Mithun Chakraborty & Rama Rao Tatineni Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mithun Chakraborty and Rama Rao Tatineni appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1983 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983 — 5.5/10). Films span Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983) through Sautela (1999).
The Mithun Chakraborty & Rama Rao Tatineni partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Ravan Raaj: A True Story (1995). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 1995. From Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983) to Sautela (1999).
The unfolded closed with Sautela in 1999. It started with Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye; the 1990s to Ravan Raaj: A True Story. Mithun Chakraborty acted in every film; Rama Rao Tatineni directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mithun Chakraborty was already a star when he agreed to do 'Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye' (1983), but director Rama Rao Tatineni was a newcomer to Hindi cinema. Mithun took a chance on him because Tatineni had a strong track record in Telugu films — and that film became their first hit together.
- In 'Watan Ke Rakhwale' (1987), Tatineni deliberately cast Mithun against his usual dancing-hero image — he made him play a stoic, action-heavy patriot. Mithun later said Tatineni was the only director who convinced him to drop the song-and-dance for a straight-faced role.
- Tatineni and Mithun stayed in touch long after their films stopped. When Tatineni passed away in 2015, Mithun attended the funeral in Hyderabad — one of the few Bollywood stars to make the trip.
- Mithun once said in an interview: 'Rama Rao Tatineni knew how to make a mass hero look vulnerable. He’d tell me, “You’re not dancing here — you’re bleeding.” That’s why I trusted him.'
- Their 1995 film 'Ravan Raaj: A True Story' was one of the first Hindi films to openly tackle the Devadasi system and temple prostitution — a subject Tatineni pushed Mithun to back, despite commercial risks. It didn't set the box office on fire, but it started a conversation in mainstream cinema.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.6/10.
- Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye
- Watan Ke Rakhwale
- Ravan Raaj: A True Story
- Sautela0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Rama Rao Tatineni's screen credits are with Mithun Chakraborty. After Sautela, Mithun Chakraborty kept going for 42 more films; Rama Rao Tatineni stepped back.
Before Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye, Mithun Chakraborty had starred in 32 films, including The Naxalites (1980) and Ustadi Ustad Se (1982).
After Sautela, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 42 more films, including Oh My God (2012) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Before Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye, Rama Rao Tatineni had directed 6 films, including Judaai (1980) and Jeevan Dhaara (1982).
After Sautela, Rama Rao Tatineni went on to direct 2 more films, including Bulandi (2000) and Beti No.1 (2000).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mithun Chakraborty & Rama Rao Tatineni's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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