Tanikella Bharani & Raasi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Raasi appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2000 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu (2004 — 5.5/10). Films span Ammo Okato Tarikhu (2000) through Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu (2004).
The Tanikella Bharani & Raasi partnership
From Ammo Okato Tarikhu (2000) to Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu (2004). The played out closed with Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu in 2004. It started with Ammo Okato Tarikhu (2000).
The shape of the work
Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Raasi acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Tanikella Bharani wrote the dialogues for 'Devullu' (2000) specifically keeping Raasi's comic timing in mind. He later said he tailored her lines to match her fast, staccato delivery.
- In 'Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu' (2004), Bharani played the straight man to Raasi's chaotic wife. He deliberately slowed his dialogue pace so her rapid-fire reactions would land harder — a rhythm they perfected over three films.
- Raasi has said in interviews that Bharani would rehearse scenes with her in his car between shoots, because she was nervous about matching his stage-trained intensity. He never charged her for those sessions.
- Raasi once told a Telugu daily: 'Bharani garu made me feel like I was acting with a mirror. He'd correct my expressions without making me feel stupid.'
- Their comic pairing in 'Ammo Okato Tarikhu' (2000) was so well-received that the director of 'Devullu' cast them again as a bickering couple — a rare instance where a side-character duo got a second film because of audience demand.
3 films across 1 decade
- Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu
- Devullu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu, Tanikella Bharani kept going for 182 more films; Raasi stepped back. By the time of Ammo Okato Tarikhu, both already had careers — Tanikella Bharani with 26 films, Raasi with 14.
Before Ammo Okato Tarikhu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 26 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Money Money (1995).
After Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 182 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Ammo Okato Tarikhu, Raasi had starred in 14 films, including Aruvadai Naal (1986) and Love Today (1997).
After Oka Pellam Muddu Rendo Pellam Vaddu, Raasi went on to appear in 6 more films, including Lanka (2017) and Kalyana Vaibhogame (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Raasi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
2
2
2
2
2Other iconic Telugu director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Suman Setty
Raghu Babu
NageshKaikala Satyanarayana
Akkineni Nagarjuna