Y. V. Rao movies: full filmography with box office collection
Y. V. Rao has 88 films listed from 1930 to 1953 as director, in Tamil (77), Telugu (9), Hindi (2). First listed film: Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films (1930); latest: Manjari (1953). 0 of the films carry a reported worldwide gross; figures are filled in as they are reported.
Films listed88
Active1930–1953
Y. V. Rao filmography, year by year
| Film | Year | Language | Role | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manjari | 1953 | Telugu | Cast | not reported |
| Manjari | 1953 | Telugu | Director | not reported |
| Manavathi | 1952 | Telugu | Director | not reported |
| Manavathi(simultaneously made in Telugu) | 1952 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Lavangi | 1950 | Hindi | Director | not reported |
| Ramadas | 1948 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Ramadas | 1948 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Lavangi | 1946 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Lavangi | 1946 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Tahsildar | 1944 | Telugu | Cast | not reported |
| Tahsildar | 1944 | Telugu | Director | not reported |
| Satyabhama | 1942 | Telugu | Cast | not reported |
| Satyabhama | 1942 | Telugu | Director | not reported |
| Savithiri | 1941 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Savithiri | 1941 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Viswa Mohini | 1940 | Telugu | Cast | not reported |
| Viswa Mohini | 1940 | Telugu | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1939 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1939 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1939 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1939 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1939 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1939 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1939 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1938 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1938 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1938 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1938 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1938 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1938 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1938 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1937 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1937 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1937 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1937 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1937 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1937 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1937 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1936 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1936 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1936 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1936 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1936 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1936 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1936 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1935 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1935 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1935 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1935 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1935 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Naganand | 1935 | Hindi | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1935 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1935 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1934 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1934 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1934 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1934 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1934 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1934 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1934 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1933 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1933 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1933 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1933 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1933 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1933 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1933 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1932 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1932 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1932 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1932 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1932 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1932 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1932 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1931 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1931 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1931 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1931 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1931 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1931 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1931 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1930 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Baktha MeeraShok Sundaram and Grama Vijayam were shown as additional films | 1930 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Bama Parinayam | 1930 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1930 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Chintamani | 1930 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1930 | Tamil | Cast | not reported |
| Swarnalatha | 1930 | Tamil | Director | not reported |
Y. V. Rao films by decade
| Decade | Films | Reported gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | — |
| 1940s | 12 | — |
| 1930s | 71 | — |
Frequent collaborators of Y. V. Rao
| Name | As | Films together |
|---|---|---|
| L. Narayana Rao | Cast | 60 |
| M. R. Durairaj | Cast | 40 |
| Vidwan Srinivasan | Cast | 40 |
| Serukulathur Sama | Cast | 30 |
| A. A. Somayajulu | Cast | 20 |
| Abhayambal | Cast | 20 |
| C. D. Vasundaradevi | Cast | 20 |
| C. S. Swarnambal | Cast | 20 |
| K. Aswathamma | Cast | 20 |
| K. Ranganayaki | Cast | 20 |
| M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar | Cast | 20 |
| Nagalakshmi | Cast | 20 |
Filmography compiled from Wikipedia's per-year film lists (CC BY-SA 4.0); grosses and budgets as reported in the sourced tables and film articles. Films without a figure are listed without one. All actors and directors · Y index.
Cite as: Box Office Index, https://boxofficeindex.co (accessed 2026-11-02).