M. S. Narayana & Posani Krishna Murali Movies Together List — 11 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s account for 91% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Preyasi Raave; the 2010s to Julai. M. S. Narayana acted in every film; Posani Krishna Murali acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in 'Julai' (2012), but neither was the first choice. The director wanted different actors for both roles; Narayana and Posani were brought in last minute when the original cast dropped out.
• In 'Masala' (2013), Posani played a loud, ranting villain while Narayana played a bumbling sidekick. They fed off each other's energy — Posani would start shouting, and Narayana would undercut him with a deadpan one-liner, making the scene funnier than either could alone.
• Their pairing in 'Pataas' (2015) was so well-received that the director wrote a separate comedy track for them in the second half — something not in the original script. That track became the most shared clip from the film on YouTube.
• On the sets of 'Naayak' (2013), Narayana and Posani shared a room during the outdoor shoot in Hyderabad. They would rehearse their scenes at 2 AM, waking up the crew with their laughter. The director had to ask them to keep it down.
• Posani once said in an interview: 'Narayana garu is the only actor who can make me forget my lines. I'd be mid-dialogue, he'd give me that look, and I'd just crack up. We'd have to reshoot.'
• In 'Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini' (2015), they played rivals for the first time. Narayana's character was sly and quiet; Posani's was loud and aggressive. They deliberately never looked at each other during their confrontation scene — the tension came from them talking past each other.