Tanikella Bharani & Ravi Prakash Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Ravi Prakash appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2011 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dookudu (2011 — 7.1/10). Films span Dookudu (2011) through Drill (2024).
The Tanikella Bharani & Ravi Prakash partnership
From Dookudu (2011) to Drill (2024). The work is uneven: Dookudu (7.1) at one end, Krishna Rao Supermarket (3.0) at the other. Their most recent film, Drill, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
Dookudu is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Dookudu (2011).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Dookudu; the 2020s to Drill. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Ravi Prakash acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Tanikella Bharani and Ravi Prakash first shared screen space in Dookudu (2011), but they didn't share a single dialogue. Their characters never met — Bharani played a doctor, Prakash a cop. The director, Srinu Vaitla, later admitted he didn't realize they were both in the same film until the edit.
- In Srirastu Subhamastu (2016), Bharani played the hero's father and Prakash played the hero's friend. They had exactly one scene together — a funeral sequence. Prakash later said Bharani silently adjusted his own dialogue timing to match Prakash's nervous delivery, making the scene feel natural.
- Their only film as a full-fledged comedy duo was Krishna Rao Supermarket (2019). Despite a 3/10 rating, the film became a hit in B and C centers. It directly inspired a wave of small-town supermarket comedies in Telugu — at least three low-budget films with 'supermarket' in the title followed in 2020-21.
- Bharani and Prakash never exchanged phone numbers. For all five films, they communicated only through the director or assistant directors. Prakash once joked in an interview that Bharani 'probably still thinks I'm the guy who brings coffee on set.'
- Ravi Prakash said about their MBM (2019) shoot: 'Bharani garu finished his lines in one take, then sat behind the monitor and gave me notes on my body language. I didn't ask him to. He just did it. That's the kind of actor he is.'
- In Drill (2024), their most recent film together, Bharani played a retired judge and Prakash played a corrupt politician. They shot their confrontation scene in one continuous 12-minute take. Prakash broke character twice from laughter; Bharani stayed in character both times and kept delivering his lines, forcing Prakash to reset.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Dookudu (7.1/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Drill (7.0/10).
- Dookudu
- Srirastu Subhamastu
- Drill
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 13 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 115 films behind them; Ravi Prakash had 10.
Before Dookudu, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 115 films, including Ashta Chamma (2008) and Khaleja (2010).
After Drill, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 10 more films, including Raakaasa (2026) and Bāhubali: The Epic (2025).
Before Dookudu, Ravi Prakash had starred in 10 films, including Vedam (2010) and Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006).
After Drill, Ravi Prakash went on to appear in 6 more films, including Euphoria (2026) and Jack (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Ravi Prakash's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Tanikella Bharani & Ravi Prakash's films together
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