title: List of Telugu films of 1961
text: # List of Telugu films of 1961
  
  This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood film industry based in Hyderabad in 1961.
  
  | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Music director |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Batasari | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao | A. Nageswara Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Sowcar Janaki, Devika | Romance | Master Venu |
  | Bava Maradallu | P. A. Padmanabha Rao | J. V. Ramana Murthy, Krishna Kumari, Malini | Romance | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
  | Bhakta Jayadeva | P. Rama Rao | A. Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi | Biography | S. Rajeswara Rao |
  | Bharya Bhartalu | Kotayya Pratyagatma | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Krishna Kumari, Relangi, Ramana Reddy, Gummadi, Padmanabham, Chadalavada, Allu Ramalingaiah, Suryakantam, Girija, Jayanti, Nirmalamma | Drama | S. Rajeswara Rao |
  | Bikari Ramudu | P. Padmaraju | Kanta Rao, Rajasulochana | Folklore | B. Gopalam |
  | Evaru Donga | M. A. Thirumugam | Udaykumar, B. Sarojadevi | Drama | K. V. Mahadevan |
  | Gullo Pelli | K. S. Prakash Rao | Balayya, Krishna Kumari, J. V. Ramana Murthi | Drama | |
  | Iddaru Mitrulu | A. Subbarao | A. Nageswara Rao, Rajasulochana, Sharada | Drama | S. Rajeswara Rao |
  | Indrajeet (Sati Sulochana) | S. Rajinikanth | N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi | | |
  | Intiki Deepam Illale | V. N. Reddy | N. T. Rama Rao, Jaggayya, B. Saroja Devi, E. V. Saroja | Drama | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
  | Jagadeka Veeruni Katha | K. V. Reddy | N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi, L. Vijayalakshmi | Folklore | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
  | Jebu Donga | P. Neelakantan | M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi, V. Nagayya | Drama | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
  | Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham | Tapi Chanakya | N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Jaggayya, S. V. Ranga Rao, Haranath, Suryakantham | Drama | Master Venu |
  | Kanna Koduku | Krishna Rao | Jaggayya, Krishna Kumari, Ramakrishna, Devika | Drama | S. P. Kodandapani |
  | Kannyaka Parameswari Mahatmyam | A. S. A. Sami | Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, T. R. Rajakumari, M. N. Rajam, M. N. Nambiar, N. S. Krishnan, Kula Dheivam V. R. Rajagopal, T. P. Muthulakshmi | | R. Sudarsanam |
  | Korada Veerudu (Tamil: Chavukkadi Chandrakanta) | M. Radhakrishnan | P. S. Veerappa, Showkar Janaki, V. B. S. Mani, Tambaram Lalita, T. K. Ramachandran, Vanaja, T. S. Balaiah, Krishnabai | Fantasy | G. Ramanathan & J. Purushotham |
  | Krishna Kuchela | P. Subramaniam | Kanta Rao, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Miss Kumari | Mythology | Brother Lakshmanan |
  | Krishna Prema | A. Subbarao | Balayya, Jamuna, S. V. Ranga Rao, S. Varalakshmi | Devotional | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
  | Pelli Kaani Pillalu | C. S. Rao | Jaggayya, Kanta Rao, Ramakrishna, Jamuna, Rajasree, Haranath, Suryakantham, Hemalatha | Drama | Master Venu |
  | Pendli Pilupu | A. V. Seshagiri Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, Devika | Drama | K. Prasad Rao |
  | Rushyasrunga | Mukkamala | Haranath, Rajasulochana, Mukkamala | Folklore | T. V. Raju |
  | Sabhash Raja | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao | A. Nageswara Rao, Rajasulochana, Krishna Kumari, Kanta Rao, Devika | Drama | Ghantasala |
  | Santha | Manapuram Appa Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi | | |
  | Sati Sulochana | Rajanikanth Sabnavis | N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, S. V. Ranga Rao, Kanta Rao | Historical | T. V. Raju |
  | Seetharama Kalyanam | N. T. Rama Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi, Kanta Rao, Haranath, Geetanjali | Historical | Gali Penchala |
  | Shanta | Manapuram Apparao | N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Kanta Rao, Krishna Kumari | Drama | |
  | Taxi Ramudu | V. Madhusudhana Rao | N. T. Rama Rao, Devika, Jaggayya | Drama | T. V. Raju |
  | Thandrulu Kodukulu | K. Hemabharadara Rao | Chalam, Gummadi, Sharada | Drama | T. Chalapathi Rao |
  | Usha Parinayam | K. B. Nagabhushanam | Kanta Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, Jamuna, P. Kannamba | Devotional | S. Hanumantha Rao |
  | Vagdanam | Aatreya | A. Nageswara Rao, Krishna Kumari, Gummadi, V. Nagayya, Chalam, Girija | Drama | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
  | Varalakshmi Vratham | B. Vittalacharya | Kanta Rao, Krishna Kumari | Devotional | Rajan–Nagendra |
  | Velugu Needalu | Adurthi Subba Rao | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri, S. V. Ranga Rao, Jaggayya, Relangi, Padmanabham, Peketi Sivaram, Suryakantham, Girija, Rajasulochana, Surabhi Kamalabai, Nagarjuna Akkineni | Drama | |
  