Ilayaraja & Daggubati Venkatesh Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Daggubati Venkatesh appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 1990 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chanti (1992 — 6.1/10). Films span Bobbili Raja (1990) through Chinnabbai (1997).
The Ilayaraja & Daggubati Venkatesh partnership
Between 1990 and 1997, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Bobbili Raja (1990) to Chinnabbai (1997). The spanned closed with Chinnabbai in 1997.
It started with Bobbili Raja (1990).
The shape of the work
Ilayaraja scored every film; Daggubati Venkatesh acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in telugu.
5 films across 1 decade
- Chanti
- Chinna Rayudu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chinnabbai, Ilayaraja kept going for 79 more films; Daggubati Venkatesh stepped back.
Bobbili Raja was Ilayaraja's acting debut.
After Chinnabbai, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 79 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Bobbili Raja was Daggubati Venkatesh's acting debut.
After Chinnabbai, Daggubati Venkatesh went on to appear in 35 more films, including Eenadu (2009) and Drushyam (2014).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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