Meka Srikanth & S. V. Krishna Reddy Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Meka Srikanth and S. V. Krishna Reddy appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 1997 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pellam Oorelithe (2003 — 6.5/10). Films span Aahwanam (1997) through Letha Manasulu (2004).
The Meka Srikanth & S. V. Krishna Reddy partnership
Between 1997 and 2004, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. They saved their best for last — Pellam Oorelithe (6.5/10) came 6 years in. From Aahwanam (1997) to Letha Manasulu (2004).
The spanned closed with Letha Manasulu in 2004. It started with Aahwanam (1997).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Aahwanam; the 2000s to Pellam Oorelithe. Meka Srikanth acted in every film; S. V. Krishna Reddy directed all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 1 film in telugu.
Partnership facts
- S. V. Krishna Reddy cast Meka Srikanth in 'Aahwanam' (1997) after seeing him in a stage play. Srikanth was a newcomer then, and Reddy took a risk on him instead of a bigger name.
- In 'Pellam Oorelithe' (2003), Srikanth’s comic timing pushed Reddy to write sharper, faster dialogue. Reddy later said Srikanth’s improvisations on set made the scenes land harder than the script intended.
- Their film 'Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam' (2000) directly inspired a wave of family-centric comedies in early 2000s Telugu cinema, with several smaller directors copying its joint-family setup and slapstick tone.
- Srikanth and Reddy stayed close even after their last film together in 2004. Srikanth attended Reddy’s son’s wedding in 2018, and they still call each other for script advice.
- S. V. Krishna Reddy once said in an interview: 'Srikanth doesn’t just act my lines — he finds the joke I missed. That’s why I kept calling him back.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Aahwanam
- Egire Paavurama0
- Pellam Oorelithe
- Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Letha Manasulu, Meka Srikanth kept going for 41 more films; S. V. Krishna Reddy stepped back.
Before Aahwanam, Meka Srikanth had starred in 5 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Aame (1994).
After Letha Manasulu, Meka Srikanth went on to appear in 41 more films, including Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) and Sri Krishna 2006 (2006).
Before Aahwanam, S. V. Krishna Reddy had directed 16 films, including Top Hero (1994) and Top Hero (1994).
After Letha Manasulu, S. V. Krishna Reddy went on to direct 3 more films, including Hungama (2005) and Hungama (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Meka Srikanth & S. V. Krishna Reddy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
3
2
2
