Mithun Chakraborty & T.L.V. Prasad Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mithun Chakraborty and T.L.V. Prasad appeared together in 9 Hindi films between 1992 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jurmana (1996 — 5.2/10). Films span Zakhmi Sipahi (1992) through Shera (1999).
The Mithun Chakraborty & T.L.V. Prasad partnership
Between 1992 and 1999, they barely worked apart — 9 films in 7 years. 1996 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 7 years, a Mithun–T.L.V. film arrived almost every year.
From Zakhmi Sipahi (1992) to Shera (1999). The spanned closed with Shera in 1999.
The shape of the work
Mithun Chakraborty acted in every film; T.L.V. Prasad directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- T.L.V. Prasad was a Telugu director who barely spoke Hindi. Mithun Chakraborty trusted him anyway after Prasad showed him a single action sequence he'd shot on a shoestring budget. That first film, Zakhmi Sipahi (1992), became a hit and locked them into a seven-year partnership.
- Prasad shot Mithun's fight scenes in long, unbroken takes — no cuts, no stunt double. Mithun had to do every punch and fall himself. On the set of Kaalia (1997), Mithun broke a rib during a rooftop brawl but refused to stop. Prasad later said, 'He never complained. He just got up and asked, 'Next shot?'
- Their 1996 film Daanveer was the first Hindi movie to cast a then-unknown Raveena Tandon in a lead role opposite Mithun. She got the part because Prasad saw her in a music video and insisted. That film launched her into mainstream Bollywood.
- Prasad and Mithun never had a written contract. They shook hands on every film. Prasad would fly from Hyderabad to Mumbai with a one-page story outline, Mithun would nod, and they'd start shooting within a week. No lawyers, no agents.
- Mithun once told a trade magazine: 'Prasad saab doesn't waste time on coffee breaks. He finishes a film in 25 days. I like that. No nonsense, just action.'
- In Phool Aur Aag (1999), their last film together, Mithun played a double role — a saintly brother and a violent gangster. Prasad shot both characters' scenes on the same day, switching Mithun's costume and makeup in 20 minutes. Mithun never flubbed a line between the two personalities.
9 films across 1 decade
- Jurmana
- Kaalia
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of T.L.V. Prasad's screen credits are with Mithun Chakraborty. When they first worked together, Mithun Chakraborty had 117 films behind them; T.L.V. Prasad had 0. After Shera, Mithun Chakraborty kept going for 42 more films; T.L.V. Prasad stepped back.
Before Zakhmi Sipahi, Mithun Chakraborty had starred in 117 films, including The Naxalites (1980) and Ustadi Ustad Se (1982).
After Shera, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 42 more films, including Oh My God (2012) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Zakhmi Sipahi was T.L.V. Prasad's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Mithun Chakraborty & T.L.V. Prasad's films together
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