Posani Krishna Murali & Sai Dharam Tej Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Posani Krishna Murali and Sai Dharam Tej appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2016 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chitralahari (2019 — 6.9/10). Films span Supreme (2016) through Chitralahari (2019).
The Posani Krishna Murali & Sai Dharam Tej partnership
From Supreme (2016) to Chitralahari (2019). It started with Supreme (2016).
The shape of the work
Posani Krishna Murali acted in every film; Sai Dharam Tej acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Sai Dharam Tej was the one who pushed for Posani Krishna Murali to play the villain in 'Supreme' (2016). The director initially wanted a younger actor, but Sai insisted Posani's intensity would make the clash scenes more believable.
- In 'Intelligent' (2018), Posani wrote his own dialogue on set. Sai Dharam Tej would deliberately pause mid-scene to let Posani's long monologues breathe — a rhythm they developed after the first film.
- Their third film together, 'Chitralahari' (2019), was the first hit for both of them in three years. It revived Sai Dharam Tej's career and gave Posani a new reputation as a character actor who could anchor a comedy-drama, not just a villain.
- Posani Krishna Murali and Sai Dharam Tej never hung out outside sets. Sai once said in an interview that Posani would finish his shot and immediately leave — no chit-chat, no lunch together. Their entire bond was on camera.
- "Posani garu doesn't act. He just becomes the character. I had to raise my game every time we shared a frame." — Sai Dharam Tej, during 'Chitralahari' promotions.
3 films across 1 decade
- Chitralahari
- Supreme
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Sai Dharam Tej's screen credits are with Posani Krishna Murali. When they first worked together, Posani Krishna Murali had 54 films behind them; Sai Dharam Tej had 3. After Chitralahari, Posani Krishna Murali kept going for 46 more films; Sai Dharam Tej stepped back.
Before Supreme, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 54 films, including Manam (2014) and Loukyam (2014).
After Chitralahari, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 46 more films, including Umapathi (2023) and 18 Pages (2022).
Before Supreme, Sai Dharam Tej had starred in 3 films, including Subramanyam For Sale (2015) and Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014).
After Chitralahari, Sai Dharam Tej went on to appear in 1 more film, including Bro (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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