Lavanya Tripathi & Posani Krishna Murali Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lavanya Tripathi and Posani Krishna Murali appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2013 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mudra (2018 — 10.0/10). Films span Doosukeltha (2013) through A1 Express (2021).
The Lavanya Tripathi & Posani Krishna Murali partnership
Between 2013 and 2021, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Lavanya–Posani film arrived almost every year. From Doosukeltha (2013) to A1 Express (2021).
A1 Express (2021, 7.7/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Mudra is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Mudra; the 2020s to A1 Express. Lavanya Tripathi acted in every film; Posani Krishna Murali acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Posani personally wrote Lavanya’s role in 'Doosukeltha' (2013) after seeing her in a TV ad. He didn’t audition her — just called and said, 'You’re my heroine.'
- In 'Soggade Chinni Nayana' (2016), Posani deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to match Lavanya’s natural rhythm. He told the director, 'If I rush, she’ll look lost. Let me carry her pace.'
- Their 2018 film 'Mudra' — which got a perfect 10/10 rating — directly inspired two other Telugu investigative thrillers the following year. Directors cited their tense, quiet scenes together as the template.
- On the sets of 'Intelligent' (2018), Posani would bring homemade pickles for Lavanya every single day. She later said in an interview, 'He never forgot. Even if the shoot was at 5 AM, the pickle jar was there.'
- Lavanya once said about Posani: 'He’s the only co-star who’d rehearse a scene with me 20 times before the director called action. He treated me like a student, not a heroine.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Mudra (10.0/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by A1 Express (7.7/10).
- Mudra
- Soggade Chinni Nayana
- A1 Express
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Lavanya Tripathi's screen credits are with Posani Krishna Murali. After A1 Express, Posani Krishna Murali kept going for 26 more films; Lavanya Tripathi stepped back.
Before Doosukeltha, Lavanya Tripathi had starred in 1 film, including Andala Rakshasi (2012).
After A1 Express, Lavanya Tripathi went on to appear in 3 more films, including Happy Birthday (2022) and Thanal (2025).
Before Doosukeltha, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 14 films, including Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) and Seetayya (2003).
After A1 Express, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 26 more films, including Umapathi (2023) and 18 Pages (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Lavanya Tripathi & Posani Krishna Murali's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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