Srinivas Avasarala & Mohan Krishna Indraganti Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Srinivas Avasarala and Mohan Krishna Indraganti appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2008 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ashta Chamma (2008 — 7.9/10). Films span Ashta Chamma (2008) through Ami Thumi (2017).
The Srinivas Avasarala & Mohan Krishna Indraganti partnership
From Ashta Chamma (2008) to Ami Thumi (2017). Ashta Chamma is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Ashta Chamma (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Ashta Chamma; the 2010s to Ami Thumi. Srinivas Avasarala acted in every film; Mohan Krishna Indraganti directed all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Srinivas Avasarala was a theatre actor and writer when Mohan Krishna Indraganti cast him in 'Antaku Mundu Aa Taruvaata' (2013). That film was Avasarala's debut as a lead actor — Indraganti took a chance on a guy who had never carried a film before.
- Indraganti wrote the role of the bumbling conman in 'Bandipotu' (2015) specifically for Avasarala's deadpan delivery. Avasarala didn't do slapstick — he played the comedy completely straight, which made every lie his character told funnier.
- On the sets of 'Ami Thumi' (2017), Avasarala would rewrite his own lines the night before shooting. Indraganti let him do it because Avasarala's version always sounded more natural — the director would just nod and say 'ok, roll camera.'
- After 'Ami Thumi' released in 2017, the two stopped working together. No fight, no fallout — Indraganti just moved into bigger-budget films, and Avasarala started directing. They haven't spoken about a reunion since.
- Mohan Krishna Indraganti once said in an interview: 'Srinivas is the only actor who can make a line sound like he just thought of it. I write the words, but he gives them a heartbeat.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Ashta Chamma (7.9/10).
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Ami Thumi (7.4/10).
- Ashta Chamma
- Ami Thumi
- Gentleman
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
100% of Mohan Krishna Indraganti's screen credits are with Srinivas Avasarala. After Ami Thumi, Srinivas Avasarala kept going for 20 more films; Mohan Krishna Indraganti stepped back.
Ashta Chamma was Srinivas Avasarala's acting debut.
After Ami Thumi, Srinivas Avasarala went on to appear in 20 more films, including Vidya Vasula Aham (2024) and Anaganaga (2025).
Ashta Chamma was Mohan Krishna Indraganti's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Srinivas Avasarala & Mohan Krishna Indraganti's professional partnership
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