Posani Krishna Murali & Jaya Prakash Reddy Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Posani Krishna Murali and Jaya Prakash Reddy appeared together in 8 Telugu films between 2013 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ism (2016 — 7.5/10). Films span Naayak (2013) through Jai Lava Kusa (2017).
The Posani Krishna Murali & Jaya Prakash Reddy partnership
Between 2013 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 8 films in 4 years. 2016 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Posani–Jaya film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Ism (7.5/10) came 3 years in. From Naayak (2013) to Jai Lava Kusa (2017).
The shape of the work
Posani Krishna Murali acted in every film; Jaya Prakash Reddy acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Naayak (2013), almost didn't happen. Jaya Prakash Reddy was initially hesitant to play a comedic villain role opposite a younger hero. Posani Krishna Murali, who wrote the dialogues, personally convinced him by promising a meaty character arc.
- In Pataas (2015), Posani's rapid-fire, slang-heavy dialogue delivery forced Jaya Prakash Reddy to slow down his usual booming style. The result was a tense, off-beat rhythm that made their scenes together the most re-watched in the film.
- Their back-and-forth in Supreme (2016) directly inspired a wave of 'hero vs. eccentric villain' comedies in Telugu cinema. Directors like V. V. Vinayak later admitted they wrote similar roles specifically for this duo.
- On the sets of Shivam (2015), the two had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy lunch for the entire crew. Posani lost 7 times in a row. Jaya Prakash Reddy never let him forget it.
- "Posani garu writes like he's talking to you in a fight. I had to match his energy or I'd look like a statue next to him." — Jaya Prakash Reddy, in a 2017 interview about working on Jai Lava Kusa.
8 films across 1 decade
- Ism
- Jai Lava Kusa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Jaya Prakash Reddy's screen credits are with Posani Krishna Murali. After Jai Lava Kusa, Posani Krishna Murali kept going for 76 more films; Jaya Prakash Reddy stepped back. By the time of Naayak, both already had careers — Posani Krishna Murali with 14 films, Jaya Prakash Reddy with 15.
Before Naayak, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 14 films, including Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) and Seetayya (2003).
After Jai Lava Kusa, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 76 more films, including Mudra (2018) and Umapathi (2023).
Before Naayak, Jaya Prakash Reddy had starred in 15 films, including Golmaal (2003) and Kabaddi Kabaddi (2003).
After Jai Lava Kusa, Jaya Prakash Reddy went on to appear in 1 more film, including Jai simha (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayaprakash Reddy appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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