Rakul Preet Singh & Vennela Kishore Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rakul Preet Singh and Vennela Kishore appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2016 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nannaku Prematho (2016 — 7.5/10). Films span Nannaku Prematho (2016) through Manmadhudu 2 (2019).
The Rakul Preet Singh & Vennela Kishore partnership
Between 2016 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Nannaku Prematho (2016) to Manmadhudu 2 (2019). Nannaku Prematho is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Nannaku Prematho (2016).
The shape of the work
Rakul Preet Singh acted in every film; Vennela Kishore acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rakul Preet Singh and Vennela Kishore first shared screen space in Nannaku Prematho (2016). Kishore played a small but memorable role as a friend of the hero, and their scenes together were so natural that the director immediately cast them again in Winner (2017).
- In Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017), Kishore’s deadpan comic timing gave Rakul the space to play the straight woman. She didn’t try to match his energy — she let his absurdity bounce off her calm reactions, which made every scene between them land harder.
- Their pairing in Manmadhudu 2 (2019) was so well-received that it directly led to Kishore being cast as the comic sidekick in multiple Rakul-led films in other languages, including her Hindi projects. That film made producers see him as her lucky charm.
- On the sets of NTR Kathanayakudu (2019), Rakul and Kishore developed a running joke where they’d greet each other in exaggerated old-Telugu dialect from the film. They kept it up even after pack-up, confusing the crew but making each other laugh through long shoot days.
- Rakul once said in a press interview: 'Vennela Kishore is the only co-star who can make me break character mid-scene. I have to look away or I’ll ruin the take.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Nannaku Prematho
- Winner
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Nannaku Prematho, both already had careers — Rakul Preet Singh with 13 films, Vennela Kishore with 27.
Before Nannaku Prematho, Rakul Preet Singh had starred in 13 films, including Keratam (2011) and Venkatadri Express (2013).
After Manmadhudu 2, Rakul Preet Singh went on to appear in 18 more films, including Pati Patni Aur Woh Do (2026) and Konda Polam (2021).
Before Nannaku Prematho, Vennela Kishore had starred in 27 films, including Dookudu (2011) and S/O Satyamurthy (2015).
After Manmadhudu 2, Vennela Kishore went on to appear in 22 more films, including Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam (2022) and Hanuman (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rakul Preet Singh & Vennela Kishore's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jagapathi Babu is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Jagapathi Babu appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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