Allari Naresh & Srinivas Avasarala Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Allari Naresh and Srinivas Avasarala appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2010 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maharshi (2019 — 7.1/10). Films span Saradagaa Kasepu (2010) through Maharshi (2019).
The Allari Naresh & Srinivas Avasarala partnership
They saved their best for last — Maharshi (7.1/10) came 9 years in. From Saradagaa Kasepu (2010) to Maharshi (2019). Maharshi is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Saradagaa Kasepu (2010).
The shape of the work
Allari Naresh acted in every film; Srinivas Avasarala acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Saradagaa Kasepu (2010), was a low-budget comedy that almost didn't happen. Naresh was the bigger star at the time, and he personally pushed for Avasarala to be cast as the second lead after seeing his stage work. Avasarala later said Naresh 'fought for me' with the producers.
- In Bandipotu (2015), Naresh played the loud, chaotic conman while Avasarala played the straight-laced, nervous friend. Avasarala told a press meet that Naresh would deliberately go off-script to throw him off, forcing him to react in real time — that tension became the comedy.
- Avasarala directed Naresh in a play years before they acted together. That director-actor dynamic never fully left — on the sets of Meda Meedi Abbayi (2017), Avasarala would quietly suggest alternate line readings to Naresh, and Naresh would try them without ego.
- Their pairing in Saradagaa Kasepu directly led to the trend of 'double hero comedies' in early 2010s Telugu cinema — films where two male leads with contrasting energies carried the entire plot. Without that film, you probably don't get movies like Masala or Jai Simha's buddy tracks.
- Avasarala once said in an interview: 'Naresh is the only actor who can make me laugh even when I'm angry at him for messing up a take. That's dangerous for a director.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Maharshi
- Bandipotu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Saradagaa Kasepu, Allari Naresh had starred in 22 films, including Nenu (2004) and Gamyam (2008).
After Maharshi, Allari Naresh went on to appear in 8 more films, including Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam (2022) and Naandhi (2021).
Before Saradagaa Kasepu, Srinivas Avasarala had starred in 1 film, including Ashta Chamma (2008).
After Maharshi, Srinivas Avasarala went on to appear in 14 more films, including Vidya Vasula Aham (2024) and Anaganaga (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Allari Naresh & Srinivas Avasarala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Posani Krishna Murali is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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