Posani Krishna Murali & Saptagiri Movies Together List — 19 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Posani Krishna Murali and Saptagiri appeared together in 19 Telugu films between 2012 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Meter (2023 — 7.6/10). Films span Julai (2012) through We Love Bad Boys (2024).
The Posani Krishna Murali & Saptagiri partnership
They saved their best for last — Meter (7.6/10) came 11 years in. 2016 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 12 years, a Posani–Saptagiri film arrived almost every year.
From Julai (2012) to We Love Bad Boys (2024). Their most recent film, We Love Bad Boys, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 74% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Maharshi; the 2020s to Meter. Posani Krishna Murali acted in every film; Saptagiri acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 'Julai' (2012), but their real partnership kicked off when Saptagiri was cast as Posani's sidekick in 'Kotha Janta' (2014). Posani personally insisted on Saptagiri for the role after seeing his comic timing in a small TV skit.
- In 'Soggade Chinni Nayana' (2016), Posani played the straight-faced, angry father while Saptagiri bounced off him as the nervous, stammering son-in-law. The comedy came from Posani never breaking character, letting Saptagiri do all the panicked improvisation.
- Their pairing in 'Intelligent Idiots' (2015) directly inspired the trend of odd-couple comedy duos in Telugu cinema — a formula later copied by films like 'Jai Simha' and 'Acharya' where a serious hero gets a comic foil.
- On the sets of 'Sapthagiri Express' (2016), Posani would rewrite Saptagiri's dialogues on the spot, often handing him crumpled chits of paper just before the take. Saptagiri later said he never read them until the camera rolled — that's why his reactions looked so genuinely confused.
- Saptagiri once said in an interview: 'Posani garu is the only person who can make me laugh even when I'm supposed to be serious. He'll whisper something absurd in my ear right before a scene, and I have to fight not to break.'
19 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 14 films together, anchored by Maharshi (7.1/10).
The 2020s brought 5 films together, anchored by Meter (7.6/10).
- Maharshi
- Majnu
- Meter
- Krack
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
19 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
59% of Posani Krishna Murali's screen credits are with Saptagiri.
Before Julai, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 11 films, including Seetayya (2003) and Ek Niranjan (2009).
After We Love Bad Boys, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 2 more films, including Solo Boy (2025) and Jigel (2025).
Before Julai, Saptagiri had starred in 2 films, including Kandireega (2011) and Parugu (2008).
After We Love Bad Boys, Saptagiri went on to appear in 6 more films, including The Rajasaab (2026) and Pelli Kaani Prasad (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Posani Krishna Murali & Saptagiri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devi Sri Prasad scored 4 of them. They worked with the same 7 people again and again — a small repertory company. Brahmaji appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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