Sunil & Vennela Kishore Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunil and Vennela Kishore appeared together in 7 Telugu films between 2016 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021 — 7.6/10). Films span Eedu Gold Ehe (2016) through Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022).
The Sunil & Vennela Kishore partnership
Between 2016 and 2022, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Sunil–Vennela film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (7.6/10) came 5 years in.
From Eedu Gold Ehe (2016) to Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022). Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Chitralahari; the 2020s to Pushpa (The Rise Part-01). Sunil acted in every film; Vennela Kishore acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sunil and Vennela Kishore first shared screen space in 'Eedu Gold Ehe' (2016), but the pairing almost didn't happen — the director initially wanted two different comedians for their roles. Sunil personally insisted on Kishore after seeing his improv in a stage show.
- In 'Amar Akbar Anthony' (2018), Sunil played the straight man to Vennela Kishore's chaotic energy. Kishore would deliberately break timing in rehearsals to throw Sunil off, forcing him to react in real-time — that tension became the comedy's engine.
- Their double-act in 'Chitralahari' (2019) directly inspired the comic subplot in the 2022 film 'Like, Share & Subscribe' — the writer admitted he wrote the entire second track after watching their back-and-forth in that film.
- On the sets of 'Disco Raja' (2020), Sunil and Vennela Kishore had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the entire crew biryani. Sunil lost seven times in a row. Kishore still jokes he funded half the film's catering.
- Vennela Kishore once said in a 2022 interview: 'Sunil is the only actor who can make me laugh while I'm acting. He'll do something stupid with his eyebrow, and I'll break character. That's why our scenes work — we're genuinely trying not to laugh.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s brought 3 films together, anchored by Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (7.6/10).
- Chitralahari
- Padi Padi Leche Manasu
- Pushpa (The Rise Part-01)
- Urvasivo Rakshasivo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Eedu Gold Ehe, both already had careers — Sunil with 46 films, Vennela Kishore with 27.
Before Eedu Gold Ehe, Sunil had starred in 46 films, including Michael Madana Kamaraju (2008) and Hungama (2005).
After Urvasivo Rakshasivo, Sunil went on to appear in 9 more films, including Maaveeran (2023) and Jailer (2023).
Before Eedu Gold Ehe, Vennela Kishore had starred in 27 films, including Dookudu (2011) and S/O Satyamurthy (2015).
After Urvasivo Rakshasivo, Vennela Kishore went on to appear in 6 more films, including Hanuman (2024) and Kushi (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunil & Vennela Kishore's professional partnership
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