Krishna filmography explained

Krishna was an Indian actor, film director and film producer who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in over 350 feature films in a career spanning 5 decades. Krishna made his debut in 1965 with Adurthi Subba Rao Thene Manasulu. His third film Gudachari 116 gave him much needed recognition and he went on to appear in successful films such as Mosagallaku Mosagadu, Pandanti Kapuram, Devudu Chesina Manushulu, Alluri Seetarama Raju, Manchi Kutumbam, Ram Robert Rahim, Mundadugu, and Simhasanam among others.[1]

Between 1964 and 1995, Krishna on an average appeared in 11 films per year.[2] He established his production house Padmalaya Studios in 1970. In addition to acting, Krishna has directed 16 films and produced several films.[3]

Filmography

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1961 Kula Gothralu
1962Padandi Mundhuku
1963Paruvu Prathishta
1965Thene ManasuluBasavaraju
1966Kanne ManasuluGangulu
Gudachari 116Gopi (Agent 116)
1967Iddaru MonagalluAdavi Manishi (Tarzan)
SaakshiKishtaiah
Marapurani KathaRaghu
Stree JanmaKishore
Upayamlo ApayamAnand
Private MasterKrishna
Ave KalluBhaskar
1968AsadhyuduRaju
Niluvu DopidiKrishna
Manchi KutumbamMohan
Circar Express
AmayakuduRaju
Attagaru KothakodaluGopi
Lakshmi NivasamChandram
Nenante NeneRavi
Undamma Bottu PedataKrishna
Chelleli Kosam
Vintha KapuramRajasekharam
1969Manchi MitruluGopi
Love in Andhra
Bhale AbbailuRavi
Bommalu Cheppina KathaMangu
MahabaluduPratapasimha
Sabash SatyamSatyam
Astulu AnthastuluSankar
Takkari Donga Chakkani ChukkaGopi & SyamDual Role
Vichitra KutumbamKrishna
Muhrutha BalamVenu
Jarigina KathaRaghu
Jagat KiladiluAnand
AnnadammuluRamu
Karpoora HarathiRanganna
Bandipotu BheemannaMohan
1970Akka ChelleluVenu
Maa Nanna NirdhoshiKrishna
Malli PelliVenu
Vidhi VilasamKrishna
Amma KosamGangu
Thaali BottuMurali
Pelli SambandhamRaghurama Rao (Raghu)
Pelli Koothuru
Maa Manchi AkkayyaSuryam
Paga SadistaGopal
Agni Pariksha
AkhanduduSekhar
Pachhani SamsaramRavi
Rendu Kutumbala KathaRaju
Allude Menalludu
Andarki MonagaduGopi
1971Prema JeevuluBabu
Master Kiladi
Athalu KodalluRaghu
Pattukunte LakshaRaju
Nammaka DrohuluSekhar
AnuradhaGopi
Bangaru Kutumbam
Mosagallaku MosagaduKrishna Prasad
Nenu ManishineGopinath (Gopi)
Chalaki Rani Kiladi RajaKrishna
James Bond 777Kishore
1972Monagadostunnadu JagarttaRaja
Raj MahalGopi
Antha Mana ManichikeRaghu
Maa Oori Monagallu
GuduputaniVijay
Hantakulu DevanthakuluRajesh
KodalupillaBhaskar
Menakodalu
Bale MosagaduKumar Raja
Pandanti KapuramRavi
Nijam NirupistaMohan
Inspector BharyaSridhar
Abbaigaru AmmaigaruSundar
Kattula RattayyaAnand
Maa Inti VeluguKishore & GopiDual Role
Praja NayakuduRamu
Marapurani TalliMadhu
Illu IllaluSatyam
1973Manchi Vallaki ManchivaduRanga
Mallamma KathaVengalayya
Talli KodukuluSekhar
Nindu KutumbamRamu
Srivaru MaavaruRamesh
Puttinillu MettinilluGopinath (Gopi)
Sneha Bandham
Neramu SikshaVijay (Vinay/Devudaiah/Picchaiah)[4]
Devudu Chesina ManushuluGopi
MamathaPrakash
Mayadari MalligaduMalli
Pasi HrudayaluVenu
Vintha KathaKrishna
Ganga MangaKoti
MeenaKrishna Rao (Krishna)
1974GalipataluSathyam
Peddalu MaraliMadhav
Utthama illaluRavi
Alluri Seetharama RajuAlluri Sitarama Raju100th film[5]
Manushulu Matti Bommalu
Radhamma PelliMurthy
Gowri
Adambaralu AnubandhaluBhaskaram
Deergha SumangaliRamachandra Rao & Prakash Dual Role
Dhanavanthulu GunavanthuluAnanad
Intiniti Katha
Satyaniki Sankellu
DevadasuDevadas
1975AbhimanavathiRamu & SreenivasDual Role
KothakapuramChandram
SoubhagyavathiKrishna
ChikativeluguluKrishna Prasad / Venugopal
Rakthasambandhalu
Santanam SoubhagyamMadhu
Gajula KishtayyaKishtayya
Devudulanti ManishiMadhu
1976Padi Pantalu[6] Venu Gopal Rao aka Gopi
Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee ClubMatthew/Mutthayya
Manavoori Katha
Ramarajyamlo RakthapasamVenu & GopiDual Role
Kolleti KapuramChandram
Bhale DongaluSekhar
Devude GelichaduVijay
1977KurukshetramArjuna
SavasagalluRamu
Eenatibandham ye NatidoRanga
Janmajanmala BandhamVenu/Krishna
PanchaithiGopi
Dongalaku DongaGopi
Manushulu Chesina DongaluPrasad
ManassakshiRavi
1978IndradhanasuPrathap
PatnavasamGopi
Allari Bullodu
Annadammula SavaalKishore
Agent GopiGopi
Dongala DopidiSathyam
Mugguru MuggureVijay
Chalmohana RangaMohan
Dongala VetaRamesh
Simha GarjanaSiva Varma
Cheppindi ChesthaGopi Krishna
Kumara RajaRajasekharam (Vijayaraghava Bhupathi), Kumar & Raja Triple Role
Athani Kante GhanuduGopi
1979Moodu Puvvulu Aaru KayaluGopi
Iddaru AsadhyuleTiger Prakash
ViyyalavariKayyaluSekhar
Hema HemeeluKnight king raja
Dongalaku SavaalRaju
Kotta AlluduHari
YevadabbasommuVijay
MandegundeluRamu
MuthaiduvaRavi
Sanku TeerthamChakradhar
Burripalem BulloduChittibabu
Captain KrishnaKrishna
Samajaniki SavaalVijay
1980Bhale KrishnuduKrishna
Devudichina KodukuGopi
Kottapeta RowdyKrishna
Gharana DongaKrishna
Mama Allulla SavaalRajesh
AdhrustavanthuduGopi
Ram Robert RahimRobert
Sirimalle navvindiPrasad
Chuttalunnaru JagrathaRamesh & GanguluDual Role
Ragile HrudayaluRamu
Kiladi KrishnuduGopi Krishna
Bandodu - GundammaAnjaneyulu & RaghavaDual Role
Hare Krishna - Hallo RadhaKrishna
Maa Inti DevathaMurali
Ammaiki Mogudu-Mamaki YamuduBabulu
Allari BavaRaja
Bangaru BavaBangaru
1981Ooruki MonagaduRavi
Thodu DongaluKrishna
Guru SishyuluGopi
Rahasya GudachariGopi
Bhogi MantaluRamu
Bhoga BagyaluKrishna
Gadasari Atha-Sogasari KodaluSuryam
JathagaduGopi
Antham Kaadidi AarambhamKanwarlal & Vijay Dual Role
Mayadari Alludu
Nayudu gari AbbaiChandram
1982Bangaru BhumiRavi
Bangaru KodukuGopi
KrishnaarjunuluArjun
Edi Dharmam Edi Nyayam?Military Officer Guest Appearance
Doctor Cine ActorMadhu, Raju & Prabhakar Triple Role
Nivuru Gappina NippuGopi
Prema NakshathramPhanindra
Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari BhartaluChinnababu Diwakar
Jagannatha RadhachakraluKrishna
Pagabattina SimhamHarikrishna (Lion), Mohan Krishna & Muddu KrishnaTriple Role
KrishnavataramKandula Krishnvatharam
EkalavyaEkalavya
Shamshare ShankarShankar
Kalavari SamsaramVishnu
EenaduRamaraju200th film[7]
1983Bezawada BebbuliVenu
Oorantha SankranthiGopi
MundaduguBalagangadhara Tilak
Kirayi KotigaduKoti
Chattaniki Veyi KalluPrathap Kumar & Anandh Dual Role
Adavi SimhaluKrishna
Siripuram MonagaduLion, Sridhar & AnandhTriple Role
Amayakudu Kaadhu AsadhyuduPrasad
Ramarajyamlo BheemarajuBheemaraju / Krishna Raja Kumar
ShakthiRamu & KrishnaDual Role
PrajarajyamGopi
LankebindeluGopi
PoratamKrishna Murthy
1984Iddaru DongaluKrishna
YuddhamKishan & Krishna RaoDual Role
Raktha SambandhamChakravarthy, Krishna & VijayTriple Role
Pulijoodam
Mukhyamanthri
Nayakulaku SavalBharath
Kirai Alludu
Bangaru KapuramGopi, Krishna & Raja RavindraTriple Role
Uddhandudu
Kanchu KagadaVikram
Dongalu Baboi DongaluRamu & KrishnaDual Role
1985Agni ParvatamJamadagni & ChandramDual Role
Maha SangramamRavindra
Andharikante MonagaduRavi & RajaDual Role
Palnati SimhamKrishnamanaidu
VajrayudhamPrathap / Kireeti
Pachani KapuramGopi
Surya ChandraSurya Chandra
Maha ManishiSambhu Prasad & RajaDual Role
1986Krishna GaradiNagaraju & KrishnaDual Role
BrahmasthramVidya Sagar
SimhasanamVikrama Simha & Aditya VardhanaDual Role
Jayam ManadePinnamaneni Bose Babu
PrathibhavanthuduVijay
Khaidi RudraiahRudramaraju "Rudrayya"
Krishna Paramathma
Naa Pilupe PrabahanajamPrathap
ParasuramuduRamu/Parasuramudu
Santhi NivasamRavindra (Ravi)
1987Thandri Kodukula ChallengeRaja
DongodochhaduKrishna (Kisthayya)
Makutamleni MaharajuPardhasaradhi
Tene ManasuluKrishnamohan (Krishna)
Sardar Krishnama NaiduKrishnamanaidu & VijayDual Role
MuddayiNagendra
ShankharavamVijay & VikramDual Role
Vishwanatha NayakuduViswanatha Nayak250th film
Maa Voori MagaduRavi
Muddu BiddaRavi
Donga Garu SwagathamRambabu
1988Kaliyuga KarnuduSarath Chandra Prasad
ChuttalabbayiKishtayya
Dorakani DongaRavi Teja
Rowdy No.1Bhagawan
JamadagniJamadagni
AswaddhamaAswaddhama
Maharajasri MayagaduKrishna
Agni KerataluSuryam & Kranthi KumarDual Role
Mugguru KodukuluPhanindra
Praja PrathinidhiKrishna Chaitanya
1989Rajakeeya ChadarangamPrathap
Atha Mechina AlluduBhavani Prasad & KishtayyaDual Role
Manchi KutumbamAshok
Goonda RajyamRaja
ParthuduParthasaradhi
Gudachari 117Chandrakanth
Sahasame Naa OopiriPrathap
Ajatha SatruvuGopi Krishna
SarvabhoumuduSarvabhouma
Koduku Didina KapuramChakravarthy
Jayammu Nischayammu Raa
Rikshawala
1990Inspector RudraRudra
AayudhamKalyan kumar
Prajala ManishiBhargav
Anna ThammuduRaja Krishna Prasad
VishnuSri Vishnu
NagastramSekhar
1991Parama SivuduSivayya
Indra BhavanamKrishna
Alludu Diddina KapuramGowtham
Naa Ille Naa SwargamSekharam
1992Raktha TarpanamRavindra
1993Pachani SamsaramRamam
VarasuduDharma Teja
Rowdy AnnayyaKistayya / Sivaramakrishna
Kirayi GundaKrishna
1994Number OneVijay
Raitu BharatamRamu
Gharana AlluduKrishna Prasad
YamaleelaHimselfSpecial Appearance in the song "Jumbare"
Doragariki Donga PellamRaju
Yes Nenante NeneSriharsha & ChandramDual Role
Police AlluduPrathap
1995Amma DongaChakradhar
Super MoguduSathyam
Dear Brother
Real HeroPandu
Telugu Veera LevaraRama Raju300th film
Bharata SimhamSivaji
1996SampradayamKumaraja
Puttinti GowravamSiddhartha
Jagadeka VeeruduRaraju / Jagadeka Veerudu
Pellala Rajyam
Akkum Bakkum
Rendu Kutumbala KathaKishore & Ramesh ChandraDual Role
RamudochaduKrishna PrasadCameo Appearance
1997Bobbili DoraHarishchandra Prasad, Sarath Chandra Prasad & Krishna PrasadTriple Role
Osey RamulammaKrishna MohanCameo Appearance
Adhirindhi GuruMalli
EncounterKrishnanna (Comrade Krishnanna)
1998SambhavamHarsha
Vaibhavam
PrathistaRavi
Vareva MogudaChakrapani
1999Maanavudu DaanavuduDurga & GunaDual Role
SultanAshok
Raja KumaruduKrishnamurthyCameo Appearance
2000RavannaMajor Chowdary
Yee Taram NehruNehru
VamsiArjun
2001DadagiriDada
Pandanti SamsaramKrishnamanaidu & RudramanaiduDual Role[8]
2002Takkari DongaSpecial appearance[9]
ChandravamsamDharma Raju
Vachina Vaadu SuryuduChief MinisterGuest appearance[10]
2003FoolsDeepti's fatherGuest appearance
TaarakJagadish Prasad
2004CBI Officer
Santhi SandesamJesus Christ
24 Gantalu
2005Evaru Nenu?
SravanamasamKrishna Rao
AyodhyaRam Prasad
2006Sardar Papanna
2007Amma Nanna Lekunte
Sri Satyanarayana SwamyInuganti Venkata Rama Raja Bahaddur[11]
Gundamma Gaari ManavaduGuest appearance
ChandrahasChatrapati ShivajiGuest appearance
ShirdiKrishna[12]
SatyabhamaPsychiatrist Guest appearance
2008BaladurRamakrishna
2009Neramu SikshaBhargav
Soldier[13]
KanthaswamyR. Krishna RaoTamil movie
2013SevakuduKrishna PrasadCameo appearance
SukumaaruduCameo appearance
2016Sri SriSripada Srinivasa Rao (Sri Sri)

As a director

As a producer

See main article: Padmalaya Studios.

Notes and References

  1. News: Happy Birthday Ghattamaneni Krishna: Interesting facts about the super star of Tollywood. 2021-07-26. The Times of India. 31 May 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Rayala. Rajeev. 2021-05-31. Happy Birthday Superstar Krishna: తెలుగు సినీ కళామ్మ తల్లి ముద్దుబిడ్డ..సూపర్ స్టార్ కృష్ణ. 2021-07-26. TV9 Telugu. te.
  3. Web site: సుదీర్ఘ సినీ ప్రస్థానం.. ఎన్నెన్నో మలుపులు.. తెలుగు సినీ చరిత్రలో!!. 2021-07-26. Samayam Telugu. te.
  4. Web site: Neramu Siksha (2009) Review. Indiancine.ma.
  5. Web site: Kavirayani. Suresh. 1 May 2014. Krishna's best movie till date. Deccan Chronicle. en.
  6. Web site: Padi Pantalu (1976) . 2024-04-10 . Indiancine.ma.
  7. Web site: 31 May 2021. Krishna: The superstar of many firsts!. Telugu Cinema. en.
  8. Web site: Pandanti Samsaram review: Pandanti Samsaram (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com.
  9. Web site: Movie review - Takkari Donga. 12 January 2002. Idlebrain.com. jeevi.
  10. Web site: Vacchina Vaadu Suryudu review: Vacchina Vaadu Suryudu (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com.
  11. Web site: Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Review. 13 August 2007. www.filmibeat.com.
  12. Web site: Shirdi - Review. 12 July 2011. www.filmibeat.com.
  13. Web site: Krishna birthday 2008 function photo gallery - Telugu cinema actor. www.idlebrain.com.