List of Telugu films of 1956

This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood film industry based in Hyderabad in the year 1956. Movies released 27

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Music Director
Alibaba 40 Dongalu (Tamil Dub)	T. R. Sundaram	M. G. Ramachandran, P. Bhanumathi	Folklore	S. Dakshinamurthi
Amara Deepam	T. Prakash Rao	Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, Savitri	Romance	T. Chalapathi Rao, G. Ramanathan
Amarajeevi (Tamil Dub)	T. Prakash Rao	Sivaji Ganesan, K. Savithri, Padmini, M. N. Nambiar, V. Nagayya
Ashtaaishwaryalu	E. S. N. Murthy	N. T. Rama Rao, Savithri, Jemuna	Drama	Ghantasala
Balasanyasamma Katha	P. Subbarao	Jaggayya, G. Varalakshmi	Drama	S. Rajeswara Rao
Bhakta Markandeya (Bilingual; Telugu, Kannada)	B. S. Ranga	C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, R. Nagendra Rao	Historical	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Bhale Ramudu	Vedantam Raghavayya	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu	Drama	S. Rajeswara Rao
C.I.D.
Charana Daasi	T. Prakash Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, Anjali Devi	Drama	S. Rajeswara Rao
Chintamani	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao	P. Bhanumathi, N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna, Relangi	Drama	Addepalli Ramarao, T. V. Raju
Chiranjeevulu	Vedantam Raghavayya	N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna, Gummadi	Drama, Musical	Ghantasala
Edi Nijam	S. Balachander	Nagabhushanam, Sowkar Janaki, Gummadi	Drama	Master Venu
Harishchandra	Chandrasekhar Rao	S. V. Ranga Rao, Sowkar Janaki, Rajasulochana	Historical	S. Dakshinamurthi
Ilavelpu	D. Yoganand	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, Jamuna	Romance	S. Dakshinamurthi
Jayam Manade	T. Prakash Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Sowkar Janaki, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu	Folklore	Ghantasala
Kanakatara	Rajanikanth	S. V. Ranga Rao, S. Varalakshmi	Drama	Ghantasala
Melukolupu	K. S. Prakash Rao	Jamuna, C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, G. Varalakshmi, Sriram	Drama	Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Muddu Bidda	K. B. Tilak	Jaggayya, Jamuna	Drama	Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Naga Devatha AVM Productions	K. Shankar	R. Nagendra Rao, Jamuna, Sowcar Janaki	Fantasy	R. Sudarsanam
Naga Panchami	K. Nagabhushanam	Anjali Devi, S. Varalakshmi, V. Nagayya	Fantasy
Nagula Chavithi	Chitrapu Narayana Rao	Sowkar Janaki, Jamuna, Nagabhushanam	Fantasy, Musical	R. Sudarsanam, R. Govardhanam
Penki Pellam	Kamalakara Kameswara Rao	N. T. Rama Rao, Rajasulochana	Drama, Comedy	Prasad Rao
Rakta Kanneru (Tamil Dub)	Krishnan–Panju	M. R. Radha, S. S. Rajendran, Sriranjaini, M. N. Rajam, J. P. Chandrababu, Appa K. Duraiswamy, S. R. Janaki, K. S. Angamuthu, dance by T. D. Kusalakumari, Sayee-Subbulakshmi		Dialogues: Palagummi Padmaraju Lyrics:- Devulapalli
Sadarama	K. R. Seetarama Sastri	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sowkar Janaki	Folklore	R. Sudarsanam, R. Govardhanam
Sahasa Veerudu (Tamil Dub)	D. Yoganand	M. G. Ramachandran, P. Bhanumathi, Padmini, N. S. Krishnan,
Sonta Ooru	E. S. N. Murthy	N. T. Rama Rao, Rajasulochana, Sowkar Janaki	Drama	Ghantasala
Sri Gauri Mahatyam	D. Yoganand	N. T. Rama Rao, Sriranjani, Jr.	Folklore	Ogirala Ramachandra Rao, T. V. Raju
Tenali Ramakrishna	B. S. Ranga	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, N. T. Rama Rao, P. Bhanumathi, Jamuna	Historical, Comedy	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Uma Sundari	P. Pullaiah	N. T. Rama Rao, P. Kannamba, Sriranjani	Drama	Ashwathama
Vidhi Vilasamu (Tamil Dub)	Ch. Narayana Murthy	Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, V. Nagayya, S. Varalakshmi,