Prakash Raj & Priyadarshi Pullikonda Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s belonged to F2; the 2020s to Utsavam. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Priyadarshi Pullikonda acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Prakash Raj personally called Priyadarshi after watching his web series work and offered him a role in F2 (2019) without an audition. Priyadarshi later said he was too nervous to even speak during that first phone call.
• In F2 (2019), Prakash Raj deliberately slowed down his delivery in every scene with Priyadarshi so the younger actor's fast-paced comic timing would pop. Priyadarshi later admitted that Prakash Raj's patience taught him how to breathe between punchlines.
• During the shoot of First Rank Raju (2019), Prakash Raj would stay back after his own scenes wrapped just to watch Priyadarshi perform. He told the director that Priyadarshi reminded him of his own early days in theatre.
• "Prakash Raj garu doesn't just act with you — he listens to you. In F2, he let me take pauses that weren't in the script. That's when I learned comedy is about silence, not noise." — Priyadarshi Pullikonda, in a 2022 interview with The Hindu.
• The success of First Rank Raju (2019) directly led to Priyadarshi being cast as the lead in the 2022 sleeper hit DJ Tillu. Prakash Raj had recommended him to the film's producer after seeing his comic timing on set.
• In Utsavam (2024), the two actors swapped their usual roles — Prakash Raj played the loud, impulsive character while Priyadarshi played the calm, reactive one. They rehearsed the switch for two weeks before shooting to make the reversal feel natural.