Sunil & Raghu Babu Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunil and Raghu Babu appeared together in 8 Telugu films between 2003 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hungama (2005 — 7.5/10). Films span Kalyana Ramudu (2003) through Disco Raja (2020).
The Sunil & Raghu Babu partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Kalyana Ramudu (2003) to Disco Raja (2020). Hungama is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kalyana Ramudu (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Hungama; the 2020s to Disco Raja. Sunil acted in every film; Raghu Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sunil and Raghu Babu first shared screen space in Kalyana Ramudu (2003) because the director wanted a pair of comedians who could bounce off each other without rehearsals. They met on set, cracked each other up in the first take, and the director kept adding scenes for them.
- In Hungama (2005), Sunil played the hyperactive sidekick while Raghu Babu played the deadpan foil. Raghu would deliberately pause his lines to let Sunil's energy peak, then undercut it with a flat delivery — a rhythm they perfected over six films.
- Their comic track in Amar Akbar Anthony (2018) — where Sunil's character keeps mistaking Raghu Babu's character for a ghost — became a meme template on Telugu social media. It directly inspired a similar gag in the 2021 web series 'Masti's,' which copied the 'ghost misunderstanding' beat.
- On the sets of Bhimavaram Bullodu (2014), Sunil and Raghu Babu started a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the entire crew lunch. Raghu Babu lost the first three days, then never lost again — Sunil says Raghu started memorizing his lines the night before just to win.
- Raghu Babu once said in a 2019 interview: 'Sunil doesn't just act with you — he wrestles you into the scene. I have to stay on my toes or he'll eat me alive. That's why our scenes work.'
8 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Hungama (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Hungama
- Kalyana Ramudu
- Tadakha
- Poola Rangadu
- Disco Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Disco Raja, Raghu Babu kept going for 53 more films; Sunil stepped back.
Before Kalyana Ramudu, Sunil had starred in 8 films, including Manmadhudu (2002) and Nuvve Kavali (2000).
After Disco Raja, Sunil went on to appear in 17 more films, including Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021) and Maaveeran (2023).
Before Kalyana Ramudu, Raghu Babu had starred in 5 films, including Murari (2001) and Action No. 1 (2002).
After Disco Raja, Raghu Babu went on to appear in 53 more films, including Samajavaragamana (2023) and Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunil & Raghu Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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