Prakash Raj & K. S. Ravikumar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and K. S. Ravikumar appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 1999 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jai simha (2018 — 6.8/10). Films span Sneham Kosam (1999) through Ruler (2019).
The Prakash Raj & K. S. Ravikumar partnership
They saved their best for last — Jai simha (6.8/10) came 19 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Sneham Kosam (1999) to Ruler (2019).
It started with Sneham Kosam (1999).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Sneham Kosam; the 2010s to Jai simha. Prakash Raj acted in every film; K. S. Ravikumar directed all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in Tamil.
Partnership facts
- Prakash Raj and K. S. Ravikumar first teamed up for 'Saravana' (2006) because Ravikumar needed a villain who could match his hero's intensity in a Telugu remake of his own Tamil film 'Attahasam'. Prakash Raj was the only actor he called without auditioning.
- On the sets of 'Policegiri' (2013), Ravikumar would deliberately give Prakash Raj only half the dialogue before a scene. He knew Prakash Raj would improvise the rest, and that raw energy made their confrontations feel like real fights, not rehearsed lines.
- Their 2018 hit 'Jai Simha' directly inspired the trend of mass hero-villain face-offs in Telugu cinema that year. Three other producers rushed similar 'hero vs. powerful antagonist' scripts into production within six months of its release.
- During the shoot of 'Ruler' (2019), Prakash Raj and Ravikumar had a standing bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy biryani for the entire unit. Ravikumar lost every single day — on purpose, because he liked seeing the crew eat together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Sneham Kosam
- Saravana
- Jai simha
- Ruler
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ruler, Prakash Raj kept going for 41 more films; K. S. Ravikumar stepped back. By the time of Sneham Kosam, both already had careers — Prakash Raj with 23 films, K. S. Ravikumar with 21.
Before Sneham Kosam, Prakash Raj had starred in 23 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Ruler, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 41 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Sneham Kosam, K. S. Ravikumar had directed 21 films, including Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Muthu (1995).
After Ruler, K. S. Ravikumar went on to direct 26 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal (2022) and Naan Sirithal (2020).
Collaboration Journey
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