Posani Krishna Murali & Srinivasa Reddy Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Posani Krishna Murali and Srinivasa Reddy appeared together in 10 Telugu films between 2014 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Umapathi (2023 — 10.0/10). Films span 1: Nenokkadine (2014) through Umapathi (2023).
The Posani Krishna Murali & Srinivasa Reddy partnership
One film towers over the rest: Umapathi at 10.0/10. 2016 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. They saved their best for last — Umapathi (10.0/10) came 9 years in.
From 1: Nenokkadine (2014) to Umapathi (2023). For 9 years, a Posani–Srinivasa film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to 1: Nenokkadine; the 2020s to Umapathi. Posani Krishna Murali acted in every film; Srinivasa Reddy acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Srinivasa Reddy was a writer on Mahesh Babu's 'Nenokkadine' (2014) when Posani Krishna Murali was cast as the villain. That set was where they first met and decided to keep working together.
- In 'Pataas' (2015), Posani played the comic villain while Srinivasa Reddy wrote the dialogues. Their rhythm was simple: Posani would take the written lines and add his own stammering, over-the-top pauses, and Srinivasa would rewrite the next scene to match that energy.
- Their 2018 film 'Jamba Lakidi Pamba' was a surprise hit despite a 3.8 rating. It directly led to a wave of low-budget horror-comedies in Telugu, including 'Raju Gari Gadhi' sequels and 'Prema Katha Chitram 2'.
- On every film set between 2014 and 2018, Posani and Srinivasa Reddy had a ritual: they'd share a single cup of chai before the first shot, no exceptions. Srinivasa said it was their 'good luck shot'.
- Srinivasa Reddy once said in an interview: 'Posani garu is the only actor who can make a line about a missing chappal sound like a Shakespearean tragedy. I wrote for that madness.'
- In 'Anando Brahma' (2017), Posani played a ghost who keeps forgetting he's dead. Srinivasa Reddy wrote the entire character arc around Posani's real-life habit of zoning out mid-conversation — turning a quirk into a performance tic.
10 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 8 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Umapathi (10.0/10).
- 1: Nenokkadine
- Pataas
- Umapathi
- Bhala Thandanana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of 1: Nenokkadine, both already had careers — Posani Krishna Murali with 20 films, Srinivasa Reddy with 22.
Before 1: Nenokkadine, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 20 films, including Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) and Seetayya (2003).
After Umapathi, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 6 more films, including Solo Boy (2025) and Kallu Compound 1995 (2024).
Before 1: Nenokkadine, Srinivasa Reddy had starred in 22 films, including Eega (2012) and Mirchi (2013).
After Umapathi, Srinivasa Reddy went on to appear in 12 more films, including Vidya Vasula Aham (2024) and Eagle (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Posani Krishna Murali & Srinivasa Reddy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Posani Krishna Murali & Srinivasa Reddy's films together
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