Ileana D'Cruz & Ravi Teja Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s belonged to Khatarnak; the 2010s to Devudu Chesina Manushulu. Ileana D'Cruz acted in every film; Ravi Teja acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Ileana was just 19 and fresh off her debut when Ravi Teja personally recommended her for Khatarnak (2006). He had seen her in her first film and told the director she had the spark to match his energy.
• On the sets of Kick (2009), Ravi Teja would deliberately mess up his lines to make Ileana laugh during serious scenes. She said it helped her loosen up because he never let the set feel tense.
• Ileana and Ravi Teja stayed close friends even after she moved to Bollywood. She once said he was the only co-star who would still call her just to check in, years after their last film together.
• "Ravi Teja is the only hero I've worked with who doesn't treat you like a prop. He makes you feel like the scene belongs to both of you." — Ileana D'Cruz, in a 2018 interview about Amar Akbar Anthony.
• Their pairing in Kick (2009) was so popular that it directly inspired the Tamil remake of the same film — with a different lead pair, but the same template of a hyper-energetic hero and a sharp, witty heroine.
• In Devudu Chesina Manushulu (2012), Ravi Teja insisted that Ileana's character get the film's most memorable punchline — a sarcastic comeback that audiences still quote. He rewrote the scene himself to give her the last word.