Jagapathi Babu & Naresh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jagapathi Babu and Naresh appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2018 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maharshi (2019 — 7.1/10). Films span Aravindha Sametha (2018) through Ghani (2022).
The Jagapathi Babu & Naresh partnership
Between 2018 and 2022, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Jagapathi–Naresh film arrived almost every year. From Aravindha Sametha (2018) to Ghani (2022).
Maharshi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Aravindha Sametha (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Maharshi; the 2020s to Ghani. Jagapathi Babu acted in every film; Naresh acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jagapathi Babu and Naresh first shared screen space in Aravindha Sametha (2018) because director Trivikram Srinivas specifically wanted two veteran actors who could play morally complex father figures — one ruthless, one broken — and cast them as on-screen brothers.
- In Maharshi (2019), Naresh played Jagapathi Babu's loyal friend who gets killed early — and Jagapathi Babu later admitted in an interview that Naresh's emotional death scene made him genuinely tear up on set, forcing a retake because his own reaction was too raw.
- During the shoot of NTR Kathanayakudu (2019), Jagapathi Babu and Naresh shared a vanity van for three weeks because the unit was short on space. They spent nights discussing old Telugu films and ended up rewriting a few of their own dialogue exchanges together.
- Jagapathi Babu said about Naresh after Ghani (2022): 'He’s the only co-actor who calls me at 2 AM to ask if I’m sleeping okay. That’s not acting — that’s brotherhood.'
- Their pairing in Aravindha Sametha (2018) directly inspired director Trivikram to write a similar father-son conflict dynamic in his next film, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020), though with different actors.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Maharshi (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Maharshi
- NTR Kathanayakudu
- Ghani
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 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; Naresh had 35.
Before Aravindha Sametha, Jagapathi Babu had starred in 78 films, including Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017) and Kushi Kushiga (2004).
After Ghani, Jagapathi Babu went on to appear in 5 more films, including Salaar (2023) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024).
Before Aravindha Sametha, Naresh had starred in 35 films, including Manamantha (2016) and Drushyam (2014).
After Ghani, Naresh went on to appear in 10 more films, including Martin Luther King (2023) and Samajavaragamana (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jagapathi Babu & Naresh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Naveen Chandra is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Naveen Chandra appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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