Kota Srinivasa Rao & Shankar Melkote Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kota Srinivasa Rao and Shankar Melkote appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2008 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vishaka Express (2008 — 6.5/10). Films span Vishaka Express (2008) through Betting Bangarraju (2010).
The Kota Srinivasa Rao & Shankar Melkote partnership
From Vishaka Express (2008) to Betting Bangarraju (2010). It started with Vishaka Express (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Vishaka Express; the 2010s to Betting Bangarraju. Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in every film; Shankar Melkote acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Vishaka Express
- Betting Bangarraju
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 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 108 films behind them; Shankar Melkote had 2. After Betting Bangarraju, Kota Srinivasa Rao kept going for 75 more films; Shankar Melkote stepped back.
Before Vishaka Express, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 108 films, including Classmates (2007) and Athadu (2005).
After Betting Bangarraju, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 75 more films, including Maasi (2012) and Konda Polam (2021).
Before Vishaka Express, Shankar Melkote had starred in 2 films, including Anand (2004) and Anasuya (2007).
After Betting Bangarraju, Shankar Melkote went on to appear in 5 more films, including Manam (2014) and Hum Tum (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kota Srinivasa Rao & Shankar Melkote's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Allari Naresh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
