History of telgu cinema

 

Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, has a rich and vibrant history that spans over a century. It originated in the early 20th century and has since grown to become one of the largest film industries in India, producing a significant number of films each year. Here is the history of Telugu cinema

Silent Age To talkie Age (1922 To 1940) 

(Bhisma pratigya 1922) 

(Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu

15 October 1869 To 15 march 1941)

The first Telugu Silent film Bhisma Pratigya was made by Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu in 1922. He also known as father of telugu cinema 

(Bhakta prahlad 1931

By

H. M Reddy) 

(H. M Reddy

12 june 1892 To 14 january 1960) 

The first big movies in Telugu were made by the Surabhi Theatres troupes. They produced the first Telugu talkie, Bhakta Prahlad, directed by Hanumappa Munioappa Reddy in 1931. Initially, mythological stories dominated Telugu films. In 1936, Krittiventi Nageswara Rao made the first social Telugu film Premavijayam. The film influenced other Telugu filmmakers to produce films on social issues. Some popular social themes were feudal system, for example Raitu Bidda made

in 1939 and untouchability shown in Mallapilla released in 1938. Although social Telugu films were quite popular, yet films based on mythological or folk stories continued to be produced till late 1970s. Early Telugu film had close connections with stage. Most of them were conducted as screen versions of the stage. There were no cinematic scripts, body language and dialogues. Those were of the theaters. Maya Bazaar was a classic example of film version of stage. The people used to hold cinemas as fast moving plays. The major silent movies, made in early 1920s, include Malla Pilla and Gunasundari Katha narrated the stories of Rajas and landlords.The pioneer of stage-cut Silent Telugu film was Adruti Subba Rao. His movies including Tenemansuluand Kaemansulu brought new actors and

actresses in the Telugu film world. Yaragudipati Varada Rao continued the

tradition through his films Pandava Nirvana (1930) Pandava Agnathayaas

(1930) and Hari Maya(1932)

Golden Age

In 1950, nineteen Telugu films were made. This time the trend was making

films in both Telugu and Tamil languages. However, expression in Telugu

ethos in Tamil language created some problems and those led to the complete

stoppage of the trend of making bilingual movies.

(Akkineni Nageshwar Rao

20 sep 1924 To 22 jan 2014) 

Telugu films’ first star Akkineni Nageswar Rao or ANR was a stage actor

and his first film Sriram of Balaramiah was released in 1944 where in he

played as a character actor. In Janam, ANR played a hero for the first time.

ANR ruled over Telugu films for a considerable time.

(N.T.R 

28 may 1923 To 18 jan 1996) 

Telugu films’ another hero N.T. Rama Rao or NTR, who later joined

politics and became chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, emerged in films in

1950. Both ANR and NTR played together for the first time in Palletnori

Pilla of B.A. Subba Rao and also in Samsaram. Both the films were great

hits. ANR and NTR filmed together in 15 films including the famous

(Gundamma katha

 release in 1962) 

Gundamma Katha, Missammaand Chanakya-Chandgragupta.

NTR was held as darling of Telugu films. Mostly seen in mythological

movies, NTR ruled the Telugu filmdom for twenty long yeas since 1962.

With S.V. Ranga Rao, NTR played in mostly mythological films and almost

reached the status of a demigod to the audience. Krishna is another film

personality who has left indelible marks in Telugu films. 

(Chiranjeevi Bron in

22 aug 1955) 

He encouraged new

talents to flourish and many actors and actresses were indebted to him.

Chiranjeevi is the new cult figure that emerged in Telugu filmdom in 1987.

He is still going on in full strength. His ability to dance, fight and the

superlative performance as an “angry young man” has made him a living icon

in modern Telugu films.

Telugu Cinema has been revolutionized by three art movies of Shyam

Benegal’s Anugraham (1977), 

Mrinal Sen’s Oka Kuri Katha (1977)

 and

Gautam Ghosh’s Maa Bhoomi (1979). These three films proved that Telugu

films could come out of mythological bend and focus on reality. The talent of

Telugu actors and actresses in playing such realistic roles also gave

confidence to the film men and women of Telugu movies.

Influenced by these art films, Narsingh Rao produced Dassi in 1988 and the film won five National Awards including an award for best actress for

Archana who played the lead role. S.S. Rao mixed entertainment and reality

in his films including Samskara (1977), Mayuri (1985) and Puspak

Vimanam (1988).

Telugu movies won National awards for best feature film since 1983. The

award winning films are Meghasandesam (1983), Sagara Sangamam

(1984). Swathy Muthyam (1986), Shruthi Layalu (1988), Dassi (1989),

Ninne Pilledatha (1996), Shinduram (1997), Toli Prema

(1998).Kalisundam Ra (2000), Nuve Kaveli (2001), Aithe (2004)

and Swarabhishekam (2005).

Telugu cinema continues to evolve and expand its reach, catering to a global audience.

The industry has witnessed technological advancements, increased production values, and a diverse range of storytelling.

It remains a significant cultural force in India and has produced numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films.

bahubali one and bahubali conclusion and RRR recently wins an Oscar for best original song.