Tanikella Bharani & Nayantara Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Nayantara appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2008 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Adhurs (2010 — 6.7/10). Films span Kathanayakudu (2008) through Adhurs (2010).
The Tanikella Bharani & Nayantara partnership
From Kathanayakudu (2008) to Adhurs (2010). It started with Kathanayakudu (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kathanayakudu; the 2010s to Adhurs. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Nayantara acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
- Kathanayakudu
- Kuselan
- Adhurs
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Tanikella Bharani had 90 films behind them; Nayantara had 22. After Adhurs, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 136 more films; Nayantara stepped back.
Before Kathanayakudu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 90 films, including Classmates (2007) and Samba (2004).
After Adhurs, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 136 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Kathanayakudu, Nayantara had starred in 22 films, including E (2006) and Ayya (2005).
After Adhurs, Nayantara went on to appear in 65 more films, including Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) and Sri Rama Rajyam (2011).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Nayantara's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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