Who has appeared in the most films with Sayaji Shinde?

Brahmanandam has worked with Sayaji Shinde in 21 films (2007–2013). Their highest-rated film together is Shirdi Sai.

How many actors has Sayaji Shinde worked with?

Sayaji Shinde has worked with 100 actors, 7 directors, and 7 music directors on GudVibe — 114 collaborators across the catalogue.

How many films have Sayaji Shinde and Brahmanandam appeared in?

21 films, between 2007 and 2013. These include Chirutha, Dubai Seenu, and Krishna.

Who has directed Sayaji Shinde the most?

Puri Jagannadh has directed 3 films with Sayaji Shinde, starting with Chirutha.

Which collaboration has lasted the longest for Sayaji Shinde?

Yes — Srikanth has worked with Sayaji Shinde across 2 decades, from 2000 to 2012. 53 other pairings also span multiple decades.

Which Sayaji Shinde duo has the highest average rating?

The Sayaji Shinde–Akkineni Nagarjuna pairing — 4 films averaging 7.2/10, with Shirdi Sai (7.8) at the top.

Does any single co-actor dominate Sayaji Shinde's filmography?

Yes — Brahmanandam, with 21 films, sits well ahead of every other collaborator.

Who returns repeatedly to Sayaji Shinde's sets?

44 different collaborators have shared three or more films with Sayaji Shinde — a deep returning roster.

Who is Sayaji Shinde's earliest tracked partner?

Devayani — first paired in 2000 on Bharathi.

Sayaji Shinde

Co-Stars & Directors

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21Films with Brahmanandam

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Sayaji Shinde's collaborators

One pairing towers over the rest: Brahmanandam, with 21 films — far ahead of every other collaborator. Sayaji Shinde's most frequent co-actor is Brahmanandam — 21 shared credits.

From 2000 (with Devayani) to 2014 (with Sukumar).

As of July 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

Sayaji Shinde × Akkineni Nagarjuna

4 films·avg 7.2/10

Longest running

Sayaji Shinde × Srikanth

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Strongest pairings

Brahmanandam outpaces the next-strongest by a clear margin — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 110%.

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21Most films with Brahmanandam

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Top pairings compared

Average ratings sit within 0.3 of each other across the top four — the differentiation is in span and recency, not quality.

Metric	Brahmanandam	M. S. Narayana	Nassar	Tanikella Bharani
Films together	21	12	9	8
Avg rating	6.1	6.1	6.4	6.2
First	2007	2007	2010	2007
Latest	2013	2013	2014	2013
Best film	Shirdi Sai	Dookudu	Businessman	Shirdi Sai

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Multi-decade partnerships

Srikanth is the only collaborator who has worked with Sayaji Shinde in every decade of her career.

Most acclaimed pairings

The top acclaimed pairings sit within 0.2 of each other — by rating alone, any of them could lead this list.

Collaboration by Decade

2000s

105 films

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Puri Jagannadh, Srinu Vaitla, M. Raja

2010s

231 films

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Puri Jagannadh, Srinu Vaitla, M. Raja

Creative Legacy

Sayaji Shinde has carved a formidable legacy in Indian cinema as one of its most versatile and impactful character actors. With a career spanning over four decades and multiple language industries—most notably Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil—his primary contribution lies in his masterful portrayals of complex antagonists and authoritative figures. His journey from Marathi theatre in the late 197…

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Sayaji Shinde's collaborators

Collaborator network

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Top Co-Actors of Sayaji Shinde

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Music Directors Who Worked with Sayaji Shinde

Multi-decade partnerships

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