Laya & Mukesh Rishi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Laya and Mukesh Rishi appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2000 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vijayendra Varma (2004 — 5.5/10). Films span Manoharam (2000) through Vijayendra Varma (2004).
The Laya & Mukesh Rishi partnership
From Manoharam (2000) to Vijayendra Varma (2004). The ran closed with Vijayendra Varma in 2004. It started with Manoharam (2000).
The shape of the work
Laya acted in every film; Mukesh Rishi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Vijayendra Varma
- Manoharam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vijayendra Varma, Mukesh Rishi kept going for 51 more films; Laya stepped back.
Manoharam was Laya's acting debut.
After Vijayendra Varma, Laya went on to appear in 5 more films, including Chanakya (2005) and Thammudu (2025).
Before Manoharam, Mukesh Rishi had starred in 18 films, including Sooryavansham (1999) and Ghatak (1996).
After Vijayendra Varma, Mukesh Rishi went on to appear in 51 more films, including Rajanna (2011) and Srimanthudu (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Laya & Mukesh Rishi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Narayana is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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