Pradeep Rawat & Brahmanandam Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pradeep Rawat and Brahmanandam appeared together in 14 Telugu films between 2006 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mitrudu (2009 — 6.8/10). Films span Stalin (2006) through Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).
The Pradeep Rawat & Brahmanandam partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. 2008 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 14 years, a Pradeep–Brahmanandam film arrived almost every year.
From Stalin (2006) to Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). It started with Stalin (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Mitrudu; the 2020s to Sarileru Neekevvaru. Pradeep Rawat acted in every film; Brahmanandam acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In 'Sarrainodu' (2016), Brahmanandam's character 'Babloo' and Pradeep Rawat's villain 'Obul Reddy' had a face-off scene where Brahmanandam mocks Rawat's height — that dialogue became a meme template in Telugu social media for years.
- Their 9th film together, 'Sarileru Neekevvaru' (2020), was the only one to cross ₹100 crore at the box office — a hit that came 14 years after their first pairing in 'Stalin' (2006).
- Pradeep Rawat played the main villain in 7 of their 9 films together, but in 'Alludu Sreenu' (2014), Brahmanandam's comedy track directly undercut Rawat's serious antagonist role — a rare shift where the comedian got the upper hand over the heavy.
- In 'Naayak' (2013), their one shared scene — where Brahmanandam's character tries to bribe Pradeep Rawat's police officer — is still played in Telugu comedy compilations on YouTube, clocking over 2 million views on fan channels.
- Brahmanandam once said in a 2017 interview: 'Pradeep Rawat is the only villain who can make me laugh even when he's angry. We never rehearsed — we just fed off each other's energy.'
- Their first film 'Stalin' (2006) set the template for the 'comedian vs. villain' subplot in mass entertainers — a formula that directors like V.V. Vinayak and Boyapati Srinu reused in 5 of their subsequent collaborations.
14 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Mitrudu
- Maska
- All the Best
- Sarrainodu
- Sarileru Neekevvaru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
35% of Pradeep Rawat's screen credits are with Brahmanandam. When they first worked together, Pradeep Rawat had 16 films behind them; Brahmanandam had 132.
Before Stalin, Pradeep Rawat had starred in 16 films, including Ghajini (2005) and Ghajini (2005).
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Pradeep Rawat went on to appear in 10 more films, including DD Returns (2023) and DD Returns (2023).
Before Stalin, Brahmanandam had starred in 132 films, including Hungama (2005) and Golmaal (2003).
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Brahmanandam went on to appear in 12 more films, including Rangamarthanda (2023) and Jathi Ratnalu (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pradeep Rawat & Brahmanandam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 11 people again and again — a small repertory company. Chandramohan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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