M. S. Narayana & Venu Madhav Movies Together List — 29 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Narayana and Venu Madhav appeared together in 29 Telugu films between 2000 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hungama (2005 — 7.5/10). Films span Ravanna (2000) through Naayak (2013).
The M. S. Narayana & Venu Madhav partnership
2008 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months. For 13 years, a M.–Venu film arrived almost every year. From Ravanna (2000) to Naayak (2013).
Hungama is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Ravanna (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 90% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Hungama; the 2010s to Sudigadu. M. S. Narayana acted in every film; Venu Madhav acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Hungama (2005), Narayana’s deadpan delivery and Venu Madhav’s frantic energy created a rhythm where one set up the joke and the other landed it — a split-second timing they perfected over 25 films.
- They never rehearsed together. On the sets of Devadasu (2006), the director revealed they’d show up, glance at each other, and improvise entire scenes — no script, just trust built from years of working side by side.
- Their double-act in Hungama (2005) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2010 blockbuster Maryada Ramanna — the producer specifically asked for a similar bickering-duo dynamic.
- They first met on the sets of Azad (2000) as supporting players. Neither was a lead then, but they bonded over shared cigarette breaks and started riffing lines — the director noticed and wrote them into more scenes together.
- Venu Madhav once said in an interview: 'Narayana garu and I never needed a director for comedy. We’d just look at each other and know what the other was thinking. That’s 25 films of shorthand.'
29 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 26 films together, anchored by Hungama (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Hungama
- Devadasu
- Sudigadu
- Naayak
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
29 films across 13 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
52% of M. S. Narayana's screen credits are with Venu Madhav. After Naayak, M. S. Narayana kept going for 20 more films; Venu Madhav stepped back.
Before Ravanna, M. S. Narayana had starred in 7 films, including Seenu (1999) and Premaku Velayara (1999).
After Naayak, M. S. Narayana went on to appear in 20 more films, including Race Gurram (2014) and S/O Satyamurthy (2015).
Ravanna was Venu Madhav's acting debut.
After Naayak, Venu Madhav went on to appear in 2 more films, including Autonagar Surya (2014) and Yuddham (2014).














Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Narayana & Venu Madhav's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 18 people again and again — a small repertory company. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 14 films — practically a third lead.
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