Posani Krishna Murali & Jayaprakash Reddy Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Posani Krishna Murali and Jayaprakash Reddy appeared together in 14 Telugu films between 2003 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Manam (2014 — 7.6/10). Films span Seetayya (2003) through Saranam Gacchami (2021).
The Posani Krishna Murali & Jayaprakash Reddy partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Naayak (2013). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2013. 2014 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. For 18 years, a Posani–Jayaprakash film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Seetayya; the 2020s to Saranam Gacchami. Posani Krishna Murali acted in every film; Jayaprakash Reddy acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Seetayya (2003), was a remake of a Tamil hit. Jayaprakash Reddy was cast first, and he personally recommended Posani Krishna Murali for the role of the villain — a move that kicked off their 18-year run.
- In Pataas (2015), Posani played the comic sidekick while Jayaprakash played the menacing don. Their scenes worked because Posani would deliberately over-deliver his lines, forcing Jayaprakash to react with deadpan silence — a rhythm they perfected over 10 films.
- Their 2019 hit Crazy Crazy Feeling directly inspired a wave of small-town buddy comedies in Telugu cinema. Producers started actively pairing a loud comic actor with a stoic older actor after seeing the chemistry between these two.
- On the sets of Jump Jilani (2014), Posani and Jayaprakash shared a room during the entire shoot. They would rehearse their scenes at 5 AM every day, rewriting dialogues together on hotel notepads.
- Posani once said in an interview: 'Jayaprakash Reddy is the only actor who can make me shut up on set. When he gives that look, I know I have to stop improvising and stick to the script.'
14 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s brought 12 films together, anchored by Manam (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Seetayya
- Manam
- Masala
- Saranam Gacchami
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Posani Krishna Murali's screen credits are with Jayaprakash Reddy. After Saranam Gacchami, Posani Krishna Murali kept going for 26 more films; Jayaprakash Reddy stepped back.
Before Seetayya, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 4 films, including Muddula Mogudu (1997) and Preyasi Raave (1999).
After Saranam Gacchami, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 26 more films, including Umapathi (2023) and 18 Pages (2022).
Before Seetayya, Jayaprakash Reddy had starred in 8 films, including Prema Khaidi (1990) and Narasimha Naidu (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Posani Krishna Murali & Jayaprakash Reddy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 7 of their 14 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead.
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