Samuthirakani & Vennela Kishore Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samuthirakani and Vennela Kishore appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2015 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015 — 5.6/10). Films span Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015) through Bro (2023).
The Samuthirakani & Vennela Kishore partnership
From Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015) to Bro (2023). Their most recent film, Bro, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Janda Pai Kapiraju; the 2020s to Bro. Samuthirakani directed every film; Vennela Kishore acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Janda Pai Kapiraju
- Velan Ettuthikkum0
- Bro
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Bro, Samuthirakani kept going for 24 more films; Vennela Kishore stepped back. By the time of Janda Pai Kapiraju, both already had careers — Samuthirakani with 17 films, Vennela Kishore with 20.
Before Janda Pai Kapiraju, Samuthirakani had directed 17 films, including Saattai (2012) and Naadodigal (2009).
After Bro, Samuthirakani went on to direct 24 more films, including Garudan (2024) and Hanu-Man (2024).
Before Janda Pai Kapiraju, Vennela Kishore had starred in 20 films, including Dookudu (2011) and Pilla Zamindar (2011).
After Bro, Vennela Kishore went on to appear in 2 more films, including Hanuman (2024) and Gam Gam Ganesha (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samuthirakani & Vennela Kishore's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Tanikella Bharani is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Tanikella Bharani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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