Krish J. Sathaar & Kovai Sarala Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Krish J. Sathaar and Kovai Sarala appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2013 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013 — 6.9/10). Films span Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013) through Ghatana (2016).
The Krish J. Sathaar & Kovai Sarala partnership
From Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013) to Ghatana (2016). It started with Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013).
The shape of the work
Krish J. Sathaar acted in every film; Kovai Sarala acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Kovai Sarala was the reason Krish J. Sathaar got cast in 'Malini 22 Vijayawada'. The director wanted a fresh face opposite the heroine, but Sarala insisted on a co-star who could match her comic timing. She personally recommended Krish after seeing him in a stage play.
- In 'Malini 22 Palayamkottai', Krish and Sarala swapped their usual roles. Krish played the straight man while Sarala did all the physical comedy. Sarala later said Krish's deadpan reactions made her improvise harder — she kept adding new gags on set just to break his composure.
- During the shoot of 'Ghatana', Krish and Sarala had a running bet: whoever flubbed a dialogue first had to buy the entire crew dinner. Sarala lost every single day. By the end of the schedule, she had paid for 18 dinners.
- "Sarala akka doesn't act with you. She attacks you with her lines. You have to be ready to duck." — Krish J. Sathaar, in a 2016 interview about working on 'Ghatana'.
- The success of 'Malini 22 Vijayawada' directly led to a Tamil remake titled 'Malini 22 Palayamkottai' — but the remake bombed because the Tamil producers replaced Krish with a bigger star. Sarala refused to do the Tamil version without Krish, but the producers overruled her.
3 films across 1 decade
- Malini 22 Vijayawada
- Ghatana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 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, Krish J. Sathaar had 0 films behind them; Kovai Sarala had 95. After Ghatana, Kovai Sarala kept going for 24 more films; Krish J. Sathaar stepped back.
Malini 22 Vijayawada was Krish J. Sathaar's acting debut.
Before Malini 22 Vijayawada, Kovai Sarala had starred in 95 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
After Ghatana, Kovai Sarala went on to appear in 24 more films, including Mersal (2017) and Sembi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Krish J. Sathaar & Kovai Sarala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kota Srinivasa Rao is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Kota Srinivasa Rao appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Aravindh-Shankar scored 3 of them.
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