Anushka Shetty & Akkineni Nagarjuna Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anushka Shetty and Akkineni Nagarjuna appeared together in 10 Telugu films between 2005 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017 — 8.1/10). Films span Super (2005) through Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017).
The Anushka Shetty & Akkineni Nagarjuna partnership
2016 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. They saved their best for last — Om Namo Venkatesaya (8.1/10) came 12 years in. From Super (2005) to Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017).
For 12 years, a Anushka–Akkineni film arrived almost every year. Oopiri (2016, 7.8/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Super; the 2010s to Om Namo Venkatesaya. Anushka Shetty acted in every film; Akkineni Nagarjuna acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 2 films in Tamil.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Super (2005), was a remake of a Tamil hit. Nagarjuna specifically requested Anushka for the role after seeing her in a small cameo — he told the director she had the 'fire' the part needed.
- In Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016), Nagarjuna played a double role — a modern husband and a 19th-century ghost. Anushka played both his love interests. On set, Nagarjuna would switch between characters in the same scene, and Anushka would adjust her performance on the fly, matching his energy without rehearsal.
- Their 2016 film Thozha (the Telugu remake of the Tamil hit) was the first time a mainstream Telugu star pair did a buddy comedy about a quadriplegic and his caretaker. It opened the door for more disability-themed mainstream films in Telugu, like 2018's Goodachari.
- Nagarjuna and Anushka share a close bond off-screen. He calls her 'Anu' and she calls him 'Anna' (elder brother). During the shoot of Dhamarukam (2012), Nagarjuna personally drove Anushka to the hospital when she fell ill on set — no driver, no entourage.
- Nagarjuna once said in an interview: 'Anushka is the only actress who can make me look younger on screen. She has that energy that pulls you up.'
10 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films.
The 2010s brought 8 films together, anchored by Om Namo Venkatesaya (8.1/10).
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- Om Namo Venkatesaya
- Oopiri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
59% of Anushka Shetty's screen credits are with Akkineni Nagarjuna. When they first worked together, Anushka Shetty had 0 films behind them; Akkineni Nagarjuna had 74.
Super was Anushka Shetty's acting debut.
After Om Namo Venkatesaya, Anushka Shetty went on to appear in 7 more films, including Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023) and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
Before Super, Akkineni Nagarjuna had starred in 74 films, including Nenunnanu (2004) and Nenunnanu (2004).
After Om Namo Venkatesaya, Akkineni Nagarjuna went on to appear in 13 more films, including Naa Saami Ranga (2024) and Anaganaga Oka Raju (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anushka Shetty & Akkineni Nagarjuna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 10 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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