Naveen Chandra & Pooja Jhaveri Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naveen Chandra and Pooja Jhaveri appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2015 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mayagadu (2023 — 7.0/10). Films span Bham Bolenath (2015) through Mayagadu (2023).
The Naveen Chandra & Pooja Jhaveri partnership
From Bham Bolenath (2015) to Mayagadu (2023). Their most recent film, Mayagadu, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Mayagadu is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Bham Bolenath (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Bham Bolenath; the 2020s to Mayagadu. Naveen Chandra acted in every film; Pooja Jhaveri acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Pooja Jhaveri was a last-minute replacement in 'Bham Bolenath' (2015). The original heroine walked out days before the shoot, and Naveen Chandra personally recommended her to the director after seeing her in a short film.
- In 'Hero Heroine' (2020), Naveen Chandra deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in every scene with Pooja. He told the director that her natural comic timing needed space to breathe — and that choice turned their banter into the film's biggest highlight.
- Between 'Bham Bolenath' and 'Hero Heroine', Naveen and Pooja didn't speak for two years. A misunderstanding over a missed call during the first film's promotions made them both too stubborn to reach out. The 'Hero Heroine' director had to physically sit them in the same room to patch things up.
- The success of 'Hero Heroine' (2020) directly led to the revival of the romantic-comedy genre in small-budget Telugu cinema. At least three low-budget rom-coms released in 2021-22 explicitly cited their pairing as the reason producers greenlit similar projects.
- Pooja Jhaveri said in a 2023 interview: 'Naveen is the only co-star who has seen me cry on set and still called me for another film. That's either loyalty or stupidity — I'm still figuring out which.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Mayagadu (7.0/10).
- Bham Bolenath
- Mayagadu
- Hero Heroine0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Bham Bolenath, Naveen Chandra had starred in 6 films, including Andala Rakshasi (2012) and Dalam (2013).
After Mayagadu, Naveen Chandra went on to appear in 11 more films, including Satyabhama (2024) and Eleven (2025).
Bham Bolenath was Pooja Jhaveri's acting debut.
After Mayagadu, Pooja Jhaveri went on to appear in 1 more film, including Mix Up (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naveen Chandra & Pooja Jhaveri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhimanyu Singh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
