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This list outlines the names of only popular or notable film actors, who previously worked or are currently working in the Telugu cinema ("Tollywood)". The list is ordered by the year of their debut as a leading actor or the year of their landmark film. Actors who have starred in at least five films as lead are included in the list.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

1930s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
1931	L. V. Prasad	Kalidas	Bhakta Prahlada (1932), Barrister Parvateesam (1940)
1932	C. S. R. Anjaneyulu	Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam	Mayabazar (1957), Kanyasulkam (1955), Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959)
1933	K. Raghuramaiah	Prithvi Putra	Gollabhama (1947), Sri Krishna Tulabharam (1955)
1933	Vemuri Gaggaiah	Sati Savitri	Sri Krishna Leelalu (1935), Draupadi Vastrapaharanam (1936), Bhakta Prahlada (1942)
1935	Relangi	Sri Krishna Tulabharam	Pakkinti Ammayi (1953), Missamma (1955), Mayabazar (1957)
1938	Chittor V. Nagaiah	Gruhalakshmi	Bhakta Potana (1943), Thyagayya (1946), Mana Desam (1949)
1938	Govindarajula Subba Rao	Mala Pilla	Gruhalakshmi (1938), Shavukaru (1950), Kanyasulkam (1955)
1939	Kasturi Siva Rao	Vara Vikrayam	Chudamani (1941), Swarga Seema (1945)

1940s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
1940	C. H. Narayana Rao	Jeevana Jyothi	Chenchu Lakshmi (1943), Mana Desam (1949)
1944	Akkineni Nageswara Rao	Seeta Rama Jananam	Laila Majnu (1949), Devadasu (1953), Dussehra Bullodu (1971)
1944	Chadalavada	Tahsildar	Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1958), Aada Paduchu (1967),
1945	Mukkamala	Maya Machindra	Bobbili Yudham (1964), Goodachari 116 (1967)
1945	Padmanabham	Mayalokam	Kathanayika Molla (1970), Dabbuki Lokam Dasoham (1973), Desoddhaarakudu (1975)
1947	S. V. Ranga Rao	Varudhini	Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Narthanasala (1963), Bandhavyalu (1968)
1949	N. T. Rama Rao	Mana Desam	Mayabazar (1957), Nartanasala (1963), Adavi Ramudu (1977)

1950s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
1950	Gummadi	Adrushta Deepudu	Thodu Dongalu (1954), Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962), Devadasu (1974)
1950	Allu Ramalingaiah	Puttillu	Yamagola (1977), Sankarabharanam (1980)
1951	Ramana Reddy	Deeksha	Rojulu Marayi (1955), Gundamma Katha (1962),
1951	Kanta Rao	Nirdoshi	Lava Kusa (1963), Simhasanam (1986)
1952	Nagabhushanam	Palletooru	Edi Nijam (1956), Mosagallaku Mosagadu (1971), Adavi Ramudu (1977)
1952	Jaggayya	Priyuralu	Bangaru Papa (1955), Dr. Chakravarthi (1964)
1953	Chalam	Kodarikam	Mattilo Manikyam (1971), Aakali Rajyam (1981)
	Sivaji Ganesan	Paradesi	Pempudu Koduku (1953), Bommala Pelli (1958), Bhakta Tukaram (1973)
	Rajanala	Pratigna	Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961), Ramudu Bheemudu (1964)
1959	Sobhan Babu	Daiva Balam	Bangaru Panjaram (1969), Desamante Manushuloyi (1970), Soggadu (1976),
	Haranath	Maa Inti Mahalakshmi	Gundamma Katha (1962), Bobbili Yudham (1966), Kalavari Samsaram (1982)
	Kaikala Satyanarayana	Sipayi Koothuru	Narthanasala (1963), Yamagola (1975), Justice Chowdary (1982)

1960s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
1960	M. Prabhakar Reddy	Chivaraku Migiledi	Yuvatharam Kadilindi (1980), Palli Pilichindi (1981)
1960	Ramakrishna	Nitya Kalyanam Pacha Toranam	Bomma Borusa (1971), Nomu (1974), Pooja (1975)
1965	Krishna	Thene Manasulu	Saakshi (1967), Goodachari 116 (1967), Alluri Seetharama Raju (1974)
1966	Chandra Mohan	Rangula Ratnam	Padaharella Vayasu (1978), Siri Siri Muvva (1978), Rendu Rella Aaru (1986)
1966	Krishnam Raju	Chilaka Gorinka	Jeevana Tarangalu (1973), Krishnaveni (1974), Bhakta Kannappa (1976)
1967	Vijayachander	Sudigundalu	Karunamayudu (1978), Geetaanjali (1989), Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam (1986)

1970s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
1974	Narasimha Raju	Needa Leni Aadadi	Thoorpu Padamara (1976), Jaganmohini (1978)
1974	Mohan Babu	Alluri Seetharama Raju	Sivaranjani (1978), Assembly Rowdy (1991), Pedarayudu (1995)
1976	Kamal Haasan	Anthuleni Katha	Maro Charitra (1978), Idi Katha Kaadu (1979), Sagara Sangamam (1983)
	J. V. Somayajulu	Jyoti	Sankarabharanam (1980), Saptapadi (1980), Swayamkrushi (1987)
	Rallapalli	Oorummadi Brathukulu	Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba (1979), Khaidi (1983), Aalapana (1986)
1977	Rajendra Prasad	Sneham	Erra Mandaram (1991), Aa Naluguru (2004), Onamalu (2013)
1977	Sai Kumar	Sneham	Amma Rajinama (1991), Antahpuram (1998), Prasthanam (2010)
1978	Chiranjeevi	Pranam Khareedu^	Swayam Krushi (1987), Gharana Mogudu (1992), Indra (2002)
1978	Bhanu Chander	Mana Voori Kovuravullu	Nireekshana (1982), Lawyer Suhasini (1987), Aswani (1991)
1979	Mahesh Babu	Needa

1980s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
1981	Karthik	Seethakoka Chiluka	Anubandham (1984), Anveshana (1985)
1981	Suresh	Ramadandu	Pelleedu Pillalu (1982), Swathi Chinukulu (1989)
1982	Suman	Iddharu Kiladelu	Bava Bavamaridi (1993), Annamayya (1997)
1984	Nandamuri Balakrishna	Sahasame Jeevitham	Mangammagari Manavadu (1984), Muddula Mavayya (1989), Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017)
1984	Vinod Kumar	Mayadari Mogudu	Mouna Poratam (1989), Mamagaru (1991), Seetharatnam Gari Abbayi (1992)
1985	Rajasekhar	Vande Mataram	Pratighatana (1985),Magaadu (1990), Maa Annayya (2000)
	Tanikella Bharani	Ladies Tailor	Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Recording Dance Troupe (1987), Pelli Sandadi (1996), Nuvvu Nenu (2001)
	Charan Raj	Pratighatana	Karthavyam (1991), Chilakapachcha Kaapuram (1995), Vamshoddharakudu (2000)
	Arjun Sarja	Maa Pallelo Gopaludu	Maa Voori Maaraju (1994), Subhavartha (1998), Hanuman Junction (2001)
1986	Nagarjuna	Vikram	Annamayya (1977), Geetanjali (1989), Ninne Pelladata (1996)
1986	Venkatesh	Kaliyuga Pandavulu	Bobbili Raja (1990), Chanti (1992), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)
1987	Ramesh Babu	Samrat	Bazaar Rowdy (1988), Mugguru Kodukulu (1988)
1987	Srihari	Brahma Nayudu (1987)	Simhachalam (2003), Guri (2004), Okkade (2003)
1988	Harish Kumar	Vivaha Bhojanambu	Jailor Gaari Abbayi (1994), S.P. Parshuram (1994), Oho Naa Pellanta (1996)
1988	Ramesh Aravind	Rudraveena	Parama Sivudu (1991), Little Soldiers (1996)
1989	J. D. Chakravarthy	Siva	Money (1993), Gulabi (1995), Deyyam (1996)
1989	Jagapathi Babu	Simha Swapnam	Gaayam (1993), Pelli Pandiri (1997), Subhakankshalu (1997)

1990s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
1990	Ravi Teja	Karthavyam
1991	Srikanth	People's Encounter	Pelli Sandadi (1996), Khadgam (2002), Operation Duryadhona (2007)
1991	N. T. Rama Rao Jr.	Brahmarshi Viswamitra
1992	Ali	Appula Appa Rao	Yamaleela (1994), '
1996	Pawan Kalyan	Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi

2000s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film	Other notable films
2000	Tarun	Nuvve Kavali	Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002), Nuvve Nuvve (2002), Ninne Istapaddanu (2003)
	Varun Tej	Hands Up!
	Uday Kiran	Chitram
2001	Gopichand	Tholi Valapu
2002	Prabhas	Eeswar
	Nikhil Siddhartha	Jayam
	Ram Pothineni	Adayaalam
	Raja	O Chinadana
	Allari Naresh	Allari
2004	Sharwanand	Aidho Tareekhu
2006	Aadhi Pinisetty	Oka V Chitram
2007	Ram Charan	Chirutha
2007	Varun Sandesh	Happy Days
2008	Sushanth	Kalidasu

2010s[edit]

Year	Name	Debut film
2011	Vijay Deverakonda	Nuvvila
2011	Aadi Saikumar	Prema Kavali
2014	Sai Dharam Tej	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham

References[edit]

^ "Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Prabhas & JrNTR ; Telugu actors with most hundred crore club movies". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ Amena, Rasti (2023-09-15). "Top 10 richest actors in Tollywood list: Nagarjuna to Allu Arjun". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Top 50 Telugu Actors". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Tollywood's rising stars under 30". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "From Mahesh Babu to Vijay Deverakonda, 7 sexiest men of Tollywood". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "That Picture Of Krishna-ANR-NTR & The Next Gen". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

External links[edit]

[1] "Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Prabhas & JrNTR ; Telugu actors with most hundred crore club movies". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[2] Amena, Rasti (2023-09-15). "Top 10 richest actors in Tollywood list: Nagarjuna to Allu Arjun". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[3] "Top 50 Telugu Actors". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[4] "Tollywood's rising stars under 30". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[5] "From Mahesh Babu to Vijay Deverakonda, 7 sexiest men of Tollywood". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[6] "That Picture Of Krishna-ANR-NTR & The Next Gen". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

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