Sridevi & T. Rama Rao Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sridevi and T. Rama Rao appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1983 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mawaali (1983 — 5.8/10). Films span Himmatwala (1983) through Inquilaab (1984).
The Sridevi & T. Rama Rao partnership
From Himmatwala (1983) to Inquilaab (1984). The played out closed with Inquilaab in 1984. It started with Himmatwala (1983).
The shape of the work
Sridevi acted in every film; T. Rama Rao directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- T. Rama Rao cast Sridevi in Himmatwala (1983) after seeing her in the Telugu hit 'Premabhishekam'. He needed a dancer who could match Jeetendra's energy. She was only 19 and barely spoke Hindi. He made her dub her own lines anyway.
- In Mawaali (1983), Sridevi and T. Rama Rao created a template for the 'mass heroine' — she didn't just stand around. She matched Jeetendra step-for-step in the song 'Nainon Mein Sapna'. Rao shot her in low angles usually reserved for heroes.
- The success of Himmatwala (1983) directly led to T. Rama Rao casting Sridevi in his next two films. That three-film run made her the highest-paid actress in Hindi cinema by 1984. No other director gave her that many back-to-back hits that fast.
- On the sets of Inquilaab (1984), T. Rama Rao would personally adjust Sridevi's saree pallu before every shot. He said it was because she was 'too young to notice' if it slipped. She later called him her 'father figure' in the industry.
- Sridevi once said about T. Rama Rao: 'He never shouted at me. Even when I forgot my lines, he would just say, 'Beta, try again.' That's why I gave him my best.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Mawaali
- Inquilaab
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Sridevi had 40 films behind them; T. Rama Rao had 3. After Inquilaab, Sridevi kept going for 56 more films; T. Rama Rao stepped back.
Before Himmatwala, Sridevi had starred in 40 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
After Inquilaab, Sridevi went on to appear in 56 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Before Himmatwala, T. Rama Rao had directed 3 films, including Judaai (1980) and Ek Hi Bhool (1981).
After Inquilaab, T. Rama Rao went on to direct 9 more films, including Sansar (1987) and Dosti Dushmani (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sridevi & T. Rama Rao's professional partnership
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