Indian Cinema is completing 100 years on 3rd May, 2013. Some of the firsts in tollywood are as follows.
* FIRST MOOKY MOVIE: Bheeshma Prathigna, released in 1922.
* FIRST TALKY MOVIE: Bhaktha Prahlada, released on 1931.
* FIRST NUMBER ONE HERO: Chittoor V.Nagayya
* FIRST NUMBER ONE HEROINE: Kanchanamala
* FIRST SOCIAL MOVIE:Prema Vijayam, 1936
* FIRST MESSAGE ORIENTED MOVIE: Malapilla, 1936
* FIRST PLAYBACK SINGER: MS Ramarao
* FIRST COLOUR MOVIE: Lavakusha, 1963
* FIRST COLOUR SOCIAL MOVIE: Tene Manasulu, 1965
* FIRST JAMESBOND MOVIE: Goodhachari 116
* FIRST COWBOY MOVIE: Mosagallaku Mosagadu
* FIRST CINEMA SCOPE MOVIE: Alluri Sitaramaraju
* FIRST 70MM MOVIE: Simhasanam
* ALL TIME BEST MASTER PIECE: Mayabazar