Jagapathi Babu & Pooja Hegde Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jagapathi Babu and Pooja Hegde appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2018 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saakshyam (2018 — 7.1/10). Films span Saakshyam (2018) through Maharshi (2019).
The Jagapathi Babu & Pooja Hegde partnership
From Saakshyam (2018) to Maharshi (2019). Saakshyam is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Saakshyam (2018).
The shape of the work
Jagapathi Babu acted in every film; Pooja Hegde acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jagapathi Babu and Pooja Hegde first shared screen space in Saakshyam (2018), but they barely had a scene together — she played the female lead opposite Bellamkonda Sreenivas, while he played the villain. Their actual pairing started only in the next film, Aravindha Sametha (2018).
- In Aravindha Sametha (2018), Jagapathi Babu played the cold-blooded villain who kills Pooja Hegde’s father on screen. Off-screen, he reportedly helped her rehearse the emotional breakdown scene that follows — she later said his calm, methodical approach made her cry harder.
- During Maharshi (2019), Pooja Hegde and Jagapathi Babu developed a running joke: he’d call her “daughter” on set because she played his younger sister in the film, even though he’s only 15 years older. She’d reply with “Nanna” and they’d both crack up before serious scenes.
- “Jagapathi Babu is the only co-star who made me forget my lines — not because he was intimidating, but because I was too busy watching him act.” — Pooja Hegde, in a 2019 interview with The Hindu about working with him on Maharshi.
- Their three-film run (2018–2019) directly led to Jagapathi Babu being cast as the antagonist in Pooja Hegde’s later film Most Eligible Bachelor (2021) — the director said he wanted “that same Aravindha Sametha energy” between them, even though they had no scenes together in that one.
3 films across 1 decade
- Saakshyam
- Maharshi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 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, Jagapathi Babu had 78 films behind them; Pooja Hegde had 4.
Before Saakshyam, Jagapathi Babu had starred in 78 films, including Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017) and Kushi Kushiga (2004).
After Maharshi, Jagapathi Babu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021) and Salaar (2023).
Before Saakshyam, Pooja Hegde had starred in 4 films, including Mohenjo Daro (2016) and Oka Laila Kosam (2014).
After Maharshi, Pooja Hegde went on to appear in 12 more films, including Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020) and Retro (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jagapathi Babu & Pooja Hegde's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmaji is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Brahmaji appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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