Rao Ramesh & Srinivas Avasarala Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rao Ramesh and Srinivas Avasarala appeared together in 8 Telugu films between 2011 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014 — 7.1/10). Films span Pilla Zamindar (2011) through Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru (2019).
The Rao Ramesh & Srinivas Avasarala partnership
Between 2011 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 8 films in 8 years. 2019 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Rao–Srinivas film arrived almost every year.
Remarkably even — every film rates between 5.7 and 7.1. From Pilla Zamindar (2011) to Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru (2019).
The shape of the work
Rao Ramesh acted in every film; Srinivas Avasarala acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Pilla Zamindar (2011), but their real partnership kicked off when director Anil Ravipudi cast them together in Antaku Mundu Aa Taruvaata (2013). That film was a quirky comedy where Avasarala played a confused husband and Rao Ramesh played his overbearing father-in-law — a dynamic they'd revisit in later hits.
- In Bandipotu (2015), Avasarala wrote his own dialogue and Rao Ramesh would improvise around it. The scene where Rao Ramesh's character keeps mispronouncing Avasarala's name was entirely ad-libbed by Rao Ramesh on set — Avasarala laughed so hard they kept the first take.
- Their pairing in Devadas (2018) — where Rao Ramesh played a ruthless don and Avasarala his reluctant lawyer — directly inspired the comic-relief duo in the 2020 film Jathi Ratnalu. The writers have admitted in interviews that they wanted a similar 'straight man vs chaos agent' energy.
- During the shoot of Majili (2019), Avasarala would drive Rao Ramesh home every night because the latter's car broke down. They'd stop for chai at the same dhaba near the set — a ritual they kept even after the film wrapped.
- Rao Ramesh once said in a 2019 interview: 'Srinivas is the only actor who can make me forget my lines because I'm laughing so hard. We don't act together — we just react.'
8 films across 1 decade
- Oohalu Gusagusalade
- Maharshi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Srinivas Avasarala's screen credits are with Rao Ramesh. After Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru, Rao Ramesh kept going for 46 more films; Srinivas Avasarala stepped back.
Before Pilla Zamindar, Rao Ramesh had starred in 10 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Maryada Ramanna (2010).
After Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru, Rao Ramesh went on to appear in 46 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Kiss (2025).
Before Pilla Zamindar, Srinivas Avasarala had starred in 3 films, including Ashta Chamma (2008) and Orange (2010).
After Ooranthaa Anukuntunnaaru, Srinivas Avasarala went on to appear in 14 more films, including Vidya Vasula Aham (2024) and Anaganaga (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rao Ramesh & Srinivas Avasarala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Posani Krishna Murali is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 8 films. Posani Krishna Murali appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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