Who has appeared in the most films with Pawan Kalyan?

Brahmanandam has worked with Pawan Kalyan in 11 films (2000–2023). Their highest-rated film together is Atharintiki Daaredi.

How many actors has Pawan Kalyan worked with?

Pawan Kalyan has worked with 26 actors, 7 directors, and 5 music directors on GudVibe — 38 collaborators across the catalogue.

How many movies have Pawan Kalyan and Brahmanandam done together?

11 films, between 2000 and 2023. These include Badri, Gudumba Shankar, and Balu ABCDEFG.

Which director has worked most with Pawan Kalyan?

Puri Jagannadh has directed 3 films with Pawan Kalyan, starting with Badri.

Which co-star has Pawan Kalyan worked with most recently?

Harish Shankar — they shared the screen in Ustaad Bhagat Singh (2026).

Which Pawan Kalyan duo has the highest average rating?

The Pawan Kalyan–Raghuvaran pairing — 2 films averaging 7.4/10, with Johnny (7.4) at the top.

Who has stayed in Pawan Kalyan's catalogue across multiple decades?

Yes — Kota Srinivasa Rao has worked with Pawan Kalyan across 3 decades, from 2000 to 2025. 27 other pairings also span multiple decades.

Does any single co-actor dominate Pawan Kalyan's filmography?

Yes — Brahmanandam, with 11 films, sits well ahead of every other collaborator.

Who was Pawan Kalyan's first major collaborator?

Koti — first paired in 1996 on Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi.

How many actors have worked repeatedly with Pawan Kalyan?

18 different collaborators have shared three or more films with Pawan Kalyan — a deep returning roster.

Pawan Kalyan

Co-Stars & Directors

Pawan Kalyan

26Co-Stars

7Directors

5Music Directors

11Films with Brahmanandam

Pawan Kalyan Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Pawan Kalyan's collaborators

One pairing towers over the rest: Brahmanandam, with 11 films — far ahead of every other collaborator. Pawan Kalyan's most frequent co-actor is Brahmanandam — 11 shared credits.

From 1996 (with Koti) to 2026 (with Harish Shankar). Four of the top five most-recent collaborations have all been within the last five years — the working circle has clearly tightened.

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.

Hover any node — click to open the pair page.

Most acclaimed pairing

Pawan Kalyan × Raghuvaran

2 films·avg 7.4/10

Longest running

Pawan Kalyan × Kota Srinivasa Rao

25+ years·3 decades

Strongest pairings

Brahmanandam pulls ahead of every other pairing — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 58%.

38Total Co-Stars & Directors

11Most films with Brahmanandam

3Role categories

Top pairings compared

Brahmanandam leads on film count, Raghu Babu on average rating, Kota Srinivasa Rao on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.

Metric	Brahmanandam	Tanikella Bharani	Kota Srinivasa Rao	Raghu Babu
Films together	11	8	6	4
Avg rating	6.1	6.0	6.4	6.4
First	2000	2005	2000	2006
Latest	2023	2023	2025	2025
Best film	Atharintiki Daaredi	Gabbar Singh	Atharintiki Daaredi	Bangaram