Akkineni Nagarjuna & Priyadarshan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akkineni Nagarjuna and Priyadarshan appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 1991 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nirnayam (1991 — 4.9/10). Films span Nirnayam (1991) through Chandralekha (1998).
The Akkineni Nagarjuna & Priyadarshan partnership
From Nirnayam (1991) to Chandralekha (1998). The ran closed with Chandralekha in 1998. It started with Nirnayam (1991).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Akkineni Nagarjuna actor, Priyadarshan director, across all 2 films.
2 films across 1 decade
- Nirnayam
- Chandralekha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chandralekha, Akkineni Nagarjuna kept going for 82 more films; Priyadarshan stepped back.
Before Nirnayam, Akkineni Nagarjuna had starred in 5 films, including Chaitanya (1990) and Chaitanya (1990).
After Chandralekha, Akkineni Nagarjuna went on to appear in 82 more films, including Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013) and Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013).
Nirnayam was Priyadarshan's directorial debut.
After Chandralekha, Priyadarshan went on to direct 28 more films, including Kanchivaram (2009) and Nimir (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akkineni Nagarjuna & Priyadarshan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Giri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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