Mahesh Babu & Rahul Dev Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mahesh Babu and Rahul Dev appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2002 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Athadu (2005 — 7.7/10). Films span Takkari Donga (2002) through Athadu (2005).
The Mahesh Babu & Rahul Dev partnership
From Takkari Donga (2002) to Athadu (2005). The ran closed with Athadu in 2005. Athadu is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Takkari Donga (2002).
The shape of the work
Mahesh Babu acted in every film; Rahul Dev acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Athadu
- Takkari Donga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
After Athadu, Rahul Dev kept going for 46 more films; Mahesh Babu stepped back.
Before Takkari Donga, Mahesh Babu had starred in 4 films, including Murari (2001) and Raja Kumaradu (1999).
After Athadu, Mahesh Babu went on to appear in 21 more films, including Khaleja (2010) and Pokiri (2006).
Before Takkari Donga, Rahul Dev had starred in 4 films, including Indian (2001) and Aashiq (2001).
After Athadu, Rahul Dev went on to appear in 46 more films, including Bloody Ishq (2024) and Loukyam (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mahesh Babu & Rahul Dev's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bipasha Basu is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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