Tanikella Bharani & Chandramohan Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Chandramohan appeared together in 13 Telugu films between 1994 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dongodu (2003 — 7.5/10). Films span Aame (1994) through Bandipotu (2015).
The Tanikella Bharani & Chandramohan partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. 2003 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Aame (1994) to Bandipotu (2015).
Dhee (2007, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Dongodu is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 77% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Raja; the 2010s to Bandipotu. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Chandramohan acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Raja (1999), almost didn't happen. Director Muppalaneni Shiva initially wanted a different actor for Chandramohan's role, but Tanikella Bharani insisted on casting him, saying Chandramohan's intensity was perfect for the villain.
- In Oka Raju Oka Rani (2003), Bharani and Chandramohan played father and son. Bharani deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their scenes together to match Chandramohan's natural rhythm, creating a tense, realistic family dynamic that critics praised.
- On the sets of Boni (2009), the two would spend hours after pack-up discussing Telugu poetry. Chandramohan, a trained Kuchipudi dancer, would recite verses, and Bharani would critique the rhythm. The crew often joined just to listen.
- Their pairing in Manasantha Nuvve (2001) directly inspired director V. N. Aditya to cast them again as on-screen rivals in Vasantham (2003). Aditya said he wrote the conflict scenes specifically to exploit the tension they had built in their earlier film.
- Tanikella Bharani once said in an interview: 'Chandramohan doesn't act. He becomes the character. When we worked together, I had to raise my game just to keep up with him.'
- In Bandipotu (2015), their last film together, Bharani played a comic sidekick while Chandramohan played the villain. Bharani improvised a slapstick routine during a confrontation scene, and Chandramohan broke character laughing — the director kept the take in the final cut.
13 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s brought 10 films together, anchored by Dongodu (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
- Raja
- Aame
- Dongodu
- Dhee
- Bandipotu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
72% of Chandramohan's screen credits are with Tanikella Bharani. After Bandipotu, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 93 more films; Chandramohan stepped back.
Before Aame, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 9 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990).
After Bandipotu, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 93 more films, including Drushyam 2 (2021) and Godse (2022).
Before Aame, Chandramohan had starred in 5 films, including Neeya (1979) and Naalai Namadhe (1975).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Chandramohan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 8 of their 13 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead.
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