Brahmanandam & Jayaprakash Reddy Movies Together List — 36 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Brahmanandam and Jayaprakash Reddy appeared together in 36 Telugu films between 1990 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manam (2014 — 7.6/10). Films span Prema Khaidi (1990) through Aaradugula Bullet (2021).
The Brahmanandam & Jayaprakash Reddy partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Telugu cinema. They saved their best for last — Manam (7.6/10) came 24 years in. After 8 years apart, they came back together for Ganesh (1998).
2009 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. They didn't share a set between 1990 and 1998.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Prema Khaidi; the 2020s to Aaradugula Bullet. Brahmanandam acted in every film; Jayaprakash Reddy acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Prema Khaidi (1990), almost didn't happen. Brahmanandam was a last-minute replacement after the original comedian walked out over a payment dispute. Jayaprakash Reddy, already cast as the villain, vouched for him to the director.
- In Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003), Brahmanandam would deliberately flub his lines during rehearsals just to watch Jayaprakash Reddy lose his cool. That genuine irritation made it into the final cut — Reddy's angry reactions weren't acting.
- On the sets of Aata (2007), the two had a running bet: whoever broke character first during a scene had to buy lunch for the entire crew. Brahmanandam lost 12 times in a row. Jayaprakash Reddy never let him forget it.
- Their comic-villain pairing in Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli (2003) directly inspired the template for the 2008 hit 'Krishna' — where the hero's sidekick and the antagonist share a similar bickering dynamic. The writer admitted it in a press meet.
- Jayaprakash Reddy once said in an interview: 'Brahmanandam is the only actor who can make me forget my lines. I'd be mid-dialogue and he'd do something with his face — I'd just stand there, laughing like an idiot.'
- After 2016's Oru Nodiyil, they stopped working together entirely. No fallout — Jayaprakash Reddy simply retired from films. Brahmanandam was the only co-star he personally called to inform.
36 films across 4 decades
The 1990s brought 3 films together, anchored by Prema Khaidi (7.5/10).
The 2000s brought 14 films together, anchored by Golmaal (7.5/10).
The 2010s brought 18 films together, anchored by Manam (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Prema Khaidi
- Samarasimha Reddy
- Golmaal
- Dhee
- Manam
- Race Gurram
- Aaradugula Bullet
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
36 films across 31 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
78% of Brahmanandam's screen credits are with Jayaprakash Reddy.
Prema Khaidi was Brahmanandam's acting debut.
After Aaradugula Bullet, Brahmanandam went on to appear in 10 more films, including Rangamarthanda (2023) and Keedaa Cola (2023).
Prema Khaidi was Jayaprakash Reddy's acting debut.



















Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Brahmanandam & Jayaprakash Reddy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mani Sharma scored 3 of them. They worked with the same 26 people again and again — a small repertory company. M. S. Narayana appears alongside them in 10 films — practically a third lead.
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