Rajiv Kanakala & Shankar Melkote Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajiv Kanakala and Shankar Melkote appeared together in 2 Telugu films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raksha (2008 — 6.5/10). Films span Raksha (2008) through Vishaka Express (2008).
The Rajiv Kanakala & Shankar Melkote partnership
From Raksha (2008) to Vishaka Express (2008). It started with Raksha (2008).
The shape of the work
Rajiv Kanakala acted in every film; Shankar Melkote acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Raksha
- Vishaka Express
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Vishaka Express, Rajiv Kanakala kept going for 52 more films; Shankar Melkote stepped back.
Before Raksha, Rajiv Kanakala had starred in 21 films, including Donga Dongadi (2004) and Nenu (2004).
After Vishaka Express, Rajiv Kanakala went on to appear in 52 more films, including Samajavaragamana (2023) and Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023).
Before Raksha, Shankar Melkote had starred in 2 films, including Anand (2004) and Anasuya (2007).
After Vishaka Express, Shankar Melkote went on to appear in 7 more films, including Manam (2014) and Pappu (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajiv Kanakala & Shankar Melkote's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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