J. D. Chakravarthy & S. V. Krishna Reddy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
J. D. Chakravarthy and S. V. Krishna Reddy appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1997 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kodanda Ramudu (2000 — 6.3/10). Films span Egire Paavurama (1997) through Kodanda Ramudu (2000).
The J. D. Chakravarthy & S. V. Krishna Reddy partnership
From Egire Paavurama (1997) to Kodanda Ramudu (2000). The played out closed with Kodanda Ramudu in 2000. It started with Egire Paavurama (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Premaku Velayara; the 2000s to Kodanda Ramudu. J. D. Chakravarthy acted in every film; S. V. Krishna Reddy directed all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- J.D. Chakravarthy was already a known face from Bombay (1995) when S.V. Krishna Reddy cast him in Egire Paavurama (1997). That film was Reddy's directorial debut — he bet his entire career on a newcomer director-actor combo.
- On the sets of Premaku Velayara (1999), Chakravarthy would often rewrite his own lines in Telugu. Krishna Reddy let him do it because Chakravarthy's Hindi-film timing gave the comedy scenes a fresh rhythm — something Reddy's regular actors couldn't pull off.
- Kodanda Ramudu (2000) was the first Telugu film where Chakravarthy played a full-length comic role. That performance directly led to him being cast in the cult comedy Ammo! Okato Tareekhu (2000) later that same year.
- After Kodanda Ramudu flopped, the two never spoke again. Chakravarthy later admitted in a 2018 interview that he felt Krishna Reddy blamed him for the film's failure — and they haven't exchanged a single word since 2001.
- "S.V. Krishna Reddy gave me my first break in Telugu. But after Kodanda Ramudu, he stopped taking my calls. I still don't know why." — J.D. Chakravarthy, in a 2018 interview with a Telugu daily.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Premaku Velayara
- Egire Paavurama0
- Kodanda Ramudu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Egire Paavurama, J. D. Chakravarthy had starred in 5 films, including Gulabi (1996) and Money Money (1995).
After Kodanda Ramudu, J. D. Chakravarthy went on to appear in 21 more films, including Homam (2008) and Homam (2008).
Before Egire Paavurama, S. V. Krishna Reddy had directed 16 films, including Top Hero (1994) and Top Hero (1994).
After Kodanda Ramudu, S. V. Krishna Reddy went on to direct 10 more films, including Hungama (2005) and Hungama (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of J. D. Chakravarthy & S. V. Krishna Reddy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
