| Film | Language | Year | Co-star | Notes | |------|----------|------|---------|-------| | Shankar Guru | Kannada | 1978 | Vishnuvardhan | Breakthrough hit | | Nayakudu Vinayakudu | Telugu | 1980 | NTR | Political drama | | Mudhudhi Iddhile Ellam Varlam | Tamil | 1980 | Rajinikanth | Family comedy | | Kshana Kshanam | Telugu | 1991 | Venkatesh | Cult classic thriller |