Ravi Prakash & Kota Srinivasa Rao Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ravi Prakash and Kota Srinivasa Rao appeared together in 5 Telugu films between 2010 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Konda Polam (2021 — 7.5/10). Films span Simha (2010) through Konda Polam (2021).
The Ravi Prakash & Kota Srinivasa Rao partnership
They saved their best for last — Konda Polam (7.5/10) came 11 years in. From Simha (2010) to Konda Polam (2021). Konda Polam is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Simha (2010).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Dookudu; the 2020s to Konda Polam. Ravi Prakash acted in every film; Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in all of them. Strictly Telugu cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kota Srinivasa Rao was the one who recommended Ravi Prakash for the role of his son in Dookudu (2011). The director initially had a different actor in mind, but Kota insisted Ravi had the right energy for the father-son dynamic.
- In Dookudu, Kota Srinivasa Rao deliberately slowed down his delivery in every scene with Ravi Prakash. He told Ravi on set that he wanted the younger actor's fast, modern dialogue style to stand out — so Kota played the straight, patient foil to let Ravi shine.
- On the sets of Doosukeltha (2013), Ravi Prakash would bring Kota his favorite filter coffee every morning. Kota later said in an interview that Ravi treated him like a real son off-screen, not just a co-star.
- Their father-son pairing in Dookudu (2011) directly inspired the casting of real-life father-son duo Naresh and Sudheer Babu in the 2014 film Joru. The producer of Joru told a Telugu daily that he wanted the same 'raw, emotional bond' he saw between Ravi and Kota.
- Kota Srinivasa Rao said about Ravi Prakash after Konda Polam (2021): 'He is the only actor who calls me before every film he signs, just to ask if I'm free. That respect is rare in this industry.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Dookudu (7.1/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Konda Polam (7.5/10).
- Dookudu
- Prathinidhi
- Konda Polam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 11 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, Ravi Prakash had 8 films behind them; Kota Srinivasa Rao had 124.
Before Simha, Ravi Prakash had starred in 8 films, including Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006) and Gharshana (2004).
After Konda Polam, Ravi Prakash went on to appear in 17 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam (2022).
Before Simha, Kota Srinivasa Rao had starred in 124 films, including Classmates (2007) and Athadu (2005).
After Konda Polam, Kota Srinivasa Rao went on to appear in 3 more films, including Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025) and Dochevaarevarura (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ravi Prakash & Kota Srinivasa Rao's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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