Venu & Meka Srikanth Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Venu and Meka Srikanth appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2003 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sri Krishna 2006 (2006 — 7.8/10). Films span Pellam Oorelithe (2003) through Raa Raa (2018).
The Venu & Meka Srikanth partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Raa Raa (2018). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2018. From Pellam Oorelithe (2003) to Raa Raa (2018).
Sri Krishna 2006 is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pellam Oorelithe (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Sri Krishna 2006; the 2010s to Raa Raa. Venu acted in every film; Meka Srikanth acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Venu and Srikanth first teamed up for Pellam Oorelithe (2003) because Srikanth specifically asked for Venu as his heroine. Venu was a rising star, and Srikanth wanted a fresh pairing — the director agreed only if Srikanth convinced Venu's family, which he did over a cup of coffee.
- In Sri Krishna 2006 (2006), Venu played the goddess Rukmini opposite Srikanth's Krishna. The film's success hinged on Venu's ability to match Srikanth's devotional intensity — she set the emotional tone in every scene, and Srikanth later said she made him 'believe in the character more than the script did.'
- Their 2018 hit Raa Raa directly launched the career of director R. P. Patnaik. Before this film, Patnaik was only a music composer; after Venu and Srikanth trusted him with a full directorial debut, he went on to direct three more films in the next five years.
- On the sets of Yamagola (2007), Venu and Srikanth had a running bet: whoever flubbed a dialogue first had to buy the entire crew lunch. Srikanth lost every single day of the shoot — Venu never paid once.
- Srikanth once said in a 2018 interview: 'Venu is the only co-star who can make me forget my lines. Not because she distracts me — because she makes the scene so real, I stop acting.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Sri Krishna 2006 (7.8/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Sri Krishna 2006
- Pellam Oorelithe
- Raa Raa0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Pellam Oorelithe, Venu had starred in 9 films, including Veedekkadi Mogudandi? (2001) and Pottu Amman (2001).
After Raa Raa, Venu went on to appear in 1 more film, including Chor Bazaar (2022).
Before Pellam Oorelithe, Meka Srikanth had starred in 29 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Pilla Nachindi (1999).
After Raa Raa, Meka Srikanth went on to appear in 3 more films, including Kothala Rayudu (2022) and Varisu (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Venu & Meka Srikanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Srikanth is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Srikanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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