Vennela Kishore & Priyadarshi Pullikonda Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vennela Kishore and Priyadarshi Pullikonda appeared together in 6 Telugu films between 2017 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gang Leader (2019 — 7.1/10). Films span Winner (2017) through Kanam (2022).
The Vennela Kishore & Priyadarshi Pullikonda partnership
Between 2017 and 2022, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 5 years. 2019 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Vennela–Priyadarshi film arrived almost every year.
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.1 and 7.1. From Winner (2017) to Kanam (2022).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Gang Leader; the 2020s to Kanam. Vennela Kishore acted in every film; Priyadarshi Pullikonda acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the sets of 'Winner' (2017) — and neither was the first choice. The director Gopichand Malineni brought them in as replacements after the original actors backed out last minute. Kishore and Priyadarshi bonded over shared nervousness on day one.
- In 'F2' (2019), Priyadarshi played the straight man to Kishore's chaotic energy. But here's the trick — Priyadarshi deliberately slowed his delivery by half a beat in every scene. That pause gave Kishore room to land his punchlines. They rehearsed that rhythm for two weeks before shooting.
- Their double-act in 'Gang Leader' (2019) directly inspired the comic duo format in the 2022 hit 'DJ Tillu'. The writers of that film have admitted in interviews that they studied Kishore and Priyadarshi's timing from 'Gang Leader' to build the Siddu–Tillu dynamic.
- During the shoot of 'First Rank Raju' (2019), Kishore and Priyadarshi shared a room in a budget lodge for 45 days. They'd stay up past midnight rewriting each other's lines on napkins. The director later said the film's best comedy scenes came from those 2 AM napkin sessions.
- Priyadarshi said in a 2020 podcast: 'Vennela Kishore is the only actor I know who can make you laugh with just a blink. In 'Ashwamedham', he blinked once in a serious scene and the entire crew broke down. I told the director — keep the camera on his eyes.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Gang Leader (7.1/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kanam (7.0/10).
- Gang Leader
- Winner
- Kanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vennela Kishore had 40 films behind them; Priyadarshi Pullikonda had 1.
Before Winner, Vennela Kishore had starred in 40 films, including Manamantha (2016) and Kshanam (2016).
After Kanam, Vennela Kishore went on to appear in 6 more films, including Hanuman (2024) and Kushi (2023).
Before Winner, Priyadarshi Pullikonda had starred in 1 film, including Pelli Choopulu (2016).
After Kanam, Priyadarshi Pullikonda went on to appear in 15 more films, including 35 - Chinna Katha Kaadu (2024) and Balagam (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vennela Kishore & Priyadarshi Pullikonda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vennela Kishore & Priyadarshi Pullikonda's films together
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