Rao Ramesh & Sampoornesh Babu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rao Ramesh and Sampoornesh Babu appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 2015 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Cinema Chupista Maava (2015 — 6.5/10). Films span Bandipotu (2015) through Devadas (2018).
The Rao Ramesh & Sampoornesh Babu partnership
Between 2015 and 2018, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 3 years. 2015 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Bandipotu (2015) to Devadas (2018).
It started with Bandipotu (2015).
The shape of the work
Rao Ramesh acted in every film; Sampoornesh Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sampoornesh Babu was a YouTube comedian with zero film experience when Rao Ramesh recommended him for 'Bandipotu' (2015). The director took a chance only because Ramesh vouched for him personally.
- In 'Devadas' (2018), Rao Ramesh played the straight-laced villain while Sampoornesh played the comic sidekick. Ramesh deliberately slowed his dialogue delivery in every scene they shared, giving Sampoornesh space to land his punchlines.
- During the 'Where Is Vidyabalan?' shoot, Sampoornesh was so nervous on set that Rao Ramesh made him rehearse scenes in front of a mirror for two hours before every take. They did this for all three films.
- Sampoornesh Babu said in a 2018 interview: 'Rao Ramesh garu is the reason I didn't quit after my first film. He told me, "You're not an actor yet, but you're funny. That's enough to start."'
- The success of 'Devadas' (2018) directly led to Sampoornesh Babu getting his first solo lead role in 'Maa Oori Polimera' (2021). Rao Ramesh pushed the producer to cast him after seeing their test footage together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Cinema Chupista Maava
- Devadas
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 3 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, Rao Ramesh had 34 films behind them; Sampoornesh Babu had 3. After Devadas, Rao Ramesh kept going for 61 more films; Sampoornesh Babu stepped back.
Before Bandipotu, Rao Ramesh had starred in 34 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).
After Devadas, Rao Ramesh went on to appear in 61 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Kiss (2025).
Before Bandipotu, Sampoornesh Babu had starred in 3 films, including Mahatma (2009) and Hrudaya Kaleyam (2014).
After Devadas, Sampoornesh Babu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Martin Luther King (2023) and Cauliflower (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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