Brahmanandam & Posani Krishna Murali Movies Together List — 34 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Brahmanandam and Posani Krishna Murali appeared together in 34 Telugu films between 1997 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manam (2014 — 7.6/10). Films span Muddula Mogudu (1997) through Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).
The Brahmanandam & Posani Krishna Murali partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Telugu cinema. 2015 was their peak — 8 films in twelve months. For 23 years, a Brahmanandam–Posani film arrived almost every year.
From Muddula Mogudu (1997) to Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). Manam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 82% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Muddula Mogudu; the 2020s to Sarileru Neekevvaru. Posani Krishna Murali story in some, actor in others.
Partnership facts
- Brahmanandam once said Posani's dialogue delivery was so intense that he had to fight the urge to laugh during takes. Posani's deadpan, angry rants became the perfect straight-man setup for Brahmanandam's over-the-top reactions.
- Despite playing rivals or mismatched pairs on screen, the two were close friends off-screen. Posani often wrote Brahmanandam's lines himself in their films together, tailoring them to his comic timing.
- Their pairing in 'Julai' (2012) created a template that other directors copied: the loud, frustrated father figure (Posani) yelling at a mischievous son figure (Brahmanandam). That dynamic was reused in at least five other films that decade.
- They first shared screen space in 'Gemini' (2002), but their real partnership began when Posani wrote a specific scene for Brahmanandam in 'Bobby' (2002) — a scene where Brahmanandam's character gets scolded by Posani's. That scene became a local meme before memes existed.
- Brahmanandam once told a TV interviewer: 'Posani garu is the only actor who can make me nervous before a scene. His anger is so real, I forget it's a film.'
34 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s brought 28 films together, anchored by Manam (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Muddula Mogudu
- Preyasi Raave
- Ek Niranjan
- Bobby
- Manam
- Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
- Sarileru Neekevvaru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
34 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Brahmanandam's screen credits are with Posani Krishna Murali. When they first worked together, Brahmanandam had 31 films behind them; Posani Krishna Murali had 0. After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Posani Krishna Murali kept going for 44 more films; Brahmanandam stepped back.
Before Muddula Mogudu, Brahmanandam had starred in 31 films, including Gulabi (1996) and Amma (1991).
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Brahmanandam went on to appear in 12 more films, including Rangamarthanda (2023) and Jathi Ratnalu (2021).
Muddula Mogudu was Posani Krishna Murali's acting debut.
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 44 more films, including Umapathi (2023) and 18 Pages (2022).































Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Brahmanandam & Posani Krishna Murali's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Thaman scored 7 of them. They worked with the same 29 people again and again — a small repertory company. Raghu Babu appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead.
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