Kovai Sarala & Mallikarjuna Rao Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kovai Sarala and Mallikarjuna Rao appeared together in 2 telugu films between 1997 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maa Alludu Very Good (2003 — 5.5/10). Films span Pelli (1997) through Maa Alludu Very Good (2003).
The Kovai Sarala & Mallikarjuna Rao partnership
From Pelli (1997) to Maa Alludu Very Good (2003). The ran closed with Maa Alludu Very Good in 2003. It started with Pelli (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pelli; the 2000s to Maa Alludu Very Good. Kovai Sarala acted in every film; Mallikarjuna Rao acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Pelli
- Maa Alludu Very Good
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 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 40 films behind them; Mallikarjuna Rao had 9. After Maa Alludu Very Good, Kovai Sarala kept going for 68 more films; Mallikarjuna Rao stepped back.
Before Pelli, Kovai Sarala had starred in 40 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Maa Alludu Very Good, Kovai Sarala went on to appear in 68 more films, including Mersal (2017) and Hero (2008).
Before Pelli, Mallikarjuna Rao had starred in 9 films, including April 1st Vidudala (1991) and Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu (1994).
After Maa Alludu Very Good, Mallikarjuna Rao went on to appear in 9 more films, including 143 (and I miss You) (2004) and A Film by Aravind (2005).
Collaboration Journey
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