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5 films·2022–2026·Top Music Composer: Thaman (1 films)·Top co-star: Rao Ramesh (2 films)

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar & Murali Sharma Movies Together List — 5 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Murali Sharma appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2022 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kota Bommali PS (2023 — 6.9/10). Films span Yashoda (2022) through S. Saraswathi (2026).

5
Films Together
6.1
Average Rating
2022 - 2026
Career Span
Telugu
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Varalaxmi Sarathkumar & Murali Sharma partnership

Between 2022 and 2026, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. 2023 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Varalaxmi–Murali film arrived almost every year.

From Yashoda (2022) to S. Saraswathi (2026). Their most recent film, S. Saraswathi, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.

The shape of the work

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar acted in every film; Murali Sharma acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

  • Varalaxmi and Murali first shared screen space in Yashoda (2022) because the director wanted a father-daughter dynamic that felt lived-in. Murali was cast first, and he personally suggested Varalaxmi for the daughter role after working with her in a Tamil film.
  • In Kota Bommali PS (2023), Murali deliberately slowed his dialogue delivery to match Varalaxmi's natural rhythm. She told a behind-the-scenes crew that he 'gave her space to breathe' in every scene — he never overpowered her even when his character was louder.
  • On the sets of Yashoda, Varalaxmi and Murali discovered they share the same birthday month. They now call each other on every birthday without fail, even when not working together.
  • Varalaxmi said in a 2023 interview: 'Murali garu is the only co-star who texts me after every single film of mine — even the ones he's not in. He watches everything I do.'
  • Their pairing in Yashoda directly led to the casting of a real-life father-daughter duo in a 2024 OTT series. The showrunner admitted he was inspired by how natural Varalaxmi and Murali looked together on screen.

5 films across 1 decade

2020s
Films5
Avg Rating6.1/10
Notable:
  • Kota Bommali PS(6.9)
  • Yashoda(6.7)
Era:
Varalaxmi: ActiveMurali: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20222026
Span4 years
Avg Interval~1 years

5 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Telugu
5 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

By the time of Yashoda, both already had careers — Varalaxmi Sarathkumar with 22 films, Murali Sharma with 34.

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

Before Yashoda, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar had starred in 22 films, including Naandhi (2021) and Vikram Vedha (2017).

Murali Sharma

Before Yashoda, Murali Sharma had starred in 34 films, including Jathi Ratnalu (2021) and Sreekaram (2021).

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