Tanikella Bharani & Saluri Koteswara Rao Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Saluri Koteswara Rao appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1995 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Malliswari (2004 — 6.6/10). Films span Amma Donga (1995) through Malliswari (2004).
The Tanikella Bharani & Saluri Koteswara Rao partnership
From Amma Donga (1995) to Malliswari (2004). The played out closed with Malliswari in 2004. It started with Amma Donga (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Amma Donga; the 2000s to Malliswari. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Saluri Koteswara Rao scored all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Amma Donga
- Malliswari
- Goppinti Alludu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Malliswari, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 182 more films; Saluri Koteswara Rao stepped back.
Before Amma Donga, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 12 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Yamaleela (1994).
After Malliswari, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 182 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Amma Donga, Saluri Koteswara Rao had starred in 7 films, including Muta Mesthri (1993) and Raja Vikramarka (1990).
After Malliswari, Saluri Koteswara Rao went on to appear in 7 more films, including 1997 (2021) and Sehari (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kota Srinivasa Rao is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Kota Srinivasa Rao appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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