Posani Krishna Murali & Sunil Varma Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Posani Krishna Murali and Sunil Varma appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2016 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022 — 7.2/10). Films span Krishnashtami (2016) through Vey Dharuvey (2023).
The Posani Krishna Murali & Sunil Varma partnership
Between 2016 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. They saved their best for last — Urvasivo Rakshasivo (7.2/10) came 6 years in. From Krishnashtami (2016) to Vey Dharuvey (2023).
Their most recent film, Vey Dharuvey, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Urvasivo Rakshasivo is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Krishnashtami; the 2020s to Urvasivo Rakshasivo. Posani Krishna Murali acted in every film; Sunil Varma acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sunil Varma personally called Posani Krishna Murali to pitch the idea for 'Bujji... Ila Raa' (2022). Posani was hesitant at first because he usually writes his own roles, but Sunil convinced him by saying the character was tailor-made for his intensity.
- In 'Krishnashtami' (2016), Posani played the villain while Sunil played the comic sidekick. Their scenes together worked because Posani would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery, giving Sunil space to land his punchlines — a rhythm they carried into all four films.
- On the sets of 'Valentines Night' (2023), Sunil and Posani had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the entire crew lunch. Posani lost every single day because he kept improvising new dialogues on the spot.
- The success of their pairing in 'Bujji... Ila Raa' (2022) directly led to director Ravi Babu casting them together again in 'Vey Dharuvey' (2023) — a film that otherwise had no connection to the earlier one.
- Sunil Varma once said in an interview: 'Posani garu is the only co-actor who makes me nervous before a scene. Because he doesn't stick to the script — he throws something new at me, and I have to match his energy or I'll look flat.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2020s brought 4 films together, anchored by Urvasivo Rakshasivo (7.2/10).
- Krishnashtami
- Urvasivo Rakshasivo
- Vey Dharuvey
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Posani Krishna Murali had 54 films behind them; Sunil Varma had 84. After Vey Dharuvey, Sunil Varma kept going for 24 more films; Posani Krishna Murali stepped back.
Before Krishnashtami, Posani Krishna Murali had starred in 54 films, including Manam (2014) and Loukyam (2014).
After Vey Dharuvey, Posani Krishna Murali went on to appear in 6 more films, including Solo Boy (2025) and Kallu Compound 1995 (2024).
Before Krishnashtami, Sunil Varma had starred in 84 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Classmates (2007).
After Vey Dharuvey, Sunil Varma went on to appear in 24 more films, including Harom Hara (2024) and (MAD)² (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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