Jagapathi Babu & Posani Krishna Murali Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jagapathi Babu and Posani Krishna Murali appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2013 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ism (2016 — 7.5/10). Films span Operation Dhuryodhana 2 (2013) through Maharshi (2019).
The Jagapathi Babu & Posani Krishna Murali partnership
Between 2013 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Jagapathi–Posani film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.2 and 7.5.
From Operation Dhuryodhana 2 (2013) to Maharshi (2019). Yatra (2019, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
Jagapathi Babu acted in every film; Posani Krishna Murali acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Posani Krishna Murali wrote the script for 'Operation Dhuryodhana 2' (2013) specifically with Jagapathi Babu in mind for the lead role. He later said he couldn't imagine anyone else playing that character.
- In 'Ism' (2016), Posani's dialogue-heavy, theatrical style pushed Jagapathi Babu to deliver his lines with a raw, almost stage-play intensity — a shift from his usual polished screen presence.
- Jagapathi Babu and Posani Krishna Murali are close friends off-screen. Posani once revealed that Jagapathi Babu is one of the few actors who calls him just to check in, not for work.
- Their collaboration in 'Yatra' (2019) — a biopic on Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy — helped Posani gain credibility as a character actor in mainstream Telugu cinema, leading to more non-comedy roles for him.
- Posani Krishna Murali once said about Jagapathi Babu: 'He is the only hero who never asked me to change my dialogue. He trusts my writing blindly.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Ism
- Yatra
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 6 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 51 films behind them; Posani Krishna Murali had 14. After Maharshi, Posani Krishna Murali kept going for 46 more films; Jagapathi Babu stepped back.
Before Operation Dhuryodhana 2, Jagapathi Babu had starred in 51 films, including Kushi Kushiga (2004) and Homam (2008).
After Maharshi, Jagapathi Babu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Pushpa (The Rise Part-01) (2021) and Salaar (2023).
Before Operation Dhuryodhana 2, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 14 films, including Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) and Seetayya (2003).
After Maharshi, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 46 more films, including Umapathi (2023) and 18 Pages (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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