Samantha Akkineni & Gunasekhar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samantha Akkineni and Gunasekhar appeared together in 2 Telugu films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shaakuntalam (2023 — 5.5/10). Films span Shakuntalam (2023) through Shaakuntalam (2023).
The Samantha Akkineni & Gunasekhar partnership
From Shakuntalam (2023) to Shaakuntalam (2023). Their most recent film, Shaakuntalam, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Shakuntalam (2023).
The shape of the work
Samantha Akkineni acted in every film; Gunasekhar directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Shaakuntalam
- Shakuntalam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Samantha Akkineni had 48 films behind them; Gunasekhar had 11.
Before Shakuntalam, Samantha Akkineni had starred in 48 films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Super Deluxe (2019).
After Shaakuntalam, Samantha Akkineni went on to appear in 1 more film, including Maa Inti Bangaram (2026).
Before Shakuntalam, Gunasekhar had directed 11 films, including Arjun (2004) and Rudramadevi (2015).
After Shaakuntalam, Gunasekhar went on to direct 1 more film, including Euphoria (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samantha Akkineni & Gunasekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aditi Balan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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