Prakash Raj & Sonu Sood Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood appeared together in 9 Telugu films between 2005 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gabbar is Back (2015 — 8.2/10). Films span Athadu (2005) through Alludu Adhurs (2021).
The Prakash Raj & Sonu Sood partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Athadu (2005) to Alludu Adhurs (2021). Athadu (2005, 7.7/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Gabbar is Back is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Athadu (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Athadu; the 2020s to Alludu Adhurs. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Sonu Sood acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 2 films in Hindi.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Anjaneyulu (2009), almost didn't happen. Director Parasuram wanted a different actor for the villain role, but Sonu Sood personally called Prakash Raj and convinced him to take it, saying the role had 'more layers than it looked on paper.'
- In Dookudu (2011), Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood played father and son — but they swapped their usual energy. Prakash Raj, normally the loud villain, played a quiet, broken father. Sonu, usually the calm one, played the hot-headed son. They deliberately rehearsed their confrontation scene 12 times to get the emotional rhythm right.
- Their pairing in Gabbar is Back (2015) directly inspired the Telugu remake of the Hindi film. The original Hindi version had no major villain-hero face-off dynamic. But after seeing how Telugu audiences reacted to Prakash Raj vs Sonu Sood in Dookudu, the remake team rewrote the antagonist role specifically for Prakash Raj.
- On the sets of Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap (2011), Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood shared a room for 45 days. Sonu later said Prakash Raj would wake him up at 5 AM every day to practice Telugu dialogues together — even though the film was in Hindi.
- Sonu Sood once said about Prakash Raj: 'He is the only co-star who would call me after a scene and say, 'You underacted that line. Let's redo it tomorrow.' He treated me like a student, not a co-star.'
9 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Athadu (7.7/10).
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Gabbar is Back (8.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Athadu
- Ashok
- Gabbar is Back
- Dookudu
- Alludu Adhurs
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 4 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Sonu Sood's screen credits are with Prakash Raj. When they first worked together, Prakash Raj had 90 films behind them; Sonu Sood had 5. After Alludu Adhurs, Prakash Raj kept going for 33 more films; Sonu Sood stepped back.
Before Athadu, Prakash Raj had starred in 90 films, including Tagore (2003) and Samba (2004).
After Alludu Adhurs, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 33 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Viduthalai (2023).
Before Athadu, Sonu Sood had starred in 5 films, including Yuva (2004) and Majunu (2001).
After Alludu Adhurs, Sonu Sood went on to appear in 7 more films, including Tamilarasan (2023) and Acharya (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Sonu Sood's professional partnership
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Kota Srinivasa Rao appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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