Sivan & Harsha Vardhan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivan and Harsha Vardhan appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2022 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (2024 — 6.5/10). Films span Boyfriend For Hire (2022) through Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (2024).
The Sivan & Harsha Vardhan partnership
From Boyfriend For Hire (2022) to Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (2024). Their most recent film, Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. It started with Boyfriend For Hire (2022).
The shape of the work
Sivan acted in every film; Harsha Vardhan acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sivan cast Harsha Vardhan in 'Boyfriend For Hire' (2022) after seeing him in a short film. Harsha was a relative unknown then. Sivan took a gamble on a newcomer for the lead role.
- On the sets of 'Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam' (2024), Sivan would let Harsha improvise entire monologues. Harsha would then ask Sivan to cut the ones that didn't land. They edited each other's instincts in real time.
- Sivan and Harsha share a WhatsApp group called '3 Films Club'. They still send each other memes from their own movies. Harsha once said they only talk about films, never about box office numbers.
- Harsha Vardhan said in a 2024 interview: 'Sivan doesn't direct me. He just watches me mess up and then tells me which mess to keep.'
- Because of their 'Boyfriend For Hire' (2022) success, two other small-budget Telugu directors approached Harsha for similar quirky-lead roles in 2023. That film directly opened the door for his next three projects.
3 films across 1 decade
- Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam
- Boyfriend For Hire
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 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 Boyfriend For Hire, both already had careers — Sivan with 12 films, Harsha Vardhan with 24.
Before Boyfriend For Hire, Sivan had starred in 12 films, including Ashta Chamma (2008) and Eega (2012).
After Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam, Sivan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Uppu Kappurambu (2025) and Naari Naari Naduma Murari (2026).
Before Boyfriend For Hire, Harsha Vardhan had starred in 24 films, including Senapathi (2021) and Aithe (2003).
After Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam, Harsha Vardhan went on to appear in 8 more films, including Court: State vs. A Nobody (2025) and Andhra King Taluka (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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