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