title: List of Telugu films of 1979
text: # List of Telugu films of 1979
  
  This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood (Telugu language film industry) based in Hyderabad in the year 1979.
  
  ## Top grossing films
  
  * Vetagaadu - ₹3 crores
  * Driver Ramudu - ₹2.5 crores
  * Karthika Deepam - ₹1.5 crores
  * Gorintaku - ₹1 crore
  * Mande Gundelu - ₹85 lakhs
  
  ## The list
  
  | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Music | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Akbar Salim Anarkali | N. T. Rama Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Deepa, Jamuna | Mythological | C. Ramchandra | |
  | Andadu Aagadu | S. D. Lal | Krishnam Raju, Latha Sethupathi | Spy Thriller | Satyam | |
  | Andamaina Anubhavam | K. Balachandar | Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha | Romance. Comedy | Rajan–Nagendra | Also in Tamil as Ninaithale Inikkum |
  | Andaman Ammayi | V. Madhusudhana Rao | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri | Drama | K. V. Mahadevan | |
  | Amma Evarikaina Amma | R. Thyagarajan | Rajinikanth | Adventure | Ilaiyaraaja | Also in Tamil |
  | Bangaru Chellelu | B. Subba Rao | Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha, Sridevi, Murali Mohan | | K. V. Mahadevan | |
  | Burripalem Bullodu | Bheeram Mastan Rao | Krishna, Sridevi, Pandari Bai | | Chakravarthy | |
  | Dharma Yuddham | R. C. Sakthi | Rajinikanth, Sridevi | Crime Drama | Ilaiyaraaja | Dubbed from Tamil film |
  | Driver Ramudu | K. Raghavendra Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Jayamalini | Action | Chakravarthy | |
  | Gorintaku | Dasari Narayana Rao | Shoban Babu, Sujatha | Romance, Drama | K. V. Mahadevan | |
  | Guppedu Manasu | K. Balachandar | Sarath Babu, Saritha, Sujatha | Drama | M. S. Viswanathan | Simultaneously released in Tamil as Nool Veli |
  | Hema Hemeelu | Vijaya Nirmala | ANR, Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala | Action | Ramesh Naidu | |
  | I Love You | Vayu Nandana Rao | Chiranjeevi, Suvarna, Prasad Babu | Drama | Satyam | Also in Kannada |
  | Iddaru Asadhyule | K. S. R. Das | Krishna, Rajinikanth, Madhavi, Geetha | Action | Satyam | |
  | Idi Katha Kaadu | K. Balachandar | Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Saritha, Chiranjeevi, Sarath Babu, Rama Prabha | Drama | M. S. Viswanathan | Remake of Tamil film Avargal |
  | Judagadu | V. Madhusudhana Rao | Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha | Action | Chakravarthy | |
  | Kalyani | Dasari Narayana Rao | Jayasudha, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu | Drama | Ramesh Naidu | |
  | Kaliyuga Mahabharatam | V. Hanuman Prasad | Narasimha Raju, Madhavi, Nutan Prasad | | Satyam | |
  | Karthika Deepam | Lakshmi Deepak | Sobhan Babu, Sridevi, Saradha, Geetha, Leelavathi | | Satyam | Remade in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada |
  | Korikale Gurralaite | Dasari Narayana Rao | Murali Mohan, Chandra Mohan, Fatafat Jayalakshmi, Prabha | | Satyam | |
  | Kothala Raayudu | K. Vasu | Chiranjeevi, Madhavi | Drama | J. V. Raghavulu | |
  | Kotta Alludu | P. Sambasiva Rao | Krishna, Jaya Prada, Chiranjeevi, Hema Choudhary, Mohan Babu | | K. V. Mahadevan | |
  | Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba | Eeranki Sharma | Chiranjeevi, Madhavi | | M. S. Viswanathan | |
  | Maavari Manchitanam | B. A. Subba Rao | NTR, Vanisri | Drama | Master Venu | |
  | Mande Gundelu | K. Bapaiah | Krishna, Shoban Babu, Chandra Mohan, Jayaprada, Jayasudha, Anjali Devi | | K. V. Mahadevan | |
  | Muddula Koduku | V. B. Rajendra Prasad | ANR, Sridevi, Jayasudha | Romance | K. V. Mahadevan | |
  | Naa Illu Naa Vallu | Raja Chandra | Giribabu, Gummadi, Sreedhar, Murali Mohan, Nutan Prasad, Rama Prabha | | J. V. Raghavulu | |
  | Nagna Sathyam | U. Viswesar Rao | Ramprasad, Krishnaveni | Drama | | |
  | Needa | Dasari Narayana Rao | Ramesh Babu, Master Mahesh | | Ramesh Naidu | |
  | Nimajjanam | B. S. Narayana | Sharada, Chakrapani | Drama | M. B. Sreenivasan | |
  | Nindu Noorellu | K. Raghavendra Rao | Mohan Babu, Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan | | Chakravarthy | |
  | Pancha Bhoothalu | P. C. Reddy | | Family Drama | Ilaiyaraaja | |
  | Punadhirallu | Rajkumar | Chiranjeevi, Roja Ramani, Savitri, Narasimharaju | | Premji Amaran | |
  | Rama Banam | Y. Eshwara Reddy | Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Mohan Babu, Jayaprada, Jamuna, Latha | | Satyam | |
  | Rangoon Rowdy | Dasari Narayana Rao | Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Mohan Babu, Deepa | Drama | J. V. Raghavulu | |
  | Ravanude Ramudayithe? | Dasari Narayana Rao | ANR, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu, Latha, Jayachitra | Drama | G. K. Venkatesh | |
  | Shri Rama Bantu | S. D. Lal | Chiranjeevi, Geetha, Mohan Babu | | Satyam | |
  | Sri Madvirata Parvam | N. T. Rama Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vanisri | Mythological | Susarla Dakshinamurthi | |
  | Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam | N. T. Rama Rao | NTR, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha | Mythological | Pendyala Nageswara Rao | |
  | Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu | Kamalakara Kameswara Rao | Uppalapati Krishnam Raju, Rama Krishna, Vanisri | Mythological | S. Rajeswara Rao | |
  | Srungara Ramudu | K. Shankar | N. T. Rama Rao, Latha, Sarath Babu | Action | K. V. Mahadevan | |
  | Tayaramma Bangarayya | Kommineni Seshagiri Rao | Sowkar Janaki, Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Chandra Mohan, Ranganath, Sangeetha | Drama | K. V. Mahadevan | Remade in Tamil as Sathya Sundharam |
  | Tiger | Nandamuri Ramesh | N. T. Rama Rao, Rajinikanth, Radha Saluja, Subhashini | Action | Satyam | Remake of Hindi film Khoon Pasina |
  | Toorpu Velle Railu | Bapu | Jyothi, Mohan | | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Remake of Tamil film Kizhake Pogum Rail |
  | Vetagaadu | K. Raghavendra Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi, Rao Gopala Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Allu Ramalingaiah, Pandari Bai | Action | Chakravarthy | |
  | Yugandhar | K. S. R. Das | N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha | Action | Ilaiyaraaja | Remake of Hindi film Don |
  