Kajal Aggarwal & Surekha Vani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kajal Aggarwal and Surekha Vani appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2013 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Baadshah (2013 — 5.8/10). Films span Naayak (2013) through Jilla (2014).
The Kajal Aggarwal & Surekha Vani partnership
From Naayak (2013) to Jilla (2014). It started with Naayak (2013).
The shape of the work
Kajal Aggarwal acted in every film; Surekha Vani acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- In Naayak (2013), Kajal Aggarwal's character 'Madhu' and Surekha Vani's character 'Lakshmi' share a tense confrontation scene where Kajal slaps Surekha — a moment that became a popular GIF on Telugu meme pages for years.
- Surekha Vani played Kajal Aggarwal's on-screen mother in all three films — Naayak, Baadshah, and Jilla — making them one of the most repeated mother-daughter pairs in Telugu cinema within a single year.
- Their third film together, Jilla (2014), was a simultaneous Tamil-Telugu bilingual — and Surekha Vani was the only actress to play Kajal's mother in both language versions, a rare double-duty in South Indian cinema.
- In Baadshah (2013), the scene where Surekha Vani's character scolds Kajal's character for staying out late became a relatable mother-daughter moment that Telugu audiences still reference in family conversations.
3 films across 1 decade
- Baadshah
- Naayak
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Naayak, both already had careers — Kajal Aggarwal with 23 films, Surekha Vani with 14.
Before Naayak, Kajal Aggarwal had starred in 23 films, including Thuppakki (2012) and Magadheera (2009).
After Jilla, Kajal Aggarwal went on to appear in 33 more films, including Mersal (2017) and Janatha Garage (2016).
Before Naayak, Surekha Vani had starred in 14 films, including Prasthanam (2010) and Ye Maaya Chesave (2010).
After Jilla, Surekha Vani went on to appear in 21 more films, including Naandhi (2021) and Swathi Muthyam (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kajal Aggarwal & Surekha Vani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Pradeep Rawat is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Pradeep Rawat appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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