Tanikella Bharani & Suman Setty Movies Together List — 7 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s belonged to Kabaddi Kabaddi; the 2010s to Naruda Donoruda. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Suman Setty acted in all of them.

Partnership facts

• Tanikella Bharani handpicked Suman Setty for 'Kabaddi Kabaddi' (2003) after seeing him in a stage play. Setty was a theatre rookie then — Bharani convinced the director to take a chance on him.
• In 'Om Shanti' (2010), Bharani played the straight man to Setty's manic comic relief. Setty once said Bharani would deliberately pause his lines mid-scene to let Setty's reactions land harder — a rhythm they built over three films.
• Between takes on 'Naruda Donoruda' (2016), the two would sit in the corner and discuss old Telugu poetry. Setty later admitted he barely understood half of it but loved how Bharani's voice changed when reciting verses.
• "Bharani garu doesn't just act with you — he listens to you. That silence between his lines is where my comedy lives." — Suman Setty, in a 2017 interview about their 'Kabaddi Kabaddi' scenes.
• Their comic track in 'Kabaddi Kabaddi' (2003) became a template for buddy-comedy duos in early 2000s Telugu cinema. Several later films — like 'Mithunam' (2012) — directly borrowed their 'bickering old friends' dynamic.