Brahmanandam & Sai Dharam Tej Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Brahmanandam and Sai Dharam Tej appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2015 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bro (2023 — 5.5/10). Films span Rey (2015) through Bro (2023).
The Brahmanandam & Sai Dharam Tej partnership
From Rey (2015) to Bro (2023). Their most recent film, Bro, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Rey (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Rey; the 2020s to Bro. Brahmanandam acted in every film; Sai Dharam Tej acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- In 'Intelligent' (2018), Brahmanandam deliberately slowed down his comic timing to match Sai Dharam Tej's more earnest, straight-man energy — a rare move from a comedian who usually sets the pace.
- During the shoot of 'Bro' (2023), Brahmanandam would pull Sai Dharam Tej aside between takes to teach him old-school comedy beats from the 1990s — stuff Tej had never seen on set before.
- Sai Dharam Tej was still a newcomer when Brahmanandam agreed to do 'Rey' (2015) — the veteran comedian later said he signed on because Tej reminded him of his own early hunger on set.
- Sai Dharam Tej once said in an interview: 'Brahmanandam garu doesn't just act with you — he listens to your breathing and adjusts his pause. That's why our scenes feel alive.'
- Their pairing in 'Rey' (2015) directly led to the director casting them together again in 'Intelligent' — the director told media he wrote the comedy track specifically around their odd-couple rhythm.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Rey
- Intelligent0
- Bro
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Brahmanandam had 235 films behind them; Sai Dharam Tej had 1.
Before Rey, Brahmanandam had starred in 235 films, including Mozhi (2007) and Shirdi Sai (2012).
After Bro, Brahmanandam went on to appear in 5 more films, including Darling (2024) and Guntur Kaaram (2024).
Before Rey, Sai Dharam Tej had starred in 1 film, including Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Brahmanandam & Sai Dharam Tej's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Tanikella Bharani is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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