Naresh & Chalapathi Rao Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naresh and Chalapathi Rao appeared together in 4 Telugu films between 1994 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Madhumasam (2007 — 6.3/10). Films span Aame (1994) through Yamudiki Mogudu (2012).
The Naresh & Chalapathi Rao partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Allari (2002). Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2002.
From Aame (1994) to Yamudiki Mogudu (2012). It started with Aame (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aame; the 2010s to Yamudiki Mogudu. Naresh acted in every film; Chalapathi Rao acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For their first film together, Aame (1994), director S.V. Krishna Reddy paired Naresh and Chalapathi Rao as father and son — but Rao was only 12 years older than Naresh. The age gap was so small that Rao had to grey his hair and add a moustache to look believable as the dad.
- In Allari (2002), Naresh played a hyperactive young man while Chalapathi Rao played his exasperated father. Rao later said in an interview that Naresh’s fast-paced dialogue delivery forced him to speed up his own timing — making their comic exchanges feel like a tennis rally.
- Chalapathi Rao personally recommended Naresh for the lead role in Madhumasam (2007) after the director struggled to find an actor who could pull off both comedy and emotional scenes. Naresh later called Rao his 'unofficial godfather' in the industry.
- Their 2012 film Yamudiki Mogudu was the only time they played rivals — Naresh as a conman and Rao as a police officer. The film’s cat-and-mouse dynamic directly inspired a similar father-son rivalry in the 2014 comedy Loukyam.
- Chalapathi Rao once said about Naresh: 'He’s the only co-star who made me forget I was acting. When we did Aame, I actually felt like I was scolding my own son.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Aame
- Madhumasam
- Allari
- Yamudiki Mogudu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Yamudiki Mogudu, Naresh kept going for 54 more films; Chalapathi Rao stepped back.
Before Aame, Naresh had starred in 6 films, including Jamba Lakadi Bamba (1993) and Kongu Chatu Krishnudu (1993).
After Yamudiki Mogudu, Naresh went on to appear in 54 more films, including Martin Luther King (2023) and Drushyam 2 (2021).
Before Aame, Chalapathi Rao had starred in 2 films, including Aditya 369 (1991) and Gharana Mogudu (1992).
After Yamudiki Mogudu, Chalapathi Rao went on to appear in 18 more films, including Bangarraju (2022) and Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naresh & Chalapathi Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Tanikella Bharani is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Tanikella Bharani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
3
2
2
Other iconic Telugu director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Brahmanandam
Kaikala SatyanarayanaBrahmanandam
Mani Sharma
Vennela Kishore
Suhasini ManiratnamM. S. Narayana
Nassar
R. Rathnavelu