Sunil & Rao Ramesh Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunil and Rao Ramesh appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2010 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021 — 7.6/10). Films span Varudu (2010) through Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021).
The Sunil & Rao Ramesh partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Aravindha Sametha (2018). They saved their best for last — Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (7.6/10) came 11 years in. They didn't share a set between 2010 and 2018.
From Varudu (2010) to Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021). Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Maryada Ramanna; the 2020s to Pushpa (The Rise Part-01). Sunil acted in every film; Rao Ramesh acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sunil and Rao Ramesh first shared screen space in Varudu (2010), but neither had a single scene together. They only properly acted opposite each other eight years later in Aravindha Sametha (2018).
- In Aravindha Sametha, Sunil played the comic sidekick while Rao Ramesh played the villain. Their only shared scene is a tense confrontation where Sunil’s character nervously tries to lighten the mood — and Rao Ramesh’s deadpan silence makes the comedy land harder.
- In Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020), Sunil’s character is a loud, over-the-top antagonist. Rao Ramesh plays his quiet, calculating father. The comedy comes from Sunil constantly interrupting Rao Ramesh, who never raises his voice — a trick they perfected after three films together.
- Their pairing in Pushpa (2021) as the comic sidekick (Sunil) and the stern police officer (Rao Ramesh) created a template that several Telugu OTT comedies copied in 2022-23: the loud, panicked friend vs. the calm, threatening authority figure.
- On the sets of Aravindha Sametha, Sunil and Rao Ramesh discovered they both collect vintage film posters. They spent lunch breaks trading duplicates and arguing over which 1980s poster was rarer.
- Sunil once said in a 2021 interview: 'Rao Ramesh garu can make me laugh with just a look. We don't rehearse our scenes — we just react. That's why our timing works.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Maryada Ramanna (7.3/10).
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (7.6/10).
- Maryada Ramanna
- Varudu
- Pushpa (The Rise Part-01)
- Ala Vaikunthapuramulo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 11 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, Sunil had 35 films behind them; Rao Ramesh had 4. After Pushpa (The Rise Part-01), Rao Ramesh kept going for 34 more films; Sunil stepped back.
Before Varudu, Sunil had starred in 35 films, including Michael Madana Kamaraju (2008) and Hungama (2005).
After Pushpa (The Rise Part-01), Sunil went on to appear in 14 more films, including Maaveeran (2023) and Jailer (2023).
Before Varudu, Rao Ramesh had starred in 4 films, including Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008) and Gamyam (2008).
After Pushpa (The Rise Part-01), Rao Ramesh went on to appear in 34 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunil & Rao Ramesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Allu Arjun is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Allu Arjun appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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