Ali & Sivaji Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ali and Sivaji appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2002 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ayyare (2012 — 5.5/10). Films span Friends (2002) through Ayyare (2012).
The Ali & Sivaji partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Ayyare (2012). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2012. From Friends (2002) to Ayyare (2012).
It started with Friends (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Friends; the 2010s to Ayyare. Ali acted in every film; Sivaji acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ali and Sivaji first shared screen space in 'Friends' (2002) because director S. V. Krishna Reddy specifically wrote Ali's comic role to bounce off Sivaji's straight-man energy — he wanted a loud, chaotic sidekick to make Sivaji's deadpan hero look even more serious.
- In 'Aadanthe Ado Type' (2003), Ali improvised most of his dialogue on set, and Sivaji would react in real time without a script — the director let the camera roll because their back-and-forth was funnier than anything written.
- Ali once said in an interview that Sivaji would personally drive him home after every night shoot of 'Friends' (2002), even though Ali lived 40 minutes in the opposite direction — they'd stop for chai and talk about comedy scenes for the next day.
- The success of 'Friends' (2002) directly led to Sivaji being cast in more multi-starrer comedies in the early 2000s — producers saw that pairing him with a strong comedian like Ali could carry a film without a top-tier heroine.
- Ali said about Sivaji: 'He never treated me like a comedian. On the sets of Aadanthe Ado Type, he'd ask my opinion on his scenes. That's rare for a hero.'
- Their third film 'Ayyare' (2012) almost didn't happen — Ali was initially hesitant to play a negative role opposite Sivaji, but Sivaji convinced him by saying, 'If we don't try something new together, people will only remember us as the comedy pair.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Friends0
- Aadanthe Ado Type0
- Ayyare
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Sivaji's screen credits are with Ali. After Ayyare, Ali kept going for 43 more films; Sivaji stepped back.
Before Friends, Ali had starred in 12 films, including Yamaleela (1994) and Ghatotkachudu (1995).
After Ayyare, Ali went on to appear in 43 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Raju Gari Gadhi - 3 (2019).
Before Friends, Sivaji had starred in 2 films, including Bachelors (2000) and College (2000).
After Ayyare, Sivaji went on to appear in 3 more films, including Boochamma Boochodu (2014) and Kamalatho Naa Prayanam (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ali & Sivaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Narayana is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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