Jagapathi Babu & Ramya Krishnan Movies Together List — 7 Films

The shape of the work

The 1990s belonged to Ayanaku Iddaru; the 2020s to Guntur Kaaram. Jagapathi Babu acted in every film; Ramya Krishnan acted in all of them.

Partnership facts

• In Chilakkotudu (1997), Ramya Krishnan played a bold, outspoken village belle while Jagapathi Babu was the shy, comic hero. She set the pace in every scene — her loud, confident energy forced him to react rather than lead, which made his awkwardness feel natural and funny. That dynamic is why the comedy still works.
• Their first film together, Balarama Krishnulu (1992), was a remake of a Malayalam hit. Jagapathi Babu was a newcomer then, and Ramya Krishnan was already a known face. The director, K. Murali Mohan Rao, paired them specifically because he wanted a fresh young couple — and that film became their launchpad as a pair.
• Jagapathi Babu and Ramya Krishnan have remained close friends off-screen for over three decades. On the sets of Hello (2017), he reportedly called her 'Akka' (elder sister) out of habit — a term of respect he’s used since their early days. She once joked in an interview that he’s the only co-star who still asks her permission before cracking a joke on set.
• Their 2004 film Kushi Kushiga (7.6/10) was a sleeper hit that directly inspired a wave of small-town romantic comedies in Telugu cinema. The film’s success convinced producers that a mature, middle-aged pair could still pull family audiences — something that later paved the way for films like Malliswari and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana.
• Ramya Krishnan once said about Jagapathi Babu: 'He’s the only hero who never tried to overshadow me. In Chilakkotudu, he actually told the director to give me more lines because he felt my character needed more punch. That’s rare in this industry.'
• In Guntur Kaaram (2024), their first film together in 7 years, they played estranged mother and son — a complete reversal of their usual romantic pairing. Jagapathi Babu later said in a press meet that Ramya Krishnan’s intense silence in their confrontation scene made him genuinely emotional, and he had to reshoot his close-up because his eyes were too watery.