K. Raghavendra Rao & Sridevi Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. Raghavendra Rao and Sridevi appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1983 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Justice Chaudhury (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Jaani Dost (1983) through Aadmi Aur Apsara (1991).
The K. Raghavendra Rao & Sridevi partnership
Between 1983 and 1991, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a K.–Sridevi film arrived almost every year. From Jaani Dost (1983) to Aadmi Aur Apsara (1991).
The played out closed with Aadmi Aur Apsara in 1991. It started with Jaani Dost (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Justice Chaudhury; the 1990s to Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari. K. Raghavendra Rao directed every film; Sridevi acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Rao cast Sridevi in 'Jaani Dost' (1983) after seeing her Tamil hit 'Moondram Pirai'. He needed a Hindi-speaking actress who could also dance. She barely knew Hindi then, so he had her lines written in Telugu script.
- On the set of 'Tohfa' (1984), Rao realized Sridevi could match his fast-paced shot breakdowns. He would block a scene in 10 minutes; she'd nail it in one take. He later said she made him a better director because he stopped over-rehearsing actors.
- Their Telugu film 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari' (1990) was dubbed into Hindi as 'Aadmi Aur Apsara' (1991). That dubbed version directly inspired the '90s trend of South Indian fantasy films being re-released in Hindi with new songs.
- Rao and Sridevi had a running joke: every time they finished a film, she'd demand he cook her a Hyderabadi biryani. He actually did it once after 'Masterji' (1985) — brought a home-cooked pot to the dubbing studio.
- Rao once told a film magazine: 'Sridevi didn't need a director. She needed a traffic controller. I just pointed where to stand and got out of her way.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Justice Chaudhury
- Jaani Dost
- Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
- Aadmi Aur Apsara0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, K. Raghavendra Rao had 2 films behind them; Sridevi had 40.
Before Jaani Dost, K. Raghavendra Rao had directed 2 films, including Nishana (1980) and Farz Aur Kanoon (1982).
After Aadmi Aur Apsara, K. Raghavendra Rao went on to direct 29 more films, including Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017) and Shirdi Sai (2012).
Before Jaani Dost, Sridevi had starred in 40 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
After Aadmi Aur Apsara, Sridevi went on to appear in 19 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. Raghavendra Rao & Sridevi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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