Sudeep & S. S. Rajamouli Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sudeep and S. S. Rajamouli appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2012 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Makkhi (2012 — 8.1/10). Films span Naan Ee (2012) through Bāhubali: The Epic (2025).
The Sudeep & S. S. Rajamouli partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Bāhubali: The Epic (2025). They didn't share a set between 2012 and 2025. 2012 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
From Naan Ee (2012) to Bāhubali: The Epic (2025). Eega (2012, 7.8/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Makkhi; the 2020s to Bāhubali: The Epic. Sudeep acted in every film; S. S. Rajamouli directed all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in Tamil.
Partnership facts
- Rajamouli cast Sudeep as the villain in 'Eega' (2012) after seeing his performance in 'RangiTaranga' — but Sudeep almost said no because he thought a Kannada actor playing a Telugu villain in a Tamil-dubbed film would feel weird. Rajamouli convinced him over a single phone call.
- Sudeep improvised the entire 'fly chase' sequence in 'Eega' (2012) on set. Rajamouli had storyboarded it, but Sudeep kept adding tiny physical tics — like flicking his collar or adjusting his watch — that made the villain feel real. Rajamouli later said Sudeep's improv saved the film from being cartoonish.
- Because Sudeep's performance in 'Eega' (2012) was so menacing, Rajamouli wrote a completely new climax for the Tamil version 'Naan Ee' — a darker ending where the villain doesn't just die but gets psychologically broken. That version only exists because of their collaboration.
- During the 'Eega' shoot, Sudeep and Rajamouli had a running bet: every time Sudeep delivered a dialogue in one take, Rajamouli would buy him a coffee. By the end of the schedule, Sudeep had 47 free coffees. Rajamouli still jokes he lost more money on coffee than on the film's VFX.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Makkhi (8.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Makkhi
- Eega
- Bāhubali: The Epic
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Sudeep's screen credits are with S. S. Rajamouli.
Before Naan Ee, Sudeep had starred in 8 films, including Rakta Charitra - I (2010) and Rakta Charitra - I (2010).
Before Naan Ee, S. S. Rajamouli had directed 8 films, including Magadheera (2009) and Maryada Ramanna (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sudeep & S. S. Rajamouli's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nani is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Nani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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