Naresh & Hari Teja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naresh and Hari Teja appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2018 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sammohanam (2018 — 7.2/10). Films span Sammohanam (2018) through Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).
The Naresh & Hari Teja partnership
From Sammohanam (2018) to Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). Sammohanam is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Sammohanam (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Sammohanam; the 2020s to Sarileru Neekevvaru. Naresh acted in every film; Hari Teja acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Hari Teja was cast in Sammohanam after Naresh personally recommended her to director Mohan Krishna Indraganti. He had seen her in a short film and insisted she was perfect for the role.
- In Aravindha Sametha, Naresh deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in every scene with Hari Teja. He told the director that her natural rhythm was faster, so he adjusted his pace to match hers — making their banter feel like real conversation.
- During the shoot of Sarileru Neekevvaru, Naresh and Hari Teja had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the other a box of kaju katli. Naresh lost every single day.
- Hari Teja said in a 2019 interview: 'Naresh garu is the only co-star who texts me before every single scene to ask if I'm comfortable. He treats a scene like we're both learning it for the first time.'
- Their pairing in Sammohanam directly led to Mahesh Babu requesting Naresh for a cameo in Sarileru Neekevvaru — because Mahesh loved their on-screen dynamic and wanted a piece of it for his own film.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sammohanam (7.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Sammohanam
- Aravindha Sametha0
- Sarileru Neekevvaru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Hari Teja's screen credits are with Naresh. When they first worked together, Naresh had 35 films behind them; Hari Teja had 0. After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Naresh kept going for 26 more films; Hari Teja stepped back.
Before Sammohanam, Naresh had starred in 35 films, including Manamantha (2016) and Drushyam (2014).
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Naresh went on to appear in 26 more films, including Martin Luther King (2023) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Sammohanam was Hari Teja's acting debut.
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Hari Teja went on to appear in 6 more films, including Maama Mascheendra (2023) and Aa Okkati Adakku (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naresh & Hari Teja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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