Why SS Rajamouli Never Collaborated With Pawan Kalyan and Allu Arjun in Films; Read On

Published : Nov 29, 2025, 02:00 PM IST

SS Rajamouli has directed nearly every top Telugu actor, yet he never worked with Pawan Kalyan or Allu Arjun. Fans wonder why and whether a collaboration with them could ever happen. 

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Rajamouli and the Missing Collaborations

A film by SS Rajamouli is a festival for any actor, often propelling their career to new heights. Despite working with almost every top Tollywood star, he has never collaborated with Tier 1 actors Pawan Kalyan or Allu Arjun, leaving fans curious about the reason.

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Rajamouli’s Missed Star Collaborations

Pawan Kalyan and Allu Arjun remain the only top stars SS Rajamouli hasn’t directed. He had reportedly planned a project with Pawan Kalyan, but it was shelved due to the actor’s political commitments, leaving fans disappointed over a missed blockbuster collaboration.

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Rajamouli and Allu Arjun

Fans often wonder why a collaboration between SS Rajamouli and Allu Arjun never took place. A planned multi-starrer was shelved, and rumors suggest Allu Arjun rejected the script, preventing the project from materializing.

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Future Rajamouli-Bunny Collaboration?

A film with Pawan Kalyan seems unlikely due to his political commitments. However, Allu Arjun’s pan-India stardom makes a future collaboration with SS Rajamouli highly possible, and fans are eagerly anticipating the director-actor pairing on the big screen.

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Rajamouli’s Next Big Project

SS Rajamouli is currently working on a pan-world adventure film, Varanasi, starring Mahesh Babu with Priyanka Chopra as the heroine. Made on a massive ₹1,500 crore budget, the film is slated for a grand release in 2027.

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