Prakash Raj & Meka Srikanth Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Meka Srikanth appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2000 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Varisu (2023 — 5.8/10). Films span Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi (2000) through Varisu (2023).
The Prakash Raj & Meka Srikanth partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Govindudu Andarivadele (2014). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2014. They saved their best for last — Varisu (5.8/10) came 23 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi (2000) to Varisu (2023).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Khadgam; the 2020s to Varisu. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Meka Srikanth acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in Tamil.
Partnership facts
- Prakash Raj and Srikanth first faced off in Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi (2000) — a comedy where Prakash Raj played a ghost. The director, Jandhyala, deliberately cast them as rivals to test their comic timing. They ended up stealing the show from the lead hero.
- In Khadgam (2002), Prakash Raj played a ruthless cop and Srikanth a hot-headed patriot. Their scenes together had no rehearsal — director Krishna Vamsi wanted raw, unpredictable energy. Prakash Raj later said Srikanth's intensity pushed him to drop his usual method and react in the moment.
- During the shoot of Intlo Srimati Veedhilo Kumari (2004), Prakash Raj and Srikanth shared a house in Hyderabad for three weeks. They cooked together every night — Srikanth made biryani, Prakash Raj handled the dal. Neither has talked about it publicly, but crew members still recall the smell of their kitchen.
- Their pairing in Govindudu Andarivadele (2014) — where Prakash Raj played the strict father and Srikanth the rebellious son — directly inspired the father-son dynamic in the 2018 hit 'Rangasthalam'. Director Sukumar watched their scenes multiple times before casting Prakash Raj again in a similar role.
- After Varisu (2023), Srikanth told a Telugu daily: 'Prakash Raj and I don't need to talk on set. We just look at each other and know what the other will do. That's 23 years of trust.'
5 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Khadgam
- Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi
- Govindudu Andarivadele
- Varisu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi, both already had careers — Prakash Raj with 31 films, Meka Srikanth with 15.
Before Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi, Prakash Raj had starred in 31 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Varisu, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 11 more films, including Raayan (2024) and CHAMPION (2025).
Before Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi, Meka Srikanth had starred in 15 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Pilla Nachindi (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Meka Srikanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Srikanth is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Srikanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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