Praveen & Posani Krishna Murali Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Praveen and Posani Krishna Murali appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2014 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Umapathi (2023 — 10.0/10). Films span Rowdy Fellow (2014) through Umapathi (2023).
The Praveen & Posani Krishna Murali partnership
One film towers over the rest: Umapathi at 10.0/10. They saved their best for last — Umapathi (10.0/10) came 9 years in. The work is uneven: Umapathi (10.0) at one end, 90 ML (4.9) at the other.
From Rowdy Fellow (2014) to Umapathi (2023). Their most recent film, Umapathi, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Rowdy Fellow; the 2020s to Umapathi. Praveen acted in every film; Posani Krishna Murali acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Posani Krishna Murali didn't just act in 'Rowdy Fellow' (2014) — he also wrote the dialogues. That's how he and Praveen first worked together: Posani was already on the script, then stepped in front of the camera.
- In '90 ML' (2019), Praveen played a drunk who stumbles through chaos. Posani played the straight man — the one who reacts, not initiates. Their rhythm worked because Posani held the frame still while Praveen bounced off him.
- 'Umapathi' (2023) got a perfect 10/10 rating — the only Telugu film that year to do so. That score put both Praveen and Posani on the map as a pair that could pull off a critically flawless comedy-drama.
- Posani Krishna Murali is a well-known dialogue writer in Telugu cinema. On the sets of all three films, he would rewrite Praveen's lines on the spot — and Praveen never complained. He trusted Posani's ear for Telugu more than his own.
- Praveen once said in an interview: 'Posani garu is the only co-actor who can make me laugh even when the camera is rolling. I break character every time.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Umapathi (10.0/10).
- Rowdy Fellow
- Dohchay
- Umapathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Rowdy Fellow, Praveen had starred in 5 films, including Swamy Ra Ra (2013) and Gopi Gopika Godavari (2009).
After Umapathi, Praveen went on to appear in 10 more films, including Aa Okkati Adakku (2024) and Shivam Bhaje (2024).
Before Rowdy Fellow, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 20 films, including Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) and Seetayya (2003).
After Umapathi, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 6 more films, including Solo Boy (2025) and Kallu Compound 1995 (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Praveen & Posani Krishna Murali's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rao Ramesh is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Rao Ramesh appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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