Kota Srinivasa Rao & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kota Srinivasa Rao and Vijayakumar appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 1999 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saamy (2003 — 6.9/10). Films span Sneham Kosam (1999) through Srimannarayana (2012).
The Kota Srinivasa Rao & Vijayakumar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Sneham Kosam (1999) to Srimannarayana (2012). It started with Sneham Kosam (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Sneham Kosam; the 2010s to Parama Veera Chakra. Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 3 films in Tamil.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Sneham Kosam (1999), but neither played the lead — the film was a Chiru-starrer. Vijayakumar played the villain, Kota played a side role. They didn't even have a scene together.
- In Parama Veera Chakra (2011), Kota played a ruthless cop and Vijayakumar played a soft-spoken father. The director said Kota's aggressive energy forced Vijayakumar to dial down his own intensity — making their confrontation scenes feel like a real clash of temperaments.
- Vijayakumar once said in an interview that Kota would call him 'anna' on set, even though Kota was older. He said Kota never let the age gap create distance — they'd share tea between shots and discuss old films.
- Srimannarayana (2012) was the only film where they played characters on the same side — both were loyal aides to the hero. That film's success led to a brief trend of casting two veteran character actors as a 'double act' in mass entertainers.
- Vijayakumar told a Telugu magazine in 2012: 'Kota garu and I never competed for screentime. We both knew our job was to make the hero look good. That's why we worked well together.'
6 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Sneham Kosam
- Saamy
- Kuththu
- Parama Veera Chakra
- Srimannarayana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 13 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 43 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 136. After Srimannarayana, Kota Srinivasa Rao kept going for 50 more films; Vijayakumar stepped back.
Before Sneham Kosam, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 43 films, including Money Money (1995) and Top Hero (1994).
After Srimannarayana, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 50 more films, including Konda Polam (2021) and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).
Before Sneham Kosam, Vijayakumar had starred in 136 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
After Srimannarayana, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 17 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kota Srinivasa Rao & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Kota Srinivasa Rao & Vijayakumar's films together
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