Kota Srinivasa Rao & Sayaji Shinde Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kota Srinivasa Rao and Sayaji Shinde appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2004 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Athadu (2005 — 7.7/10). Films span Gudumba Shankar (2004) through Damaal Dumeel (2014).
The Kota Srinivasa Rao & Sayaji Shinde partnership
From Gudumba Shankar (2004) to Damaal Dumeel (2014). Athadu is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Gudumba Shankar (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Athadu; the 2010s to Dookudu. Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in every film; Sayaji Shinde acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 2 films in Tamil.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Athadu (7.7/10).
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Dookudu (7.1/10).
- Athadu
- Gudumba Shankar
- Dookudu
- Thaandavam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 10 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, Kota Srinivasa Rao had 74 films behind them; Sayaji Shinde had 18.
Before Gudumba Shankar, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 74 films, including Satyam (2003) and Raghavendra (2003).
After Damaal Dumeel, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 31 more films, including Konda Polam (2021) and Subramanyam For Sale (2015).
Before Gudumba Shankar, Sayaji Shinde had starred in 18 films, including Tagore (2003) and Dhool (2003).
After Damaal Dumeel, Sayaji Shinde went on to appear in 39 more films, including Ajmer 92 (2023) and Johnny (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kota Srinivasa Rao & Sayaji Shinde's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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