Rao Ramesh & Murali Sharma Movies Together List — 12 Films

The shape of the work

Rao Ramesh acted in every film; Murali Sharma acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in A1 Express (2021), but the real spark came when director V. N. Aditya specifically wrote the role of the strict father for Murali Sharma — and then asked Rao Ramesh to play the comic uncle. The two had never met before the first reading.
• In Sreekaram (2021), Murali Sharma played the loud, aggressive antagonist while Rao Ramesh played the quiet, manipulative politician. They deliberately never looked at each other during their one shared scene — the director said it made the tension unbearable.
• During the disastrous Bhola Shankar (2023) shoot, both actors would sit together between takes and crack jokes about the script. Murali Sharma later told a friend that Rao Ramesh's humor was the only thing that got him through that film.
• Their pairing in Andhra King Taluka (2025) — where they played estranged brothers — directly inspired director Srikanth V. to write a spin-off web series centered on their characters' backstory. It's currently in pre-production.
• Rao Ramesh said about Murali Sharma during the S. Saraswathi (2026) press meet: 'He is the only actor who can make me forget my lines because I'm too busy watching him perform.'
• In S. Saraswathi (2026), they play a father-son duo for the first time. Murali Sharma insisted on doing the emotional confrontation scene in one take — and Rao Ramesh matched his intensity so perfectly that the crew applauded after 'cut'.