T. L. V. Prasad & Mohan Joshi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
T. L. V. Prasad and Mohan Joshi appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1997 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ustadon Ke Ustad (1998 — 4.4/10). Films span Suraj (1997) through Phool Aur Aag (1999).
The T. L. V. Prasad & Mohan Joshi partnership
From Suraj (1997) to Phool Aur Aag (1999). The played out closed with Phool Aur Aag in 1999. It started with Suraj (1997).
The shape of the work
T. L. V. Prasad directed every film; Mohan Joshi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prasad cast Joshi as the villain in Suraj (1997) after seeing him play a menacing lawyer in a Marathi play. Joshi was hesitant about Bollywood at first, but Prasad convinced him over chai at a Bandra tapri.
- On the set of Ustadon Ke Ustad (1998), Prasad would let Joshi rewrite his own dialogue in Hindi and Marathi mix. Joshi’s improvisations made the villain feel more real, and Prasad started writing scenes specifically around his pauses.
- The fight sequence between Joshi’s character and the hero in Phool Aur Aag (1999) was so raw that a young Anurag Kashyap reportedly watched it multiple times in a single day at a single-screen theatre in Mumbai. He later said it influenced the villain writing in Gangs of Wasseypur.
- After Phool Aur Aag wrapped, Joshi gifted Prasad a vintage fountain pen. Prasad used that same pen to sign his next three film contracts. Joshi still has the thank-you note Prasad sent him.
- Joshi once said in a 2001 interview: 'Prasad sahab didn't just direct me — he taught me how to be loud without shouting. Every villain I played after him, I was just trying to impress him.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Ustadon Ke Ustad
- Phool Aur Aag
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of T. L. V. Prasad's screen credits are with Mohan Joshi. After Phool Aur Aag, Mohan Joshi kept going for 19 more films; T. L. V. Prasad stepped back.
Before Suraj, T. L. V. Prasad had directed 5 films, including Jurmana (1996) and Muqaddar (1996).
After Phool Aur Aag, T. L. V. Prasad went on to direct 2 more films, including Mazaa Mazaa (2005) and Bhairav (2001).
Before Suraj, Mohan Joshi had starred in 20 films, including Gopi Kishan (1994) and Ek Tha Raja (1996).
After Phool Aur Aag, Mohan Joshi went on to appear in 19 more films, including Gangaajal (2003) and Bhouri (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of T. L. V. Prasad & Mohan Joshi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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