Mani Sharma & Nandamuri Balakrishna Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mani Sharma and Nandamuri Balakrishna appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 1999 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Lakshmi Narasimha (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Samarasimha Reddy (1999) through Lion (2015).
The Mani Sharma & Nandamuri Balakrishna partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Samarasimha Reddy (1999) to Lion (2015). It started with Samarasimha Reddy (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Samarasimha Reddy; the 2010s to Lion . Mani Sharma music composer in some, original music composer in others. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Samarasimha Reddy
- Lakshmi Narasimha
- Narasimha Naidu
- Lion
- Parama Veera Chakra
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Lion , Mani Sharma kept going for 31 more films; Nandamuri Balakrishna stepped back.
Before Samarasimha Reddy, Mani Sharma had starred in 5 films, including Raat (1992) and Choodalani Vundi (1998).
After Lion , Mani Sharma went on to appear in 31 more films, including Narappa (2021) and Ami Thumi (2017).
Before Samarasimha Reddy, Nandamuri Balakrishna had starred in 20 films, including Top Hero (1994) and Aditya 369 (1991).
After Lion , Nandamuri Balakrishna went on to appear in 11 more films, including Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) and Jai simha (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mani Sharma & Nandamuri Balakrishna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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