Sampath Raj & Posani Krishna Murali Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sampath Raj and Posani Krishna Murali appeared together in 7 Telugu films between 2014 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Loukyam (2014 — 7.1/10). Films span Loukyam (2014) through Agent (2023).
The Sampath Raj & Posani Krishna Murali partnership
From Loukyam (2014) to Agent (2023). For 9 years, a Sampath–Posani film arrived almost every year. Their most recent film, Agent, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
Loukyam is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Loukyam (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Loukyam; the 2020s to Check. Sampath Raj acted in every film; Posani Krishna Murali acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Posani Krishna Murali wrote the dialogues for Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016) specifically because he knew Sampath Raj could deliver his signature rapid-fire, moralistic monologues without breaking a sweat. The director Nagarjuna paired them deliberately after seeing their rhythm in Loukyam.
- In Loukyam (2014), Posani’s character is a loud, righteous father figure, while Sampath plays a slick villain. Their only face-off scene runs nearly 8 minutes — Posani set the pace with long, angry speeches, and Sampath responded with cold, measured pauses. That push-and-pull became their trademark.
- The success of Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016) directly led to Posani being cast as the writer for Nagarjuna’s next big family entertainer, Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017). Sampath was brought back as the antagonist because the producers wanted to recreate that same hero-villain tension.
- On the sets of Voter (2019), Posani and Sampath shared a vanity van — not because of budget cuts, but because Posani insisted. He said he needed Sampath nearby to rehearse their courtroom scenes line-by-line until 2 AM. The crew called them 'the night owls'.
- Posani Krishna Murali once told a behind-the-scenes interviewer: 'Sampath is the only actor who can match my speed without asking me to slow down. He doesn't blink when I shout. That's rare.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Loukyam (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Loukyam
- Soggade Chinni Nayana
- Check
- Red
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 9 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 Loukyam, both already had careers — Sampath Raj with 31 films, Posani Krishna Murali with 20.
Before Loukyam, Sampath Raj had starred in 31 films, including Kanchivaram (2009) and Aaranya Kaandam (2011).
After Agent, Sampath Raj went on to appear in 8 more films, including Funky (2026) and Operation Valentine (2024).
Before Loukyam, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 20 films, including Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) and Seetayya (2003).
After Agent, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 6 more films, including Solo Boy (2025) and Kallu Compound 1995 (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sampath Raj & Posani Krishna Murali's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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