Venkatesh & M. S. Narayana Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venkatesh and M. S. Narayana appeared together in 8 Telugu films between 1999 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Seenu (1999 — 7.2/10). Films span Seenu (1999) through Masala (2013).
The Venkatesh & M. S. Narayana partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Seenu (1999) to Masala (2013). Seenu is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Seenu (1999).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Seenu; the 2010s to Masala. Venkatesh acted in every film; M. S. Narayana acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1990s brought 1 film together, anchored by Seenu (7.2/10).
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- Seenu
- Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
- Chintakayala Ravi
- Masala
- Namo Venkatesa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Seenu, Venkatesh had starred in 12 films, including Chanti (1992) and Kshana Kshanam (1991).
After Masala, Venkatesh went on to appear in 12 more films, including Drushyam 2 (2021) and Ori Devuda (2022).
Before Seenu, M. S. Narayana had starred in 3 films, including Choodalani Vundi (1998) and M Dharmaraju M.A. (1994).
After Masala, M. S. Narayana went on to appear in 20 more films, including Race Gurram (2014) and S/O Satyamurthy (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Venkatesh & M. S. Narayana's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Daggubati Venkatesh is the through-line — cast on 8 of their 8 films. Daggubati Venkatesh appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead.
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