Suman & Kodi Ramakrishna Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suman and Kodi Ramakrishna appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1990 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Devullu (2000 — 4.7/10). Films span 20va Sathabdam (1990) through Ayodhya (2005).
The Suman & Kodi Ramakrishna partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Devullu (2000). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2000. From 20va Sathabdam (1990) to Ayodhya (2005).
It started with 20va Sathabdam (1990). The played out closed with Ayodhya in 2005.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to 20va Sathabdam; the 2000s to Devullu. Suman acted in every film; Kodi Ramakrishna directed all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kodi Ramakrishna cast Suman in '20va Sathabdam' (1990) after seeing his work in a small role. Suman was still finding his footing as a lead. That film bombed hard — 1/10 on some scales — but Kodi stuck with him.
- On 'Devullu' (2000), Kodi Ramakrishna pushed Suman to play a double role — one a god-fearing man, the other a cynical drunk. Suman later said Kodi made him dig into his own family trauma to get the drunk scenes right.
- After 'Ayodhya' (2005) flopped, Suman and Kodi Ramakrishna never worked together again. No public fallout — just silence. Suman once hinted in an interview that Kodi felt he had 'outgrown' the kind of films they made together.
- Suman said about Kodi Ramakrishna: 'He was the only director who made me cry on set. Not because he yelled — because he showed me the scene in my own life.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- 20va Sathabdam
- Devullu
- Ayodhya0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ayodhya, Suman kept going for 56 more films; Kodi Ramakrishna stepped back.
Before 20va Sathabdam, Suman had starred in 11 films, including Thee (1981) and Darling, Darling, Darling (1982).
After Ayodhya, Suman went on to appear in 56 more films, including Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013) and Nibunan (2017).
20va Sathabdam was Kodi Ramakrishna's directorial debut.
After Ayodhya, Kodi Ramakrishna went on to direct 8 more films, including Arundhati (2009) and Captain (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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