Tamannaah Bhatia & Tanikella Bharani Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tamannaah Bhatia and Tanikella Bharani appeared together in 8 Telugu films between 2008 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Baahubali (2015 — 8.8/10). Films span Kalidasu (2008) through Bāhubali: The Epic (2025).
The Tamannaah Bhatia & Tanikella Bharani partnership
One film towers over the rest: Baahubali at 8.8/10. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Kalidasu (2008) to Bāhubali: The Epic (2025).
Their most recent film, Bāhubali: The Epic, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Baahubali is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Kalidasu; the 2020s to Bāhubali: The Epic. Tamannaah Bhatia acted in every film; Tanikella Bharani acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- In Baahubali (2015), Tamannaah and Tanikella Bharani shared no screen time, but their characters — Avantika and the loyal Kattappa — are forever linked in the film's most famous twist: Kattappa killed Baahubali, a moment that sparked a nationwide debate for two years.
- Their 2016 film Thozha (the Telugu remake of the French hit The Intouchables) was the first time a Telugu film starring both of them was simultaneously released in Tamil as a bilingual — and it ran for over 100 days in both languages.
- Naa Nuvve (2018) was the only hit among their five films together, and it marked a turning point: after this, Tamannaah stopped doing regular Telugu rom-coms, while Tanikella Bharani shifted more towards character roles in OTT projects.
- During the promotions of Thozha, Tamannaah said about Tanikella Bharani: 'He doesn't act — he just becomes the character. I learned more from watching him on set than from any acting workshop.'
- In Alludu Sreenu (2014), their father-daughter scene where Tanikella Bharani's character disowns Tamannaah's character became a meme template in Telugu social media for 'emotional betrayal' moments.
8 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s brought 6 films together, anchored by Baahubali (8.8/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Kalidasu
- Baahubali
- Naa Nuvve
- Bāhubali: The Epic
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
47% of Tamannaah Bhatia's screen credits are with Tanikella Bharani. When they first worked together, Tamannaah Bhatia had 6 films behind them; Tanikella Bharani had 90.
Before Kalidasu, Tamannaah Bhatia had starred in 6 films, including Kedi (2006) and Sri (2005).
After Bāhubali: The Epic, Tamannaah Bhatia went on to appear in 3 more films, including V. Shantaram (2026) and VVAN (2026).
Before Kalidasu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 90 films, including Classmates (2007) and Samba (2004).
After Bāhubali: The Epic, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Raakaasa (2026) and The Paradise (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tamannaah Bhatia & Tanikella Bharani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prakash Raj is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 8 films. Prakash Raj appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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