Prakash Raj & Sakshi Shivanand Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Sakshi Shivanand appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1999 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Samudram (1999 — 5.6/10). Films span Samudram (1999) through Zanjeer (2013).
The Prakash Raj & Sakshi Shivanand partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Zanjeer (2013). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2013. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
From Samudram (1999) to Zanjeer (2013). It started with Samudram (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Samudram; the 2010s to Zanjeer. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Sakshi Shivanand acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Sakshi Shivanand was a last-minute replacement in Samudram (1999). The original heroine walked out days before shooting, and Prakash Raj — already cast as the villain — personally recommended her to director S. J. Surya. That film put both of them on the map in Tamil cinema.
- In Vaanchinathan (2001), Prakash Raj played the antagonist to Sakshi's love interest. He deliberately slowed his dialogue delivery in their scenes together — he told the director it made her nervous energy pop on screen. She later said his pacing taught her how to hold a frame without rushing.
- On the sets of Samudram, Prakash Raj would run lines with Sakshi Shivanand every morning before call time — even though they had no scenes together that day. She later said he did it to calm her nerves because it was her first Tamil film. They stayed friends long after the films ended.
- "Prakash Raj was the only co-star who called me before every shoot to ask if I had eaten. He treated me like a younger sister, not a heroine." — Sakshi Shivanand, in a 2014 interview with The New Indian Express.
- Their third and final film together, Zanjeer (2013), was the Tamil dubbed version of the Hindi remake. It was a box office disaster and effectively ended Sakshi Shivanand's comeback attempt in Tamil cinema. Prakash Raj never worked with her again after that.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Samudram
- Vaanchinathan
- Zanjeer
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Sakshi Shivanand's screen credits are with Prakash Raj. After Zanjeer, Prakash Raj kept going for 101 more films; Sakshi Shivanand stepped back.
Before Samudram, Prakash Raj had starred in 23 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Zanjeer, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 101 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
Before Samudram, Sakshi Shivanand had starred in 7 films, including Pudhayal (1997) and Pudhayal (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Sakshi Shivanand's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Srihari is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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