Nassar & Surekha Vani Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Surekha Vani appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2009 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dookudu (2011 — 7.1/10). Films span Raju Maharaju (2009) through Ramarao on Duty (2022).
The Nassar & Surekha Vani partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Ramarao on Duty (2022). Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. They didn't share a set between 2013 and 2022.
From Raju Maharaju (2009) to Ramarao on Duty (2022). Dookudu is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Raju Maharaju; the 2020s to Ramarao on Duty. Nassar acted in every film; Surekha Vani acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nassar and Surekha Vani first shared screen space in Dookudu (2011) because the director, Srinu Vaitla, specifically wanted a seasoned actor like Nassar to play the father of the heroine (Samantha) — and he cast Surekha Vani as the mother. Neither had worked together before, but Vaitla bet on their combined gravitas to anchor the family scenes.
- In Baadshah (2013), Nassar played the villain and Surekha Vani played a supporting role — but they never shared a single scene. Their only connection in that film is that both characters orbit the hero (Jr. NTR) from opposite sides of the moral spectrum.
- Surekha Vani has said in interviews that Nassar treated her like a younger sister on the sets of Dookudu, often giving her tips on how to modulate her dialogue delivery for the camera — something she carried into their later films.
- The family dynamic they created in Dookudu — a warm, slightly comedic mother-father duo — became a template for several Telugu family comedies in the early 2010s, including the parent characters in films like Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).
- Surekha Vani once told a Telugu news channel: 'Nassar garu is so intense on screen, but off-screen he’s the one who makes sure everyone on set is laughing. I learned to balance my performance because of him.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Dookudu (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
- Raju Maharaju
- Dookudu
- Baadshah
- Ramarao on Duty
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Surekha Vani's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 108 films behind them; Surekha Vani had 4. After Ramarao on Duty, Nassar kept going for 28 more films; Surekha Vani stepped back.
Before Raju Maharaju, Nassar had starred in 108 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Anniyan (2005).
After Ramarao on Duty, Nassar went on to appear in 28 more films, including 800 (2023) and Hi Nanna (2023).
Before Raju Maharaju, Surekha Vani had starred in 4 films, including Ashok (2006) and Ullasamga Utsahamga (2008).
After Ramarao on Duty, Surekha Vani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Honeymoon Express (2024) and Parijatha Parvam (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Surekha Vani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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