Ali & Chalapathi Rao Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ali and Chalapathi Rao appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 1994 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sudigadu (2012 — 6.1/10). Films span Super Police (1994) through Youthful Love (2015).
The Ali & Chalapathi Rao partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Parama Veera Chakra (2011). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2011. They saved their best for last — Sudigadu (6.1/10) came 18 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Super Police (1994) to Youthful Love (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Super Police; the 2010s to Sudigadu. Ali acted in every film; Chalapathi Rao acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ali and Chalapathi Rao first shared screen space in 'Super Police' (1994) because the director wanted a comic duo that could bounce off each other instantly — Ali was already a rising comedian, and Chalapathi Rao was the veteran who could anchor the chaos.
- In 'Ninne Premista' (2000), Chalapathi Rao played the straight man to Ali's over-the-top antics. Ali later said Chalapathi Rao's deadpan reactions forced him to dial down his energy, making their scenes land harder.
- On the sets of 'Parama Veera Chakra' (2011), Ali and Chalapathi Rao had a running bet: whoever flubbed a dialogue first had to buy the other a meal. Ali lost most days, but Chalapathi Rao always split the bill anyway.
- Their comic track in 'Sudigadu' (2012) — where Ali plays a bumbling sidekick to Chalapathi Rao's grumpy father figure — became so popular that the director added extra scenes for them during the shoot, extending the film's runtime by 12 minutes.
- Ali once said in an interview: 'Chalapathi Rao garu is the only actor who can make me laugh without saying a word. I just follow his silence.'
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- Super Police0
- Ninne Premista
- Sudigadu
- Parama Veera Chakra
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Super Police was Ali's acting debut.
After Youthful Love, Ali went on to appear in 22 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Raju Gari Gadhi - 3 (2019).
Before Super Police, Chalapathi Rao had starred in 2 films, including Aditya 369 (1991) and Gharana Mogudu (1992).
After Youthful Love, Chalapathi Rao went on to appear in 10 more films, including Bangarraju (2022) and Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ali & Chalapathi Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 5 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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