Ashok Kumar & Dasari Narayana Rao Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ashok Kumar and Dasari Narayana Rao appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1980 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Prem Tapasya (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980) through Prem Tapasya (1983).
The Ashok Kumar & Dasari Narayana Rao partnership
From Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980) to Prem Tapasya (1983). The ran closed with Prem Tapasya in 1983. It started with Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980).
The shape of the work
Ashok Kumar acted in every film; Dasari Narayana Rao directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Prem Tapasya
- Jyoti Bane Jwala0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Jyoti Bane Jwala was Ashok Kumar's acting debut.
After Prem Tapasya, Ashok Kumar went on to appear in 39 more films, including Begunaah (1991) and 118 (2019).
Jyoti Bane Jwala was Dasari Narayana Rao's directorial debut.
After Prem Tapasya, Dasari Narayana Rao went on to direct 26 more films, including Mama Alludu (1990) and Haisiyat (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ashok Kumar & Dasari Narayana Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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