Tanikella Bharani & Daggubati Venkatesh Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Daggubati Venkatesh appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 1995 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013 — 7.4/10). Films span Pokiri Raja (1995) through Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).
The Tanikella Bharani & Daggubati Venkatesh partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013). They saved their best for last — Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (7.4/10) came 18 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2013. From Pokiri Raja (1995) to Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pokiri Raja; the 2010s to Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Daggubati Venkatesh acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Venkatesh personally requested Tanikella Bharani to write the dialogues for Raja (1999). Bharani had never written for a mainstream hero before. Venkatesh trusted him after watching his stage plays.
- In Vasantham (2003), Bharani played Venkatesh's father. But on set, Bharani would quietly rewrite his own lines to match Venkatesh's natural speech rhythm. Venkatesh later said he didn't realize Bharani was improvising until he saw the final cut.
- After Jayam Manade Raa (2000) flopped hard, Bharani called Venkatesh and apologized for his performance. Venkatesh told him: 'Don't worry. We'll do a film that people will remember forever.' That film was Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).
- Venkatesh once said in an interview: 'Bharani garu doesn't act. He just becomes the character. I had to raise my game every time I shared a frame with him.'
- The father-son dynamic they created in Vasantham (2003) directly inspired the emotional core of the 2014 film Drushyam. The writer admitted he studied their scenes to write the father-daughter bond.
6 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (7.4/10).
- Pokiri Raja
- Raja
- Malliswari
- Vasantham
- Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 113 more films; Daggubati Venkatesh stepped back. By the time of Pokiri Raja, both already had careers — Tanikella Bharani with 12 films, Daggubati Venkatesh with 13.
Before Pokiri Raja, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 12 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Yamaleela (1994).
After Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 113 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Pokiri Raja, Daggubati Venkatesh had starred in 13 films, including Chanti (1992) and Kshana Kshanam (1991).
After Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Daggubati Venkatesh went on to appear in 8 more films, including Drushyam (2014) and Premam (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Daggubati Venkatesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Venkatesh is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 6 films. Venkatesh appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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