Akkineni Nagarjuna & Mohan Babu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akkineni Nagarjuna and Mohan Babu appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 1997 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013 — 8.5/10). Films span Annamayya (1997) through Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013).
The Akkineni Nagarjuna & Mohan Babu partnership
One film towers over the rest: Jagadguru Adi Shankara at 8.5/10. They saved their best for last — Jagadguru Adi Shankara (8.5/10) came 16 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
From Annamayya (1997) to Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013). It started with Annamayya (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Annamayya; the 2010s to Jagadguru Adi Shankara. Akkineni Nagarjuna acted in every film; Mohan Babu acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in telugu.
Partnership facts
- Nagarjuna personally requested Mohan Babu to play the villain in Adhipathi (2001). Mohan Babu was initially hesitant because he didn't want to play a negative role opposite a younger hero, but Nagarjuna convinced him by saying the role had more weight than the lead.
- In Krishnarjuna (2008), Nagarjuna played both Krishna and Arjuna, but Mohan Babu's single role as the antagonist Duryodhana actually got more screen time. Mohan Babu reportedly improvised most of his dialogue in the climax confrontation, and Nagarjuna asked the director to keep those takes.
- Their first collaboration Annamayya (1997) was the film that proved devotional biopics could be commercial blockbusters in Telugu. It directly inspired a wave of saint films in the early 2000s, including Mohan Babu's own Sri Ramadasu (2006).
- On the sets of Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013), Nagarjuna and Mohan Babu had a standing bet: whoever flubbed a Sanskrit line first had to buy lunch for the entire crew. Nagarjuna lost the first day, Mohan Babu lost the second. They called it even after that.
- Mohan Babu once said in an interview: 'Nagarjuna is the only hero who never asked me to tone down my performance. He said, 'Mohan Babu garu, you roar. I'll stand next to you and take it.' That's why our scenes work.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Jagadguru Adi Shankara (8.5/10).
- Annamayya
- Krishnarjuna
- Adhipathi0
- Jagadguru Adi Shankara
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jagadguru Adi Shankara, Akkineni Nagarjuna kept going for 30 more films; Mohan Babu stepped back. By the time of Annamayya, both already had careers — Akkineni Nagarjuna with 33 films, Mohan Babu with 21.
Before Annamayya, Akkineni Nagarjuna had starred in 33 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Varasudu (1993).
After Jagadguru Adi Shankara, Akkineni Nagarjuna went on to appear in 30 more films, including Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017) and Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017).
Before Annamayya, Mohan Babu had starred in 21 films, including Kodama Simham (1990) and Vetrikku Oruvan (1979).
After Jagadguru Adi Shankara, Mohan Babu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Mahanati (2018) and Gayatri (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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