Yadavalli SuryanarayanaSakunthala Sarvottam Badami Sagar Movietone Yadavalli Suryanarayana, Surabhi Kamalabai 1933Chintamani or Bilvamangal Sadasiva Rao Kallakoori Master Baburao, Bhadracharyulu, Pulipati Venkateswarulu, P Ramatilakam, Parvatibai etc. 29 July 1933Prudhvi Putra 2 playlets
Parijathapa Haranam
Narakasura Vadha Pothina Srinivasa Rao Parepalli Satyannarayana, K. Raghuramaiah, Surabhi Kamalabai20 December 1933 Kinima Central, Chennai 1933
This is as per Andhra Patrika 1933 December editionPrajvala AlapanaSadasiva Rao Ramadasu C. Pullayya, Ghantasala Radhakrishnaiah Ghantasala Balaramayya, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Satyanarayana Aarani, Rama Thilakam 2 September 1933Sati Savitri C. Pullayya East India Film Company Nidumukkala Subba Rao, Rama Thilakam, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Parupalli Satyannarayana 5 February 1933 Sati Savitri H. M. Reddy Bharat MovieTones Kanthamani, V.V. Subba Rao, K.L. Kantham, Hem Singh4 February 19331934Athulya Sahavasam Pullaya Ahalya K. Rangarao Lava Kusa C. Pullaiah East India Film Company Parupalli Subba Rao, Sriranjani, 'Master' Bhimarao, 'Master' Malleshwara Rao, Parupalli Satyannarayana 22 December 1934Sita Kalyanam C. Narasimha Rao Vel Pictures Madhavapeddi Venkatramaiah, Master Kalyani, Bezawada Rajarathnam, P. Rama Thilakam, Nageswara Rao, Lanka Krishnamurthy 6 October 19341935Bhakta Kuchela K. Sadasivarao Radha Film Company K. Raghuramaiah, Pulipaka Venkatappaiah, D. S. Prakasarao, Kakinada Rajaratnam, Saraswati, Samrajyam, Sundaram20 July 1935HarishchandraT. A. Raman Star Combines Adhanki Srirama Murthy, P. Kannamba, 'Master' Bhimarao, Pulipati Venkateswarulu, Akulu Narasimha Rao 9 November 1935Sati Anasuya Ahin Chowdhary Dasari Kotiratnam, Tungala Chalapati Sati SakkubaiCharu Rai Tungala Chalapati Rao, Dasari Kotiratnam, Suravarapu Venkateswarulu, Dasari Anjani Bai 21 May 1935Sri Krishna Leelalu C. Narasimha Rao Vel Pictures S. Rajeswara Rao, Parepalli Subba Rao, Sriranjani, Vemuri Gaggaiah, P. Rama Thilakam, Parepalli Satyanarayana, C. Lakshmi Rajyam 30 November 1935Sri Krishna Tulabharam C. Pullaiah East India Film Company Ramanatha Sastri Kapilavayi, Rushyendramani, Kanchanamala, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, Relangi 22 April 1935Rani Premalata 1936Dhruva (Also Known as Dhruva Vijayamu) C. Pullaiah East India Film Company C. Narayanaswamy, T. Venkateswarulu, M. Hemalata, Sitaram, M. Rangachari, A. Narasimha Rao, Lalitha Draupadi Maanasamrakshana N. Jaganatha Swamy Lakshmi Films Bellary Raghava, Surabhi Kamalabai, Parepalli Subba Rao, Banda Kanakalingeswararao, V. V. Subba Rao, B. Chalapathi Rao, K. Sivarama Krishnayya 24 March 1936Draupadi Vastrapaharanam H. Vishwanath Babu Saraswati Talkies Yadavalli Suryanarayana, P. Kannamba, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, N. Nagaraja Rao, Lanka Krishna Murthy, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Dommeti Suryanarayana 29 February 1936Kabir S. Rangaswamy Oriental Classical Films 5 February 1936Lanka Dahanam K. Sadasivarao K. Raghuramaiah Mayabazar (Also Known as Sasirekha Parinayam) P. V. Das Vel Pictures Yadavalli Nageswara Rao, Santha Kumari, S. P. Lakshmanaswamy, Sriranjani, Turlapati Anjaneyulu, Rami Reddy Prema Vijayam Kruthiventi Nageswara Rao Ranga Rao, P. S. Sarma, B. Rajalakshma, P. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, K. Ranga Rao Premilarjuneyam Sampoorna Ramayanam I. Nagabhushana Rao, N. B. Narayana Durga Cinetone B. Narayana Murthy, M. Narayana Rao, Pushpavalli, M. Suryanarayana Sati Tulasi C. Narasimha Rao Ghantasala Balaramayya, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Sriranjani Sulochana Veera Abhimanyu V. D. Ameen Select Pictures Circuit Kanchanamala, Pulipati Venkateswarlu, Mantravadi Venkatajogarao 1937Balayogini K. Subrahmanyam Mahalakshmi Studio Baby Saroja, Aarani Satyanarayana, Vangara, Kamala Kumari, P. Rama Thilakam, Baby S. Varalakshmi Dasavataramulu K. V. Bhave Saraswathi Cinetone Parepalli Subba Rao, Mandha Subbarao, Dronamraju Narasimharao, Tigela Venkateswarlu, Koderu Rajasodarulu, Dommiti Satyanarayana 27 September 1937Kanakatara H. Vishwanath Babu Saraswati Talkies Dommeti Suryanarayana, P. Kannamba, P. Suribabu Mohini Rukmangada C. Narasimha Rao National Movietone Vemuri Gaggaiah, Yadavalli Suryanarayana, C. Krishnaveni, P. Rama Thilakam, Pulipati Venkateswarlu, T. Ramakrishna Sastry Nara Narayana C. Narasimha Rao Adhanki Srirama Murthy, P. Rama Thilakam, Pulipati Venkateswarlu Rukmini Kalyanam R. Nataraja Mudaliar Sri Bharatha Lakshmi Pictures K. Raghuramaiah, Santha Kumari Sarangadhara P. Pullaiah Star Combines Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Santha Kumari, Adhanki Srirama Murthy, P. Kannamba, Pulipati Venkateswarlu, Sriranjani Vijayadasami Vipra Narayana Ahindra Chaudhari Arora Pictures Kasturi Narasimha Rao, Kanchanamala, Suryakumari 1938Bhakta Jayadeva Hiren Bose Andhra Cinetone Surabhi Kamalabai, Rentachintala Satyanarayana, Santha Kumari, Pulipati Venkateswarlu Bhakta Markandeya C. Narayana Murthy Kubera Films Vemuri Gaggaiah, Sriranjani, G. S. Swamy 17 June 1938Chal Mohana Ranga C. Pullaiah Andhra Talkies Valli Subba Rao, Pushpavalli 12 January 1938 [Other 2 Documentary Films released]Chitranaleeyam D. Rami Reddy Kubera Films Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Sriranjani, Madhavappedi Venkataramayya GruhalakshmiH. M. Reddy Rohini Pictures V. Nagayya, Kanchanamala, P. Kannamba, Ramanujachari, Govindarajula Subba Rao 12 March 1938Gulebakavali Kallakoori Sadasiva Rao Paramount Film Company B. Jayamma Kacha Devayani C. Dronamraju Radha Film Company S. P. Lakshmana Swamy, C. Krishnaveni, C. Suryanarayana Bhagavathar, R. Rami Reddy, K. Raghuramayya Kasula Peru C. Pullaiah Andhra Talkies K. Hanumantha Rao, Sundaramma, Srihari, Tulasamma 12 January 1938 [Other 2 Documentary Films released]Krishna Jarasandha C. Narasimha Rao Jaya Films T. Ramakrishna Sastry, M. V. Rajamma, Vemuri Gaggaiah, K. Satyanarayana Mala Pilla Gudavalli Ramabrahmam Jagadeesh Filims Govindarajula Subba Rao, Kanchanamala, P. Suribabu, Vangara 25 September 1938Mohini Bhasmasura C. Pullaiah Andhra Talkies Pushpavalli, A. V. Subba Rao, Dasari Kotiratnam, D. Rama Murthy Narada Samsaram Satyanarayana Vratam C. Pullaiah Andhra Talkies Kamaraju, Devarakonda Ramoorthi, Hymavathi, Laxminarasamma 12 January 1938 [Other 2 Documentary Films released]Thukaram B. Narayana Rao Star Combines C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Surabhi Kamalabai, Surabhi Balasaraswathi 1939Amma Niranjan Pal Jayaprada Ch. Narasimha Rao Sharada-Rayalseema Films C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, K. Pichhaiah, Suryakumari, Lalita Mahananda China Kameswara Rao Dronamraju Jaya Films Adhanki Srirama Murthy, Parepalli Subba Rao, C. Krishnaveni, P. Kannamba Malli Pelli Y. V. Rao Sri Jagadish Films Y. V. Rao, K. Sathyanarayana, Kanchanamala, Bezawada Rajarathnam Panduranga Vittal B. V. Ramanandam Radha Film Company Panchangam Ramanujachary, T. Chalapathi Rao, Dasari Kotiratnam, D. Satyanarayana, Kanthamani Pasupathastram K. Ranga Rao K. Raghuramaiah Radha Krishna Raithu Bidda Gudavalli Ramabrahmam Sri Saradhi Films Bellary Raghava, P. Suri Babu, Suryakumari, G. V. Sitapathy Rao, S. Varalakshmi 27 August 1939Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (Also Known as "Balaji") P. Pullaiah Famous Pictures C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Santha Kumari, Rajeshwari Devi Vande Mataram B. N. Reddy Vauhini Studios V. Nagayya, Kanchanamala, Lingamoorthy Vara Vikrayam C. Pullaiah East India Film Company Pushpavalli, Lakshmikantam Kavi, P. Bhanumathi, Daita Gopalam, Sriranjani 1940 Barrister Parvateesarrn R. Prakash Lanka Satyam, G. Varalakshmi, K. Sivarao, L. V. Prasad Motion Pictures Combines Bhoja Kalidasu H. V. Babu Adhanki Srirama Murthy, Parepalli Subba Rao, P. Kannamba Jaya Films Bhookailas Sundar Rao Nadkarni M. V. Subbiah Naidu, R. Nagendra Rao, Lakshmi Bai, R. Subramanyam, Hymavathi Saraswathi Cine Films Bondam Pelli H. M. Reddy L. V. Prasad, G. Varalakshmi Madras United Artistes Corporation Chaduvukunna Bharya H. M. Reddy Lanka Satyam, G. Varalakshmi Madras United Artistes Corporation Chandika R. S. Prakash P. Kannamba, Bellary Raghava, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Aarani Satyanarayana Bhavani Pictures Illalu Gudavalli Ramabrahmam V. Umamaheswara Rao, Kanchanamala, Lakshmi Rajyam Indira Devi Films Jeevana Jyothi China Kameswara Rao Dronamraju Ch. Narayana Rao, C. Krishnaveni, Kamala Kotnis M. R. A. Productions Kalachakram Amancharla Gopala Rao Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Lakshmi Rajyam, M. Krishna Rao, N. Nagaraja Rao, Uma Devi Naveena Bharath Mahiravana Ch. Narayana Murthy Vemuri Gaggaiah, Kanchanamala, R. Subramanyam, Yandamuri Raju, T. Ramakrishna Sastry Kubera Pictures Malathi Madhavam C. Pullaiah Pushpavalli, C. Srinivasa Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Relangi Metropolitan Pictures Meerabai B. Narasimha Rao Govindarajula Subba Rao, M. V. Lakshmi, Bogaraju Perraju Navyakala Films Sumangali B. N. Reddy A. S. Giri, V. Nagayya, Kumari, Malathi Vauhini Studios Viswa Mohini Y. V. Rao V. Nagayya, Bezawada Rajarathnam, Y. V. Rao, Lalitha Devi Sri Jagadesh Films
References
External links Earliest Telugu language films at IMDb.com (1 to 50)