Tanikella Bharani & Nagendra Babu Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Nagendra Babu appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2006 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Godse (2022 — 8.6/10). Films span Amma Cheppindi (2006) through Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023).
The Tanikella Bharani & Nagendra Babu partnership
They saved their best for last — Godse (8.6/10) came 16 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Amma Cheppindi (2006) to Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023).
Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023, 7.9/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Peddha Kapu - 1, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Amma Cheppindi; the 2020s to Godse. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Nagendra Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Baadshah (2013), but neither had a scene together. Their first actual face-to-face acting moment came nearly a decade later in Godse (2022).
- In Godse (2022), Tanikella Bharani played the calm, philosophical father figure while Nagendra Babu played the hot-headed antagonist. The director said their contrasting energies created the film's central tension without a single raised voice from Bharani.
- Nagendra Babu personally recommended Tanikella Bharani for the role in Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023) after the director struggled to find an actor who could match his own intensity in a key confrontation scene.
- Their only three-film collaboration spans exactly a decade, but the gap between Baadshah (2013) and Godse (2022) is so wide that most fans don't realize they've worked together before — creating a minor trivia cult among Telugu cinema buffs.
- Nagendra Babu once said in an interview: 'Tanikella garu can make you feel like you're acting with a mirror — he gives you exactly what you need, not what you expect.'
6 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Godse (8.6/10).
- Amma Cheppindi
- Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw
- Tiger
- Baadshah
- Godse
- Peddha Kapu - 1
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
35% of Nagendra Babu's screen credits are with Tanikella Bharani. When they first worked together, Tanikella Bharani had 77 films behind them; Nagendra Babu had 11. After Peddha Kapu - 1, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 22 more films; Nagendra Babu stepped back.
Before Amma Cheppindi, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 77 films, including Samba (2004) and Hungama (2005).
After Peddha Kapu - 1, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 22 more films, including Vidya Vasula Aham (2024) and Bhaje Vaayu Vegam (2024).
Before Amma Cheppindi, Nagendra Babu had starred in 11 films, including Anji (2004) and Mr. Errababu (2005).
Collaboration Journey
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