Jeeva & Kota Srinivasa Rao Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jeeva and Kota Srinivasa Rao appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 1999 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Soggadu (2005 — 6.5/10). Films span Sri Ramulayya (1999) through Aaradugula Bullet (2021).
The Jeeva & Kota Srinivasa Rao partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Aaradugula Bullet (2021). Their work runs across 4 decades of Telugu cinema. They didn't share a set between 2013 and 2021.
From Sri Ramulayya (1999) to Aaradugula Bullet (2021). It started with Sri Ramulayya (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Sri Ramulayya; the 2020s to Aaradugula Bullet. Jeeva acted in every film; Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jeeva and Kota Srinivasa Rao first shared screen space in Sri Ramulayya (1999) because the director wanted a seasoned villain to match Jeeva's raw intensity. Kota was the only actor who agreed to shoot in the harsh Rayalaseema locations without a caravan.
- In Soggadu (2005), Kota deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to let Jeeva's reactive silences land harder. Jeeva later told a fan that Kota would whisper the next line off-camera so he could time his punch exactly.
- During Parama Veera Chakra (2011), Jeeva personally drove Kota to the hospital after he fell ill on set. They never told the media, but the unit saw Jeeva cancel his own shots to sit with him.
- Their face-off in Police Game (2013) — where Kota plays a corrupt minister and Jeeva a suspended cop — directly inspired the interrogation scene in the 2018 web series 'Godavari Blues'.
5 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Sri Ramulayya
- Soggadu
- Parama Veera Chakra
- Police Game0
- Aaradugula Bullet
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Jeeva had 7 films behind them; Kota Srinivasa Rao had 43.
Before Sri Ramulayya, Jeeva had starred in 7 films, including Indian (1996) and Aasai (1995).
After Aaradugula Bullet, Jeeva went on to appear in 5 more films, including Jetty (2022) and Virgin Story (2022).
Before Sri Ramulayya, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 43 films, including Money Money (1995) and Top Hero (1994).
After Aaradugula Bullet, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 3 more films, including Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025) and Dochevaarevarura (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jeeva & Kota Srinivasa Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 5 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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