1) Bhakta Prahlada (1932) – First Telugu talkie film
2) Malliswari (1951) – – First Telugu film to be screened at International film festival
3) Lava Kusa (1963) – First full-length colour film of Telugu cinema
4) Amara Silpi Jakkanna (1964) – first Eastmancolor film in Telugu cinema
5) Simhasanam (1986) – First 70 mm 4 track Stereophonic sound movie in Telugu cinema.
6) Master (1997) – First DTS film in Telugu
7) Bobbili Raja (1990) – First Telugu film to use animated graphic
8) Ammoru (1995) – First Telugu film with complete high level visual effects
9) Gudachari 116 (1967) – First James Bond Film in Telugu
10) Mosagallaku Mosagadu (1971) – First cowboy film in Telugu
11) Alluri Seetarama Raju (1974) – First cinema scope film in Telugu
12) Rudhramadevi (2015) – First Stereoscopic 3D film in Telugu
13) Simhasanam (1986) – First 1 cr budget Telugu film
14) Aditya 369 (1991) – First Sci-Fi Telugu film
15) Iddaru Mithrulu (1961) – First Dual Role Telugu Movie
16) Pedda Manushulu (1954) – First National Award winning Telugu film
17) Keelu Gurram (1949) – First Telugu film to dubbed into other languages