Kota Srinivasa Rao & Pawan Kalyan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kota Srinivasa Rao and Pawan Kalyan appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2000 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Atharintiki Daaredi (2013 — 7.2/10). Films span Badri (2000) through Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025).
The Kota Srinivasa Rao & Pawan Kalyan partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025). They didn't share a set between 2013 and 2025. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
From Badri (2000) to Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025). Their most recent film, Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Badri; the 2020s to Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit. Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in every film; Pawan Kalyan acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Atharintiki Daaredi (7.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Badri
- Gudumba Shankar
- Atharintiki Daaredi
- Gabbar Singh
- Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 25 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Pawan Kalyan's screen credits are with Kota Srinivasa Rao. When they first worked together, Kota Srinivasa Rao had 46 films behind them; Pawan Kalyan had 5.
Before Badri, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 46 films, including Money Money (1995) and Top Hero (1994).
Before Badri, Pawan Kalyan had starred in 5 films, including Tammudu (1999) and Toli Prema (1998).
After Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit, Pawan Kalyan went on to appear in 1 more film, including Ustaad Bhagat Singh (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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