Mahesh Babu & Posani Krishna Murali Movies Together List — 8 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Bobby; the 2020s to Sarileru Neekevvaru. Mahesh Babu acted in every film; Posani Krishna Murali acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Posani Krishna Murali was a writer first. Mahesh Babu personally asked him to write dialogues for 'Bobby' (2002) after being impressed by his work in 'Swayamvaram'. That film was Posani's first major break as a dialogue writer in a Mahesh Babu movie.
• In '1: Nenokkadine' (2014), Posani played a psychiatrist. Mahesh Babu insisted Posani rewrite his own scenes because he felt the character needed more depth. Posani later said Mahesh pushed him to act better than he thought he could.
• Posani Krishna Murali has a habit of calling Mahesh Babu 'Babu garu' even off-camera. Mahesh once joked that Posani is the only co-star who still addresses him formally after 18 years of friendship.
• Their 2018 film 'Bharath Ane Nenu' became a blockbuster and directly inspired a wave of political-entry films in Telugu cinema. At least three other heroes greenlit similar 'common man vs system' scripts within the next year.
• Posani once said in an interview: 'Mahesh doesn't just act with you — he listens to your dialogue and reacts in real time. That makes you forget the camera. He made me a better actor in 'Maharshi' (2019).'
• In 'Sarileru Neekevvaru' (2020), Posani's comedy track was entirely improvised on set. Mahesh would deliberately flub his lines to make Posani laugh, and the director kept those takes because the laughter felt real.