Samantha Akkineni & Neeraja Kona Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samantha Akkineni and Neeraja Kona appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2013 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mersal (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Atharintiki Daaredi (2013) through Mersal (2017).
The Samantha Akkineni & Neeraja Kona partnership
Between 2013 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 4 years. 2014 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Samantha–Neeraja film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Mersal (7.7/10) came 4 years in. From Atharintiki Daaredi (2013) to Mersal (2017).
The shape of the work
Samantha Akkineni acted in every film; Neeraja Kona costume designer all of them.
6 films across 1 decade
- Mersal
- Atharintiki Daaredi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of Neeraja Kona's screen credits are with Samantha Akkineni. After Mersal, Samantha Akkineni kept going for 20 more films; Neeraja Kona stepped back.
Before Atharintiki Daaredi, Samantha Akkineni had starred in 12 films, including Makkhi (2012) and Eega (2012).
After Mersal, Samantha Akkineni went on to appear in 20 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Rangasthalam 1985 (2018).
Atharintiki Daaredi was Neeraja Kona's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samantha Akkineni & Neeraja Kona's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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