Akkineni Nagarjuna & A. Kodandarami Reddy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Akkineni Nagarjuna and A. Kodandarami Reddy appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1990 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Allari Alludu (1993 — 4.5/10). Films span Iddaru Iddare (1990) through Ramudochhadu (1996).
The Akkineni Nagarjuna & A. Kodandarami Reddy partnership
From Iddaru Iddare (1990) to Ramudochhadu (1996). The played out closed with Ramudochhadu in 1996. It started with Iddaru Iddare (1990).
The shape of the work
Akkineni Nagarjuna acted in every film; A. Kodandarami Reddy directed all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nagarjuna and Kodandarami Reddy first teamed up for 'Iddaru Iddare' (1990) because the director wanted a fresh action-comedy pairing after his hit with Chiranjeevi. Nagarjuna pushed for Reddy to direct him, and Reddy agreed only if Nagarjuna let him shoot a high-octane climax on a moving train without a body double.
- On the sets of 'Allari Alludu' (1993), Kodandarami Reddy would yell 'faster, faster' during comedy scenes. Nagarjuna responded by improvising dialogue on the spot, which forced Reddy to rewrite the shot list. The film's most famous scene — where Nagarjuna pretends to be a mute servant — was entirely Nagarjuna's idea, shot in one take.
- Their third film 'Ramudochhadu' (1996) directly launched the career of comedian Brahmanandam as a lead comic actor. Before this, Brahmanandam was a side player. Nagarjuna insisted Reddy give him a full comedy track, and the film's 'Brahmanandam vs Nagarjuna' scenes became a template for Telugu buddy comedies in the late 90s.
- Nagarjuna and Kodandarami Reddy had a standing rule: no phone calls during lunch breaks. They would sit together and eat from the same tiffin box, discussing only cricket or politics — never the film. This ritual started on day one of 'Iddaru Iddare' and continued through all three films.
- Kodandarami Reddy once said in a 1997 interview: 'Nagarjuna is the only hero who would argue with me for 20 minutes about a shot, then do it exactly my way and make it look like his idea. That's why I made three films with him.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Allari Alludu
- Iddaru Iddare0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of A. Kodandarami Reddy's screen credits are with Akkineni Nagarjuna. After Ramudochhadu, Akkineni Nagarjuna kept going for 94 more films; A. Kodandarami Reddy stepped back.
Iddaru Iddare was Akkineni Nagarjuna's acting debut.
After Ramudochhadu, Akkineni Nagarjuna went on to appear in 94 more films, including Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013) and Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013).
Before Iddaru Iddare, A. Kodandarami Reddy had directed 1 film, including Maha Sangramam (1985).
After Ramudochhadu, A. Kodandarami Reddy went on to direct 2 more films, including Muddula Mogudu (1997) and Okato Number Kurradu (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Akkineni Nagarjuna & A. Kodandarami Reddy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ramya Krishnan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
