Tanikella Bharani & Vennela Kishore Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Vennela Kishore appeared together in 14 Telugu films between 2011 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ism (2016 — 7.5/10). Films span Dookudu (2011) through Bro (2023).
The Tanikella Bharani & Vennela Kishore partnership
2017 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 12 years, a Tanikella–Vennela film arrived almost every year. From Dookudu (2011) to Bro (2023).
Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Bro, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Ism; the 2020s to Entha Manchivaadavuraa. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Vennela Kishore acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Dookudu (2011), but Vennela Kishore almost didn't get the role. Tanikella Bharani personally recommended him to director Srinu Vaitla after seeing his work in a small comedy skit.
- In Anando Brahma (2017), Tanikella Bharani played the straight-laced ghost hunter while Vennela Kishore was the panicky sidekick. Kishore later said Bharani would deliberately pause his lines mid-sentence to throw him off, forcing him to improvise — and that's why their comic timing felt so natural.
- Their double-act in Dookudu (2011) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2014 Tamil film 'Jilla' — director R. T. Neason admitted he rewatched their scenes to study how a deadpan senior and a hyper junior could bounce off each other.
- On the sets of Baadshah (2013), Tanikella Bharani would cook biryani in his vanity van every Sunday and invite Vennela Kishore over. Kishore later said those lunches were the only reason he survived the 100-day shoot.
- "He doesn't act with me — he wrestles me for the scene. I have to stay two steps ahead or he'll eat my lines." — Vennela Kishore, on Tanikella Bharani, during a 2019 interview for First Rank Raju promotions.
14 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 12 films together, anchored by Ism (7.5/10).
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Entha Manchivaadavuraa (7.5/10).
- Ism
- Dookudu
- Entha Manchivaadavuraa
- Bro
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
88% of Vennela Kishore's screen credits are with Tanikella Bharani. When they first worked together, Tanikella Bharani had 115 films behind them; Vennela Kishore had 0. After Bro, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 22 more films; Vennela Kishore stepped back.
Before Dookudu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 115 films, including Ashta Chamma (2008) and Khaleja (2010).
After Bro, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 22 more films, including Vidya Vasula Aham (2024) and Bhaje Vaayu Vegam (2024).
Dookudu was Vennela Kishore's acting debut.
After Bro, Vennela Kishore went on to appear in 2 more films, including Hanuman (2024) and Gam Gam Ganesha (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Vennela Kishore's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
6
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Other iconic Telugu director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Tanikella BharaniDevi Sri PrasadRaghu BabuPosani Krishna MuraliBrahmajiDevi Sri PrasadRao RameshPradeep RawatBrahmanandam