List of Telugu films of 1940

Telugu cinema (Tollywood)
1930s
1940s
1941 1942 1943 1944
1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
1950s
1951 1952 1953 1954
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
1960s
1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
1970s
1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
1980s
1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
1990s
1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2000s
2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2010s
2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2020s
2021 2022 2023 2024
2025

This is a list of films produced by the Cinema of Andhra Pradesh film industry based in Hyderabad in the year 1940.[1][2]

Title Director Cast Producer Genre Ref.
Barrister Parvateesarrn R. Prakash Lanka Satyam, G. Varalakshmi, K. Sivarao, L. V. Prasad Motion Pictures Combines Comedy [3]
Bhoja Kalidasu H. V. Babu Adhanki Srirama Murthy, Parepalli Subba Rao, P. Kannamba Jaya Films Mythology
Bhookailas Sundar Rao Nadkarni M. V. Subbiah Naidu, R. Nagendra Rao, Lakshmi Bai, R. Subramanyam, Hymavathi Saraswathi Cine Films Devotional [4]
Bondam Pelli H. M. Reddy L. V. Prasad, G. Varalakshmi Madras United Artistes Corporation Comedy
Chaduvukunna Bharya H. M. Reddy Lanka Satyam, G. Varalakshmi Madras United Artistes Corporation Comedy
Chandika R. S. Prakash P. Kannamba, Bellary Raghava, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Aarani Satyanarayana Bhavani Pictures Adventure
Illalu Gudavalli Ramabrahmam V. Umamaheswara Rao, Kanchanamala, Lakshmi Rajyam Indira Devi Films Family [5]
Jeevana Jyothi China Kameswara Rao Dronamraju Ch. Narayana Rao, C. Krishnaveni, Kamala Kotnis M. R. A. Productions Drama
Kalachakram Amancharla Gopala Rao Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Lakshmi Rajyam, M. Krishna Rao, N. Nagaraja Rao, Uma Devi Naveena Bharath Drama
Mahiravana Ch. Narayana Murthy Vemuri Gaggaiah, Kanchanamala, R. Subramanyam, Yandamuri Raju, T. Ramakrishna Sastry Kubera Pictures Mythology
Malathi Madhavam C. Pullaiah Pushpavalli, C. Srinivasa Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Relangi Metropolitan Pictures Folklore
Meerabai B. Narasimha Rao Govindarajula Subba Rao, M. V. Lakshmi, Bogaraju Perraju Navyakala Films Devotional
Sumangali B. N. Reddy A. S. Giri, V. Nagayya, Kumari, Malathi Vauhini Studios Social
Viswa Mohini Y. V. Rao V. Nagayya, Bezawada Rajarathnam, Y. V. Rao, Lalitha Devi Sri Jagadesh Films Drama

References

  1. ^ "1940 Telugu Films". pedia.desibantu. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "1940 Telugu Films". earlytollywood. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ "తొలి హాస్య కథానాయకుడు లంక సత్యం" [The first comedy protagonist was Lanka Satyam]. Sitara (in Telugu). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ M.L, Narasimham (10 July 2011). "Bhookailas(1940)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ^ M.L, Narasimham (26 June 2011). "Illalu(1940)". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2020.