M. S. Narayana & Ravi Raja Pinisetty Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Narayana and Ravi Raja Pinisetty appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1994 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veede (2003 — 5.5/10). Films span M Dharmaraju M.A. (1994) through Veede (2003).
The M. S. Narayana & Ravi Raja Pinisetty partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Maa Babubommaki Pellanta (2003). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2003. From M Dharmaraju M.A. (1994) to Veede (2003).
The played out closed with Veede in 2003. It started with M Dharmaraju M.A. (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to M Dharmaraju M.A.; the 2000s to Veede. M. S. Narayana acted in every film; Ravi Raja Pinisetty directed all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ravi Raja Pinisetty cast M. S. Narayana in 'M Dharmaraju M.A.' (1994) after seeing him in a stage play. Narayana was a theatre regular then, not a film actor. Pinisetty took a chance on him for a small comic role, which became Narayana's first proper break in Telugu cinema.
- On the sets of 'M Dharmaraju M.A.', Narayana would improvise entire dialogues on the spot. Pinisetty let him run with it, then built the camera movements around Narayana's timing. That freedom turned a minor character into the film's most remembered bit.
- Pinisetty and Narayana shared a habit of eating together after every day's shoot. On 'Veede' (2003), they'd sit in the director's van and split a box of sweets Narayana brought from his hometown. No one else was invited.
- The comic track Narayana played in 'M Dharmaraju M.A.' directly inspired a wave of similar 'village simpleton' roles in Telugu comedies through the late 1990s. Pinisetty later admitted he didn't expect that one character to spawn a whole subgenre.
- Ravi Raja Pinisetty once said in an interview: 'Narayana doesn't act. He just stands there and the comedy happens around him. My job was to not mess that up.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- M Dharmaraju M.A.
- Veede
- Maa Babubommaki Pellanta0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Veede, M. S. Narayana kept going for 121 more films; Ravi Raja Pinisetty stepped back.
M Dharmaraju M.A. was M. S. Narayana's acting debut.
After Veede, M. S. Narayana went on to appear in 121 more films, including Kushi Kushiga (2004) and Nenunnanu (2004).
Before M Dharmaraju M.A., Ravi Raja Pinisetty had directed 8 films, including Chanti (1992) and Balarama Krishnulu (1992).
After Veede, Ravi Raja Pinisetty went on to direct 4 more films, including Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015) and KD No.1 (2004).
Collaboration Journey
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