Thaman & Sayaji Shinde Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thaman and Sayaji Shinde appeared together in 7 Telugu films between 2011 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Businessman (2012 — 7.4/10). Films span Dookudu (2011) through Amar Akbar Anthony (2018).
The Thaman & Sayaji Shinde partnership
Between 2011 and 2018, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Thaman–Sayaji film arrived almost every year. From Dookudu (2011) to Amar Akbar Anthony (2018).
Businessman is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Dookudu (2011).
The shape of the work
Thaman scored every film; Sayaji Shinde acted in all of them.
7 films across 1 decade
- Businessman
- Dookudu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
When they first worked together, Thaman had 4 films behind them; Sayaji Shinde had 54.
Before Dookudu, Thaman had starred in 4 films, including Sindhanai Sei (2009) and Eeram (2009).
After Amar Akbar Anthony, Thaman went on to appear in 22 more films, including DJ Tillu (2022) and Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
Before Dookudu, Sayaji Shinde had starred in 54 films, including Athadu (2005) and Tagore (2003).
After Amar Akbar Anthony, Sayaji Shinde went on to appear in 26 more films, including Ajmer 92 (2023) and Kuberaa (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thaman & Sayaji Shinde's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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