Pooja Hegde & Brahmaji Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pooja Hegde and Brahmaji appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2018 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020 — 7.4/10). Films span Saakshyam (2018) through Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
The Pooja Hegde & Brahmaji partnership
Between 2018 and 2020, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 2 years. From Saakshyam (2018) to Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020). Ala Vaikunthapuramulo is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Saakshyam (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Saakshyam; the 2020s to Ala Vaikunthapuramulo. Pooja Hegde acted in every film; Brahmaji acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Brahmaji was the one who first suggested Pooja Hegde for the female lead in Saakshyam (2018). He told director Sriwass she’d be perfect for the role — and that’s how their four-film run kicked off.
- In Aravindha Sametha (2018), Brahmaji played Pooja’s on-screen father. Their scenes together had a natural, easy rhythm — he deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery so her reactions could breathe, making their father-daughter bond feel real.
- On the sets of Maharshi (2019), Brahmaji would crack jokes between takes to keep Pooja relaxed. She later said he was the only co-star who made her laugh so much she’d forget her lines.
- Pooja Hegde once said in an interview: “Brahmaji garu is like my cinema father now. After Aravindha Sametha, every time we worked together, he’d check if I had eaten properly on set.”
- Their pairing in Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020) — where Brahmaji played her uncle — helped cement the film’s warm family vibe. That film’s success directly inspired a wave of family-drama comedies in Telugu cinema over the next two years.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Saakshyam (7.1/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (7.4/10).
- Saakshyam
- Maharshi
- Ala Vaikunthapuramulo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Pooja Hegde had 4 films behind them; Brahmaji had 56. After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Brahmaji kept going for 50 more films; Pooja Hegde stepped back.
Before Saakshyam, Pooja Hegde had starred in 4 films, including Mohenjo Daro (2016) and Oka Laila Kosam (2014).
After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Pooja Hegde went on to appear in 12 more films, including Retro (2025) and Most Eligible Bachelor (2021).
Before Saakshyam, Brahmaji had starred in 56 films, including Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016) and Dhee (2007).
After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Brahmaji went on to appear in 50 more films, including Godse (2022) and Macherla Niyojakavargam (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pooja Hegde & Brahmaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jagapathi Babu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Jagapathi Babu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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