Tanikella Bharani & Mahesh Manjrekar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Mahesh Manjrekar appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2007 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Okkadunnadu (2007 — 6.8/10). Films span Okkadunnadu (2007) through Thug Life (2025).
The Tanikella Bharani & Mahesh Manjrekar partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Thug Life (2025). They didn't share a set between 2010 and 2025. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
From Okkadunnadu (2007) to Thug Life (2025). Their most recent film, Thug Life, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Okkadunnadu; the 2020s to Thug Life. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Mahesh Manjrekar acted in all of them.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Okkadunnadu
- Adhurs
- Thug Life
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Tanikella Bharani had 81 films behind them; Mahesh Manjrekar had 20.
Before Okkadunnadu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 81 films, including Samba (2004) and Hungama (2005).
After Thug Life, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Raakaasa (2026) and The Paradise (2026).
Before Okkadunnadu, Mahesh Manjrekar had starred in 20 films, including Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005) and Vaastav: The Reality (1999).
After Thug Life, Mahesh Manjrekar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Gandhi Talks (2026) and Nagabandham (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Mahesh Manjrekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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