Giri & Priyadarshan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Giri 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 Giri & 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 — Giri 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
Before Nirnayam, Giri had starred in 1 film, including Prema Khaidi (1990).
After Chandralekha, Giri went on to appear in 24 more films, including Jathi Ratnalu (2021) and Classmates (2007).
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 Giri & Priyadarshan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Akkineni Nagarjuna is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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