Sunil Varma & Dhananjay Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunil Varma and Dhananjay appeared together in 2 Telugu films between 2021 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pushpa: The Rise (2021 — 7.3/10). Films span Pushpa: The Rise (2021) through Zebra (2024).
The Sunil Varma & Dhananjay partnership
From Pushpa: The Rise (2021) to Zebra (2024). Their most recent film, Zebra, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Pushpa: The Rise is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Pushpa: The Rise (2021).
The shape of the work
Sunil Varma acted in every film; Dhananjay acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Pushpa: The Rise
- Zebra
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
When they first worked together, Sunil Varma had 86 films behind them; Dhananjay had 0.
Before Pushpa: The Rise, Sunil Varma had starred in 86 films, including Khaleja (2010) and Classmates (2007).
After Zebra, Sunil Varma went on to appear in 14 more films, including (MAD)² (2025) and Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025).
Pushpa: The Rise was Dhananjay's acting debut.
After Zebra, Dhananjay went on to appear in 2 more films, including Parasakthi (2026) and Mother Promise (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunil Varma & Dhananjay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajay is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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