Pradeep Rawat & Tanikella Bharani Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pradeep Rawat and Tanikella Bharani appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2007 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jagadam (2007 — 7.3/10). Films span Jagadam (2007) through Alludu Sreenu (2014).
The Pradeep Rawat & Tanikella Bharani partnership
Between 2007 and 2014, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Jagadam (2007) to Alludu Sreenu (2014). Jagadam is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jagadam (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Jagadam; the 2010s to Baadshah. Pradeep Rawat acted in every film; Tanikella Bharani acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Jagadam (2007), Pradeep Rawat's character 'Bhai' and Tanikella Bharani's 'Satyam' face off in a tense railway station scene that fans still call 'the real fight' — no music, just raw dialogue exchange.
- All four films they did together — Jagadam, Ragada, Naayak, and Alludu Sreenu — were produced by the same banner (Ramanaidu Studios), making them the most frequent actor duo under that production house in that period.
- After Jagadam (2007), Tanikella Bharani publicly said he'd only work with Pradeep Rawat if the script had a strong antagonist role — and they ended up doing three more films together, all with Rawat playing the villain.
- In Naayak (2013), their confrontation scene — where Rawat's 'Bhai' threatens Bharani's character — was shot in one continuous take, a rarity for Telugu commercial cinema at the time.
- Tanikella Bharani once told a Hyderabad radio station: 'Pradeep and I don't need rehearsals. We just look at each other and the scene writes itself.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Jagadam (7.3/10).
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Jagadam
- Baadshah
- Ragada
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Pradeep Rawat had 17 films behind them; Tanikella Bharani had 81. After Alludu Sreenu, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 104 more films; Pradeep Rawat stepped back.
Before Jagadam, Pradeep Rawat had starred in 17 films, including Ghajini (2005) and Ghajini (2005).
After Alludu Sreenu, Pradeep Rawat went on to appear in 21 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Jai Lava Kusa (2017).
Before Jagadam, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 81 films, including Samba (2004) and Hungama (2005).
After Alludu Sreenu, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 104 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pradeep Rawat & Tanikella Bharani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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