Sachin Khedekar & Murli Sharma Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sachin Khedekar and Murli Sharma appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2009 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020 — 7.4/10). Films span 13B (2009) through Radhe Shyam (2023).
The Sachin Khedekar & Murli Sharma partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for NTR Kathanayakudu (2019). They didn't share a set between 2009 and 2019. They saved their best for last — Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (7.4/10) came 11 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From 13B (2009) to Radhe Shyam (2023).
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to 13B; the 2020s to Ala Vaikunthapuramulo. Sachin Khedekar acted in every film; Murli Sharma acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in Hindi.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 2009's '13B', a horror thriller. Neither was a lead — they were both part of the ensemble around the main cast. That film's cult status later made them seek each other out for bigger roles.
- In 'Ala Vaikunthapuramulo' (2020), Khedekar played the strict father and Murli Sharma the comic villain. Their one-on-one confrontation scene in the second half was shot in a single take — the director let them improvise the dialogue, and they kept feeding each other lines on the spot.
- During the shoot of 'NTR Kathanayakudu' (2019), both actors shared a vanity van for three weeks because of budget constraints. They reportedly spent nights rehearsing their scenes together, which is why their exchanges in that film feel so tight.
- Their pairing in 'Khiladi' (2022) — where Khedekar played the hero's father and Murli Sharma the antagonist — directly inspired the casting of a similar father-villain duo in a 2023 OTT series that hasn't been announced yet. The showrunner told a trade paper he wanted 'that same tension' they had.
- Murli Sharma said in a 2022 interview: 'Sachin sir doesn't need to act — he just looks at you and you know your character's backstory. I learned more from his silences than from any dialogue coach.'
- In 'Radhe Shyam' (2023), they played colleagues in a hospital. Khedekar's character was calm and measured; Murli's was jittery and loud. The director revealed that Khedekar deliberately slowed his delivery in every scene to make Murli's nervous energy pop more — a trick they'd developed over four previous films.
5 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2020s brought 3 films together, anchored by Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (7.4/10).
- 13B0
- NTR Kathanayakudu
- Ala Vaikunthapuramulo
- Khiladi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
71% of Murli Sharma's screen credits are with Sachin Khedekar.
Before 13B, Sachin Khedekar had starred in 17 films, including Guru (2007) and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005).
After Radhe Shyam, Sachin Khedekar went on to appear in 12 more films, including Romeo S3 (2025) and Lucky Baskhar (2024).
Before 13B, Murli Sharma had starred in 2 films, including Main Hoon Na (2004) and Sunday (2008).
Collaboration Journey
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