 Six of his films fared very well in 1979, While "Viyyalavaari Kayyaalu", "Mandeegundelu", "Hema-Heemeelu", "Kottha Alludu" and "Burripalem Bulloodu" were other commercially successful films in Krishna's repertoire.Krishna and Sridevi became a hit-pair in 1980 and the two acted together in "Gharana Donga", "Maama Allulla Sawaal", "Chuttaalunnaaru Jagrattha" and "Ram Robert Rahim".Krishna also scored big against all his competitors when his "Ooriki Monagaadu" became the biggest hit among all films released during Sankranthi in 1981.