Murli Sharma & Rahul Ramakrishna Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s belonged to Ninnu Veedani Needanu Nene; the 2020s to Shyam Singha Roy. Murli Sharma acted in every film; Rahul Ramakrishna acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Murli Sharma was the one who pushed for Rahul Ramakrishna to be cast in 'Ninnu Veedani Needanu Nene' (2019). The director was unsure, but Murli insisted after seeing Rahul's audition tape.
• In 'Ala Vaikunthapuramulo' (2020), Murli would deliberately flub his lines during rehearsals to throw Rahul off — because Rahul's best reactions came when he was genuinely surprised. That scene where Rahul's character freezes mid-sentence? That was real.
• Between takes on 'Shyam Singha Roy' (2021), the two would sit in the corner and dub old Telugu comedy scenes over each other — Murli doing the hero's voice, Rahul doing the sidekick. The crew would stop work to listen.
• Rahul once said in an interview: 'Murli doesn't act with you. He acts at you. You have to duck and then throw something back. That's why our scenes feel like a tennis match.'
• Their back-and-forth in 'Ala Vaikunthapuramulo' (2020) directly inspired the writing of the comic duo in the 2022 film 'DJ Tillu' — the writers have admitted they wanted that same 'aggressive friend vs. clueless friend' energy.