Kota Srinivasa Rao & Sai Karthik Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kota Srinivasa Rao and Sai Karthik appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2016 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Terror (2016 — 4.7/10). Films span Terror (2016) through Suvarna Sundari (2023).
The Kota Srinivasa Rao & Sai Karthik partnership
From Terror (2016) to Suvarna Sundari (2023). Their most recent film, Suvarna Sundari, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Terror (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Terror ; the 2020s to Suvarna Sundari. Never on the same side of the camera — Kota Srinivasa Rao actor, Sai Karthik music composer, across all 3 films. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Terror
- Mental0
- Suvarna Sundari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kota Srinivasa Rao had 186 films behind them; Sai Karthik had 14.
Before Terror , Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 186 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Classmates (2007).
After Suvarna Sundari, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 1 more film, including Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025).
Before Terror , Sai Karthik had starred in 14 films, including Paisa (2014) and Budugu (2015).
After Suvarna Sundari, Sai Karthik went on to appear in 2 more films, including Indrani - Epic1: Dharam vs Karam (2024) and Dheera (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kota Srinivasa Rao & Sai Karthik's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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