Sripriya & Kota Srinivasa Rao Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sripriya and Kota Srinivasa Rao 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 Sripriya & Kota Srinivasa Rao partnership
From Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013) to Ghatana (2016). It started with Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013).
The shape of the work
Sripriya directed every film; Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Sripriya was the one who pushed for Kota Srinivasa Rao to play her father in 'Malini 22 Vijayawada'. The director wanted a younger actor, but she insisted only Kota could bring the right menace and vulnerability.
- In 'Malini 22 Vijayawada', Kota Srinivasa Rao's character is a cold, manipulative father. Sripriya matched his stillness with raw, silent fury. Their scenes together are a battle of who can hold a glare longer — she never blinked first.
- The success of 'Malini 22 Vijayawada' directly led to the Tamil remake 'Malini 22 Palayamkottai'. But that version flopped hard — partly because the director recast Kota's role with a different actor. Tamil audiences missed the original father-daughter tension.
- On the sets of 'Ghatana', Sripriya and Kota Srinivasa Rao would share a cup of filter coffee between takes. She later said he was the only co-star who never once asked her about her personal life — they just talked about cinema and food.
- Sripriya once said in an interview: 'Kota garu doesn't act. He just sits there and the scene happens around him. I had to learn to be still to keep up with him.'
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, Sripriya had 83 films behind them; Kota Srinivasa Rao had 160. After Ghatana, Kota Srinivasa Rao kept going for 20 more films; Sripriya stepped back.
Before Malini 22 Vijayawada, Sripriya had directed 83 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
After Ghatana, Sripriya went on to direct 1 more film, including Maadan Kodai Vizha (2025).
Before Malini 22 Vijayawada, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 160 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Classmates (2007).
After Ghatana, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 20 more films, including Konda Polam (2021) and Maharshi (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sripriya & Kota Srinivasa Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kovai Sarala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Kovai Sarala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Aravindh-Shankar scored 3 of them.
