Prakash Raj & Naresh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Naresh appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2019 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maharshi (2019 — 7.1/10). Films span NTR Kathanayakudu (2019) through Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).
The Prakash Raj & Naresh partnership
Between 2019 and 2020, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 1 years. 2019 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From NTR Kathanayakudu (2019) to Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).
Maharshi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with NTR Kathanayakudu (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Maharshi; the 2020s to Sarileru Neekevvaru. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Naresh acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prakash Raj and Naresh first shared screen space in NTR Kathanayakudu (2019) because the director Krish wanted two veteran actors who could play off each other's intensity in a single courtroom scene. Naresh later said he agreed to the role just to watch Prakash Raj work up close.
- In Maharshi (2019), Prakash Raj played the villain and Naresh played the hero's friend. They never shared a single scene together — their only 'interaction' was in the edit, where the director cut between their reactions to create tension. Both actors later joked they 'acted together without acting together.'
- During the shoot of First Rank Raju (2019), Prakash Raj and Naresh discovered they both collect vintage film posters. They spent a Sunday afternoon in Hyderabad swapping rare posters from the 1980s. Naresh later gifted Prakash Raj a signed poster of Shankarabharanam.
- Because of their back-to-back hits in 2019-2020, director Anil Ravipudi cast both of them again in Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) — but this time as comic foils. Their banter in that film directly inspired a spin-off comedy track in Ravipudi's next project, F3 (2022), though neither actor was in it.
- Naresh said in a 2020 interview: 'Prakash Raj garu can make you laugh with just his eyebrows. In Sarileru Neekevvaru, I had to work twice as hard to keep up with him. He doesn't act — he just becomes the character.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Maharshi (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Maharshi
- NTR Kathanayakudu
- Sarileru Neekevvaru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 1 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Prakash Raj had 252 films behind them; Naresh had 38.
Before NTR Kathanayakudu, Prakash Raj had starred in 252 films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Kanchivaram (2009).
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 38 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before NTR Kathanayakudu, Naresh had starred in 38 films, including Manamantha (2016) and Drushyam (2014).
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Naresh went on to appear in 26 more films, including Martin Luther King (2023) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Naresh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vennela Kishore is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. Vennela Kishore appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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