Tanikella Bharani & Mukesh Rishi Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Mukesh Rishi appeared together in 7 Telugu films between 2001 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jalsa (2008 — 6.6/10). Films span Narasimha Naidu (2001) through Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013).
The Tanikella Bharani & Mukesh Rishi partnership
From Narasimha Naidu (2001) to Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013). It started with Narasimha Naidu (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Jalsa; the 2010s to Baadshah. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Mukesh Rishi acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Jalsa
- Saleem
- Baadshah
- Ramayya Vasthavayya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ramayya Vasthavayya, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 113 more films; Mukesh Rishi stepped back. By the time of Narasimha Naidu, both already had careers — Tanikella Bharani with 35 films, Mukesh Rishi with 23.
Before Narasimha Naidu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 35 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Money Money (1995).
After Ramayya Vasthavayya, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 113 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Narasimha Naidu, Mukesh Rishi had starred in 23 films, including Sooryavansham (1999) and Ghatak (1996).
After Ramayya Vasthavayya, Mukesh Rishi went on to appear in 26 more films, including Srimanthudu (2015) and Loukyam (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Mukesh Rishi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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