Tanikella Bharani & Babu Mohan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Babu Mohan appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 1991 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Big Boss (1995 — 4.8/10). Films span Appula Appa Rao (1991) through The Paradise (2026).
The Tanikella Bharani & Babu Mohan partnership
After 24 years apart, they came back together for MBM (Mera Bharath Mahan) (2019). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2019. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
From Appula Appa Rao (1991) to The Paradise (2026). Their most recent film, The Paradise, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Big Boss; the 2020s to The Paradise. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Babu Mohan acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in Hindi.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the sets of Appula Appa Rao (1991) because the director needed a comedian who could match Bharani's deadpan timing. Babu Mohan was recommended by a mutual friend, and they clicked so well that the director rewrote several scenes to give them more screen time together.
- In Big Boss (1995), Bharani would set up a straight-faced, logical premise, and Babu Mohan would undercut it with a sudden, absurd punchline. They never stepped on each other's lines — Bharani controlled the rhythm, Babu Mohan delivered the surprise.
- Their comedy track in MBM (Mera Bharath Mahan) (2019) became a viral meme template on Telugu social media, with fans looping their back-and-forth banter for years after the film's release. It directly inspired a wave of short-form comedy skits on YouTube in 2020.
- Off-screen, they had a running bet on every film: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the other a meal at the nearest dhaba. Babu Mohan once admitted he deliberately messed up a take in Big Boss just to treat Bharani to his favorite biryani.
- Babu Mohan once said in a 2020 interview: 'Tanikella Bharani is the only actor who can make me laugh without moving a muscle. I just have to look at his face, and I forget my lines.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Big Boss
- Appula Appa Rao
- MBM (Mera Bharath Mahan)0
- The Paradise
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 35 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
67% of Tanikella Bharani's screen credits are with Babu Mohan.
Before Appula Appa Rao, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 2 films, including Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) and Shiva (1990).
Before Appula Appa Rao, Babu Mohan had starred in 3 films, including Prema Khaidi (1990) and Bobbili Raja (1990).
Collaboration Journey
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