Tanikella Bharani & Siva Balaji Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Siva Balaji appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2003 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ela Cheppanu (2003 — 6.8/10). Films span Ela Cheppanu (2003) through Shambo Shiva Shambo (2010).
The Tanikella Bharani & Siva Balaji partnership
From Ela Cheppanu (2003) to Shambo Shiva Shambo (2010). It started with Ela Cheppanu (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Ela Cheppanu; the 2010s to Shambo Shiva Shambo. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Siva Balaji acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Ela Cheppanu
- Shambo Shiva Shambo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Tanikella Bharani had 49 films behind them; Siva Balaji had 0. After Shambo Shiva Shambo, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 136 more films; Siva Balaji stepped back.
Before Ela Cheppanu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 49 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Money Money (1995).
After Shambo Shiva Shambo, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 136 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Ela Cheppanu was Siva Balaji's acting debut.
After Shambo Shiva Shambo, Siva Balaji went on to appear in 5 more films, including 10th Class Diaries (2022) and Sindhooram (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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