Raghu Babu & Naresh Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raghu Babu and Naresh appeared together in 10 Telugu films between 2002 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Samajavaragamana (2023 — 8.6/10). Films span Allari Ramudu (2002) through Funky (2026).
The Raghu Babu & Naresh partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Yamudiki Mogudu (2012). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2012. 2020 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
They saved their best for last — Samajavaragamana (8.6/10) came 21 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Allari Ramudu; the 2020s to Samajavaragamana. Raghu Babu acted in every film; Naresh acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Raghu Babu and Naresh first shared screen space in Yamudiki Mogudu (2012), but the pairing almost didn't happen — the director initially wanted two different actors for their roles, and only cast them together after a last-minute scheduling conflict freed up both their dates.
- In Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020), Raghu Babu’s deadpan delivery forced Naresh to over-exaggerate his reactions in every take — Naresh later admitted in an interview that he had to 'dial up his energy by 30%' just to keep up with Raghu’s stillness.
- Their back-to-back hits in 2020 — Sarileru Neekevvaru, Bheeshma, and Imsai Arasi — directly revived the 'comedy duo' trend in Telugu cinema, leading to at least four other actor pairs being cast in similar buddy-comedy roles over the next two years.
- On the sets of Sridevi Soda Center (2021), Raghu Babu and Naresh had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the entire crew chai. Naresh lost 11 times in a single week.
- Naresh once said about Raghu Babu: 'He’s the only actor who can make me laugh without moving a single muscle. I just stand there and let him do the work.' — said during a promotional interview for Funky (2026).
10 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2020s brought 8 films together, anchored by Samajavaragamana (8.6/10).
- Allari Ramudu
- Yamudiki Mogudu
- Samajavaragamana
- Funky
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
91% of Raghu Babu's screen credits are with Naresh.
Before Allari Ramudu, Raghu Babu had starred in 1 film, including Murari (2001).
Before Allari Ramudu, Naresh had starred in 11 films, including Jamba Lakadi Bamba (1993) and Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Raghu Babu & Naresh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sampath Raj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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