Akkineni Nagarjuna & Simran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akkineni Nagarjuna and Simran appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1998 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Auto Driver (1998 — 4.8/10). Films span Auto Driver (1998) through Bava Nachadu (2001).
The Akkineni Nagarjuna & Simran partnership
From Auto Driver (1998) to Bava Nachadu (2001). The played out closed with Bava Nachadu in 2001. It started with Auto Driver (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Auto Driver; the 2000s to Nuvvu Vastavani. Akkineni Nagarjuna acted in every film; Simran acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nagarjuna personally called Simran to offer her the lead in 'Auto Driver' (1998) after seeing her in a Tamil film. She was hesitant about Telugu cinema, but he convinced her over the phone.
- In 'Nuvvu Vastavani' (2000), Nagarjuna deliberately slowed down his usual fast-paced dialogue delivery to match Simran's natural rhythm. She later said this made their scenes feel more real than rehearsed.
- Simran once admitted in an interview that Nagarjuna would crack silly jokes between takes to make her laugh, especially during emotional scenes in 'Bava Nachadu' (2001). She said it helped her relax.
- Simran said about Nagarjuna: 'He never made me feel like an outsider. He'd translate every dialogue for me on set, even when the director didn't ask him to.'
- Their pairing in 'Auto Driver' (1998) was so well-received that it directly led to Simran being cast in two more Telugu films that year — both opposite Nagarjuna's contemporaries.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.8/10.
- Auto Driver
- Nuvvu Vastavani
- Bava Nachadu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Bava Nachadu, Akkineni Nagarjuna kept going for 64 more films; Simran stepped back. By the time of Auto Driver, both already had careers — Akkineni Nagarjuna with 37 films, Simran with 12.
Before Auto Driver, Akkineni Nagarjuna had starred in 37 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Varasudu (1993).
After Bava Nachadu, Akkineni Nagarjuna went on to appear in 64 more films, including Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013) and Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013).
Before Auto Driver, Simran had starred in 12 films, including Priya O Priya (1997) and Once More (1997).
After Bava Nachadu, Simran went on to appear in 42 more films, including Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) and Tourist Family (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akkineni Nagarjuna & Simran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Akkineni Nagarjuna & Simran's films together
