Posani Krishna Murali & Shakalaka Shankar Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Posani Krishna Murali and Shakalaka Shankar appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2015 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unstoppable (2023 — 6.9/10). Films span Intelligent Idiots (2015) through Unstoppable (2023).
The Posani Krishna Murali & Shakalaka Shankar partnership
Between 2015 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Posani–Shakalaka film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Unstoppable (6.9/10) came 8 years in.
From Intelligent Idiots (2015) to Unstoppable (2023). Their most recent film, Unstoppable, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Intelligent Idiots; the 2020s to Unstoppable. Posani Krishna Murali acted in every film; Shakalaka Shankar acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Shakalaka Shankar was a last-minute replacement in 'Intelligent Idiots' (2015). The original actor backed out, and Posani Krishna Murali, who wrote the dialogues, personally vouched for Shankar to the director. That film became their first pairing.
- In 'Raa Raa' (2018), Posani wrote a 12-minute monologue for Shankar's character. Shankar delivered it in one take. Posani later said he kept adding lines on set because Shankar's timing made him want to push the scene further.
- Their comedy track in 'Desamudurs' (2018) was so popular that the film's director, Jaya Ravindra, cast them again as a pair in 'Gully Rowdy' (2021) — directly because audiences demanded more of their bickering duo.
- Posani and Shankar share a ritual: before every film together, they have a single cup of tea at the same small stall near Annapurna Studios. They've done this for all five films, even when schedules were tight.
- Shakalaka Shankar once said in an interview: 'Posani garu doesn't just write lines for me — he writes pauses. He knows exactly when I need to breathe for the laugh.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- Intelligent Idiots
- Desamudurs
- Unstoppable
- Pelli SandaD
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
55% of Shakalaka Shankar's screen credits are with Posani Krishna Murali. When they first worked together, Posani Krishna Murali had 32 films behind them; Shakalaka Shankar had 1.
Before Intelligent Idiots, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 32 films, including Manam (2014) and Loukyam (2014).
After Unstoppable, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 6 more films, including Solo Boy (2025) and Kallu Compound 1995 (2024).
Before Intelligent Idiots, Shakalaka Shankar had starred in 1 film, including Geethanjali (2014).
After Unstoppable, Shakalaka Shankar went on to appear in 4 more films, including Shivam Bhaje (2024) and Geethanjali Malli Vachindi (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Posani Krishna Murali & Shakalaka Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Raghu Babu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Raghu Babu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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