Ajay & Annapoorna Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ajay and Annapoorna appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2000 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (2024 — 6.5/10). Films span Kouravudu (2000) through KA (2024).
The Ajay & Annapoorna partnership
After 23 years apart, they came back together for Extra Ordinary Man (2023). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2023. They saved their best for last — Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (6.5/10) came 24 years in.
From Kouravudu (2000) to KA (2024). Their most recent film, KA, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Kouravudu; the 2020s to Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam. Ajay acted in every film; Annapoorna acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ajay and Annapoorna first shared screen space in 'Kouravudu' (2000), but they didn't have a single scene together. The director cast them separately and they only met on set during a lunch break.
- In 'Extra Ordinary Man' (2023), Annapoorna improvised a line where she calls Ajay's character 'mental' — it wasn't in the script. Ajay laughed so hard during the take that the director kept it in the final cut.
- During the shoot of 'Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam' (2024), Ajay and Annapoorna discovered they both grew up in the same neighbourhood in Visakhapatnam — just two streets apart. They spent an entire evening swapping childhood stories.
- The success of 'KA' (2024) directly led to a spin-off web series focused on Annapoorna's character — the first time a Telugu OTT project was greenlit because of a supporting female performance in a film.
- Annapoorna said in a 2024 interview: 'Ajay doesn't act with you — he listens to you. In 'KA', I forgot the camera was rolling because he was just reacting to me like a real person.'
- In 'Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam' (2024), Ajay deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their argument scene so Annapoorna could match his rhythm — they rehearsed it 11 times until their pauses synced perfectly.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Kouravudu
- Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam
- KA
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of Ajay's screen credits are with Annapoorna.
Before Kouravudu, Ajay had starred in 1 film, including Pooparika Varugirom (1999).
After KA, Ajay went on to appear in 6 more films, including Mazaka (2025) and Thala (2025).
Before Kouravudu, Annapoorna had starred in 19 films, including Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989) and Peddannayya (1997).
After KA, Annapoorna went on to appear in 1 more film, including Oka Brundavanam (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ajay & Annapoorna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Harsha Vardhan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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