Mallikarjuna Rao & Renu Desai Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mallikarjuna Rao and Renu Desai appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2000 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Johnny (2003 — 7.4/10). Films span Badri (2000) through Johnny (2003).
The Mallikarjuna Rao & Renu Desai partnership
From Badri (2000) to Johnny (2003). Johnny is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Johnny in 2003.
It started with Badri (2000).
The shape of the work
Mallikarjuna Rao acted in every film; Renu Desai acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Johnny
- Badri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Badri, Mallikarjuna Rao had starred in 10 films, including April 1st Vidudala (1991) and Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu (1994).
After Johnny, Mallikarjuna Rao went on to appear in 9 more films, including 143 (and I miss You) (2004) and A Film by Aravind (2005).
Badri was Renu Desai's acting debut.
After Johnny, Renu Desai went on to appear in 1 more film, including Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mallikarjuna Rao & Renu Desai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Narayana is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
