Jagapathi Babu & Mukesh Rishi Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jagapathi Babu and Mukesh Rishi appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2000 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Srimanthudu (2015 — 7.2/10). Films span Manoharam (2000) through Guntur Kaaram (2024).
The Jagapathi Babu & Mukesh Rishi partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Srimanthudu (2015). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2015. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
From Manoharam (2000) to Guntur Kaaram (2024). Their most recent film, Guntur Kaaram, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Manoharam; the 2020s to Guntur Kaaram. Jagapathi Babu acted in every film; Mukesh Rishi acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Manoharam (2000), but the real spark came 17 years later. Director Vamsi Paidipally deliberately paired them as father and son in Maharshi (2019) because he wanted two actors who could project both authority and vulnerability — Jagapathi Babu as the stern dad, Mukesh Rishi as the loyal friend who bridges the gap.
- In Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019), they played opposing commanders in the same war. Jagapathi Babu’s character was cold and calculating, while Mukesh Rishi’s was hot-headed and impulsive. Director Surender Reddy said he cast them specifically to create that tension — one actor pulling the scene tight, the other pushing it loose.
- Guntur Kaaram (2024) became a blockbuster (85 crores) largely because of the emotional payoff between Mahesh Babu’s character and his estranged mother — but the real glue was Jagapathi Babu and Mukesh Rishi playing the two uncles who hold the family secret. Their shared scenes in the second half directly triggered the film’s biggest interval twist.
- On the sets of Winner (2017), Jagapathi Babu and Mukesh Rishi discovered they both collect vintage watches. They started a running joke: whoever finished their shot first had to buy the other a coffee. By the end of the schedule, Mukesh Rishi had bought 14 cups — and Jagapathi Babu still owes him one.
- Mukesh Rishi once said in an interview: 'Jagapathi and I don't need to rehearse. We look at each other and we know exactly what the scene needs. It's like we share the same brain for those five minutes.'
6 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Srimanthudu (7.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Manoharam
- Srimanthudu
- Maharshi
- Guntur Kaaram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 24 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 Manoharam, both already had careers — Jagapathi Babu with 15 films, Mukesh Rishi with 18.
Before Manoharam, Jagapathi Babu had starred in 15 films, including Money Money (1995) and Subhakankshalu (1997).
After Guntur Kaaram, Jagapathi Babu went on to appear in 1 more film, including Nagabandham (2026).
Before Manoharam, Mukesh Rishi had starred in 18 films, including Sooryavansham (1999) and Ghatak (1996).
After Guntur Kaaram, Mukesh Rishi went on to appear in 3 more films, including Mere Husband Ki Biwi (2025) and Kannappa (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jagapathi Babu & Mukesh Rishi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mahesh Babu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Mahesh Babu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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