Sunil & M. S. Narayana Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunil and M. S. Narayana appeared together in 13 Telugu films between 2000 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gangotri (2003 — 7.5/10). Films span Nuvve Kavali (2000) through Mr. Pellikoduku (2013).
The Sunil & M. S. Narayana partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Mr. Pellikoduku (2013). 2003 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2013.
For 13 years, a Sunil–M. film arrived almost every year. From Nuvve Kavali (2000) to Mr. Pellikoduku (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 92% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Gangotri; the 2010s to Mr. Pellikoduku. Sunil acted in every film; M. S. Narayana acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sunil and M. S. Narayana first shared screen space in 'Chiru Navvuto' (2000), but their real partnership kicked off when director V. V. Vinayak cast them together in 'Sontham' (2002). Sunil later said Vinayak deliberately paired them because he wanted two comedians who could trade punches without ego.
- In 'Gangotri' (2003), Sunil played the hyperactive sidekick while Narayana played the deadpan elder. Narayana would deliberately slow his delivery to make Sunil's frantic energy pop more. Sunil once admitted in an interview that Narayana's timing forced him to raise his own game.
- Their double-act in 'Hungama' (2005) was so popular that the film's comedy track was directly ripped off by a Tamil remake. The scene where Sunil tries to hide from Narayana under a table became a meme template in Andhra households for years.
- On the sets of 'Athade Oka Sainyam' (2004), Sunil and Narayana shared a room during the outdoor shoot in Vizag. Narayana would wake up at 4 AM to rehearse his lines aloud, which Sunil said drove him crazy — but he never complained because Narayana's discipline rubbed off on him.
- Sunil once told a TV channel: 'Narayana garu is the only co-actor who made me nervous. If I slipped a line, he'd just stare at me with those big eyes — and I'd forget my next line too.'
13 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 12 films together, anchored by Gangotri (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Gangotri
- Hungama
- Mr. Pellikoduku
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of M. S. Narayana's screen credits are with Sunil.
Before Nuvve Kavali, Sunil had starred in 1 film, including Devar Veettu Ponnu (1992).
After Mr. Pellikoduku, Sunil went on to appear in 31 more films, including Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021) and Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
Before Nuvve Kavali, M. S. Narayana had starred in 7 films, including Seenu (1999) and Premaku Velayara (1999).
After Mr. Pellikoduku, M. S. Narayana went on to appear in 20 more films, including Race Gurram (2014) and S/O Satyamurthy (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunil & M. S. Narayana's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sunil Varma is the through-line — cast on 8 of their 13 films. They worked with the same 8 people again and again — a small repertory company. Sunil Varma appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead.
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