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Vijay Deverakonda
Vijay Deverakonda

Co-Stars & Directors

Vijay Deverakonda

12Co-Stars
3Directors
2Music Directors
3Films with Samantha Akkineni
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Vijay Deverakonda Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Vijay Deverakonda's collaborators

Vijay Deverakonda's most frequent co-actor is Samantha Akkineni — 3 shared credits. From 2011 (with Yami Gautam) to 2026 (with Rahul Sankrityan). Four of the top five most-recent collaborations have all been within the last five years — the working circle has clearly tightened.

Of 17 collaborators, only 2 have appeared in three or more films — most pairings are one-offs. 12 on-screen partners, 3 directors — a balanced spread between cast and crew.

As of June 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

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Most acclaimed pairing
Vijay Deverakonda × Ritu Varma
2 films·avg 7.7/10
Longest running
Vijay Deverakonda × Rashmika Mandanna
8+ years·2 decades

Strongest pairings

Rashmika Mandanna outpaces the next-strongest by a clear margin — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 52%.

17Total Co-Stars & Directors
3Most films with Samantha Akkineni
3Role categories

Top pairings compared

MetricRashmika MandannaSamantha AkkineniKeerthi SureshRahul Sankrityan
Films together3322
Avg rating7.36.97.66.6
First2018201820182018
Latest2026202320262026
Best filmGeetha GovindamMahanatiMahanatiTaxiwala

Multi-decade partnerships

Rashmika Mandanna is the only collaborator who has worked with Vijay Deverakonda in every decade of her career.

Most acclaimed pairings

5 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — Ritu Varma, Shalini Pandey, and Radhan sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.

Collaboration by Decade

2010s
21 films
7.3
Nag Ashwin, Rahul Sankrityan, Samantha Akkineni
2020s
12 films
5.3
Puri Jagannadh, Rahul Sankrityan, Samantha Akkineni

Creative Legacy

I love you so much that I hate you so much.

Arjun Reddy

Vijay Deverakonda emerged as a pivotal figure in the new wave of Telugu cinema in the mid-2010s, challenging conventional hero archetypes and connecting powerfully with the youth. His early career, marked by supporting roles in films like 'Yevade Subramanyam' (2015), laid the groundwork, but it was his transformative lead performance in 'Arjun Reddy' (2017) that cemented his legacy. Portraying a s

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