Raghu Babu & Chammak Chandra Movies Together List — 9 Films

The shape of the work

The 2020s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Tenali Ramakrishna BABL; the 2020s to Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam. Raghu Babu acted in every film; Chammak Chandra acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Chammak Chandra was a last-minute replacement in 'Raa Raa' (2018). The original actor backed out, and Raghu Babu personally recommended Chandra to the director. That film became a hit and launched their on-screen pairing.
• In 'Tenali Ramakrishna BABL' (2019), Raghu Babu played the straight man to Chandra's chaotic energy. Raghu would deliberately pause his lines to let Chandra's improvised reactions land — a rhythm they perfected over five films.
• On the sets of 'Bhagya Nagara Veedhullo Gammathu' (2019), the two shared a room during the outdoor schedule. Raghu Babu would wake up at 5 AM to practice his lines, and Chandra would join him with tea — they rehearsed every scene together before the shoot.
• Their comic timing in 'Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam' (2022) was so sharp that the director wrote an extra scene just for them during the shoot — a 4-minute sequence where they argue over a stolen chicken. That scene became the most shared clip from the film on social media.
• Raghu Babu once said in an interview: 'Chammak doesn't act — he reacts. I just have to throw him a look, and he'll give me back something I never expected. That's why we work.'
• In 'Unstoppable' (2023), they swapped roles — Raghu Babu played the hyperactive sidekick while Chandra played the calm one. It was the only film where they reversed their usual dynamic, and both admitted it felt 'weird but fun' during the shoot.