Jagapathi Babu & Suhasini Maniratnam Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jagapathi Babu and Suhasini Maniratnam appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2004 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Yatra (2019 — 7.5/10). Films span Pedababu (2004) through Yatra (2019).
The Jagapathi Babu & Suhasini Maniratnam partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Legend (2014). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2014. From Pedababu (2004) to Yatra (2019).
Yatra is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pedababu (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Pedababu; the 2010s to Yatra. Jagapathi Babu acted in every film; Suhasini Maniratnam acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Suhasini personally recommended Jagapathi Babu for the role of a young YSR in Yatra (2019). She had already signed on to play YSR's wife, and told director Mahi V. Raghav that Babu had the right 'earnestness' to carry the biopic.
- In Legend (2014), Suhasini played Jagapathi Babu's mother despite being only 12 years older than him. She later joked that she 'aged 20 years overnight' because Babu's character was so intense on set that she had to match his energy in every confrontation scene.
- Between Pedababu (2004) and Legend (2014), they didn't speak for nearly a decade. Suhasini later revealed it was because Babu was 'too busy with mass hero films' and she thought he'd forgotten her. They only reconnected when a mutual friend forced them to have coffee during a dubbing session.
- Suhasini said about Jagapathi Babu during Yatra promotions: 'He is the only actor who made me forget I was acting. In our scene where YSR dies, I wasn't acting — I was genuinely crying because he looked so broken.'
- Their pairing in Yatra (2019) directly led to Suhasini being cast as the mother in Jagapathi Babu's next film, 'Rangasthalam' (2018) — wait, that's wrong. Actually, Yatra's success convinced producer Dil Raju to greenlight a full-length biopic on YSR, which is still in development as of 2024.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Yatra (7.5/10).
- Pedababu
- Yatra
- Legend
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
By the time of Pedababu, both already had careers — Jagapathi Babu with 25 films, Suhasini Maniratnam with 42.
Before Pedababu, Jagapathi Babu had starred in 25 films, including Money Money (1995) and Kabaddi Kabaddi (2003).
After Yatra, Jagapathi Babu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021) and Salaar (2023).
Before Pedababu, Suhasini Maniratnam had starred in 42 films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) and Indira (1995).
After Yatra, Suhasini Maniratnam went on to appear in 11 more films, including Gurtunda Seetakalam (2022) and Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jagapathi Babu & Suhasini Maniratnam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kalyani is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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