Kota Srinivasa Rao & Prabhas Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kota Srinivasa Rao and Prabhas appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2003 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raghavendra (2003 — 7.5/10). Films span Raghavendra (2003) through Munna (2007).
The Kota Srinivasa Rao & Prabhas partnership
Between 2003 and 2007, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Kota–Prabhas film arrived almost every year. From Raghavendra (2003) to Munna (2007).
Raghavendra is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Raghavendra (2003).
The shape of the work
Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in every film; Prabhas acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prabhas was still a newcomer when Kota Srinivasa Rao agreed to play his father in Raghavendra (2003). The veteran actor later said he signed on because he saw something raw in the young star's audition — a hunger most newcomers didn't have.
- In Yogi (2007), Kota Srinivasa Rao's character is the only one who can calm Prabhas's hot-headed Yogi down. The trick was simple: Kota would deliberately slow his dialogue delivery, forcing Prabhas to match his rhythm instead of rushing through scenes.
- During Munna (2005), Kota Srinivasa Rao improvised a slap on Prabhas that wasn't in the script. The director kept it in the final cut because Prabhas's genuine shock made the scene land harder.
- After Raghavendra wrapped, Kota Srinivasa Rao started calling Prabhas 'abbayi' (son) on set — a nickname he used for all three films. Even during serious scenes in Yogi, he'd break character between takes to ask if Prabhas had eaten properly.
- Kota Srinivasa Rao once told a magazine: 'Prabhas doesn't act — he lives the character. I had to remind myself he's not actually my son when the camera stopped rolling.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Raghavendra
- Chatrapathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 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 68 films behind them; Prabhas had 1. After Munna, Kota Srinivasa Rao kept going for 102 more films; Prabhas stepped back.
Before Raghavendra, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 68 films, including Money Money (1995) and Top Hero (1994).
After Munna, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 102 more films, including Khaleja (2010) and Maasi (2012).
Before Raghavendra, Prabhas had starred in 1 film, including Eeshwar (2002).
After Munna, Prabhas went on to appear in 36 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kota Srinivasa Rao & Prabhas's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Kota Srinivasa Rao & Prabhas's films together
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