Kovai Sarala & Vidyullekha Raman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kovai Sarala and Vidyullekha Raman appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2013 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013 — 6.9/10). Films span Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013) through Ghatana (2016).
The Kovai Sarala & Vidyullekha Raman partnership
From Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013) to Ghatana (2016). It started with Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013).
The shape of the work
Kovai Sarala acted in every film; Vidyullekha Raman acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Kovai Sarala was the one who pushed for Vidyullekha Raman to be cast in 'Malini 22 Vijayawada' (2013). The director wanted a different actress for the comic sidekick role, but Sarala insisted after seeing Vidyullekha's stage work.
- In 'Malini 22 Vijayawada', Sarala played the loud, over-the-top mother while Vidyullekha played the deadpan daughter. Sarala would deliberately go bigger with her reactions to force Vidyullekha to stay stone-faced — that push-pull became the comedy engine of the film.
- During the shoot of 'Malini 22 Palayamkottai' (2014), the two shared a hotel room for three weeks. Vidyullekha later said Sarala would wake her up at 5 AM to practice lines together, even on days they weren't shooting.
- Vidyullekha Raman once said in an interview: 'Sarala akka doesn't just act with you — she wrestles you into the scene. If you're not ready, she'll eat you alive. That's why I always came prepared.'
- The mother-daughter comic duo they created in 'Malini 22 Vijayawada' was so popular that the makers rushed a Tamil remake — 'Malini 22 Palayamkottai' — just to cash in on their pairing. It bombed, but the original Telugu film's template was later copied by at least two other Telugu comedies in 2015.
3 films across 1 decade
- Malini 22 Vijayawada
- Ghatana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kovai Sarala had 95 films behind them; Vidyullekha Raman had 2.
Before Malini 22 Vijayawada, Kovai Sarala had starred in 95 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
After Ghatana, Kovai Sarala went on to appear in 24 more films, including Mersal (2017) and Sembi (2022).
Before Malini 22 Vijayawada, Vidyullekha Raman had starred in 2 films, including Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012) and Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012).
After Ghatana, Vidyullekha Raman went on to appear in 26 more films, including Mathu Vadalara (2019) and Pa Paandi (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kovai Sarala & Vidyullekha Raman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kota Srinivasa Rao is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Kota Srinivasa Rao appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Aravindh-Shankar scored 3 of them.
