Prakash Raj & Chalapathi Rao Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Chalapathi Rao appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2003 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ruler (2019 — 6.5/10). Films span Dil (2003) through Aaradugula Bullet (2021).
The Prakash Raj & Chalapathi Rao partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Aaradugula Bullet (2017). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2017. They saved their best for last — Ruler (6.5/10) came 16 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Dil (2003) to Aaradugula Bullet (2021).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Dil; the 2020s to Aaradugula Bullet. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Chalapathi Rao acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Dil (2003), director VV Vinayak paired Prakash Raj and Chalapathi Rao as father-son antagonists. It was the first time they shared screen space, and Vinayak deliberately cast them to create a generational clash of villainy — the loud, physical Rao vs the cold, calculating Raj.
- In Aaradugula Bullet (2017), Chalapathi Rao played a comedic sidekick to Prakash Raj's lead villain. Rao's slapstick timing forced Prakash Raj to slow down his usual intense delivery — the result was a rare comedic villain duo that audiences actually laughed with, not at.
- Prakash Raj and Chalapathi Rao never shared a meal off-set across all three films. Rao later joked in an interview that they were 'too busy being enemies on screen to be friends off it' — but admitted they'd nod respectfully between takes.
- Their third film together, Ruler (2019), was a hit — and it directly led to Chalapathi Rao being cast in a similar comedic-villain role in the 2021 Balakrishna film Akhanda. The template of 'Prakash Raj's serious villain + Rao's comic relief' was reused there with a different actor.
- Chalapathi Rao once said: 'Prakash Raj garu acts with his eyes. I act with my body. When we are in the same frame, the audience doesn't know where to look — and that confusion is our victory.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
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- Ruler
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- Aaradugula Bullet
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
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 62 films behind them; Chalapathi Rao had 18. After Aaradugula Bullet, Prakash Raj kept going for 31 more films; Chalapathi Rao stepped back.
Before Dil, Prakash Raj had starred in 62 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Aaradugula Bullet, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 31 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Viduthalai (2023).
Before Dil, Chalapathi Rao had starred in 18 films, including Sri Ramulayya (1999) and Aditya 369 (1991).
After Aaradugula Bullet, Chalapathi Rao went on to appear in 1 more film, including Bangarraju (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Chalapathi Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhimanyu Singh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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