Sunil & Brahmaji Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunil and Brahmaji appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2010 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020 — 7.4/10). Films span Maryada Ramanna (2010) through Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
The Sunil & Brahmaji partnership
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.4. They saved their best for last — Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (7.4/10) came 10 years in. From Maryada Ramanna (2010) to Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
Ala Vaikunthapuramulo is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Maryada Ramanna (2010).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Maryada Ramanna; the 2020s to Ala Vaikunthapuramulo. Sunil acted in every film; Brahmaji acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sunil and Brahmaji first shared screen space in Maryada Ramanna (2010) because director Rajamouli specifically wanted two actors who could play comic relief without undercutting the film's rural tension. Sunil was already a star comedian; Brahmaji was cast as his sidekick after Rajamouli saw him in a small role in a TV serial.
- In Mirapakaya (2011), Sunil played the hyperactive hero while Brahmaji played his deadpan friend. Brahmaji told a fan site that he deliberately underplayed every reaction to Sunil's loud comedy — he said 'if I also go big, the scene becomes noise. I have to be the straight man so his jokes land.'
- Their pairing in Aravindha Sametha (2018) was so well-received that director Trivikram reused the same dynamic — Sunil as the loyal, slightly foolish friend and Brahmaji as the calm voice — in his next film Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020). That film became a blockbuster and the duo's most-watched collaboration.
- On the sets of Chitralahari (2019), Sunil and Brahmaji shared a vanity van because the budget was tight. They spent hours rehearsing scenes together between takes, and Brahmaji later said that's when they figured out their rhythm — Sunil would suggest a joke, Brahmaji would say 'too much' or 'keep it'.
- Brahmaji said in a 2020 interview: 'Sunil and I don't need to talk much on set. I just look at his eyes and I know what he's going to do next. That's 10 years of doing comedy together.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Maryada Ramanna (7.3/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (7.4/10).
- Maryada Ramanna
- Chitralahari
- Ala Vaikunthapuramulo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Brahmaji kept going for 48 more films; Sunil stepped back. By the time of Maryada Ramanna, both already had careers — Sunil with 35 films, Brahmaji with 25.
Before Maryada Ramanna, Sunil had starred in 35 films, including Michael Madana Kamaraju (2008) and Hungama (2005).
After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Sunil went on to appear in 17 more films, including Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021) and Maaveeran (2023).
Before Maryada Ramanna, Brahmaji had starred in 25 films, including Dhee (2007) and Nijam (2003).
After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Brahmaji went on to appear in 48 more films, including Godse (2022) and Macherla Niyojakavargam (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunil & Brahmaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rao Ramesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Rao Ramesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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