Vennela Kishore & Brahmaji Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vennela Kishore and Brahmaji appeared together in 11 Telugu films between 2013 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hippi (2019 — 9.0/10). Films span Baadshah (2013) through Hero (2022).
The Vennela Kishore & Brahmaji partnership
2019 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a Vennela–Brahmaji film arrived almost every year. From Baadshah (2013) to Hero (2022).
Mathu Vadalara (2019, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Hippi is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 73% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Hippi; the 2020s to Bangarraju. Vennela Kishore acted in every film; Brahmaji acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Baadshah (2013), but neither had a scene together. Their first actual interaction on camera happened in Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016), where Vennela Kishore played a ghost and Brahmaji played a village elder — and they didn't even exchange dialogue. The director had to physically bring them together for a single reaction shot.
- In Mathu Vadalara (2019), Brahmaji played the straight-laced police officer while Vennela Kishore played the bumbling sidekick. The entire comedy rhythm came from Brahmaji deliberately pausing his lines to let Kishore's micro-expressions land — a trick they perfected over 8 films before that.
- Their double-act in Hippi (2019) — where they played two clueless friends caught in a drug deal — directly inspired the buddy-comedy dynamic in the 2022 web series 'Jabardasth' on Zee5. The showrunner admitted in an interview that he cast the leads after watching their Hippi chemistry.
- On the sets of F2 (2019), Vennela Kishore and Brahmaji shared a vanity van for the entire shoot. Brahmaji would bring homemade pickles from his village; Kishore would bring coffee from a specific shop in Hyderabad. They still call each other 'van-mates'.
- Brahmaji once said in a 2020 podcast: 'Kishore is the only actor who can make me laugh even when the director says cut. I have to look away from him during serious scenes or I'll break character.'
11 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 8 films together, anchored by Hippi (9.0/10).
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- Hippi
- Mathu Vadalara
- Bangarraju
- Bheeshma
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 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
42% of Vennela Kishore's screen credits are with Brahmaji. After Hero, Brahmaji kept going for 26 more films; Vennela Kishore stepped back.
Before Baadshah, Vennela Kishore had starred in 9 films, including Dookudu (2011) and Pilla Zamindar (2011).
After Hero, Vennela Kishore went on to appear in 6 more films, including Hanuman (2024) and Kushi (2023).
Before Baadshah, Brahmaji had starred in 34 films, including Dhee (2007) and Nijam (2003).
After Hero, Brahmaji went on to appear in 26 more films, including Tillu Square (2024) and Virupaksha (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vennela Kishore & Brahmaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devi Sri Prasad scored 3 of them. Nassar appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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