Nassar

Nassar

Acting

Biography

M. Nassar is an Indian film actor, director and producer, who mainly works in the South Indian film industry. He is the incumbent president of the Nadigar Sangam. Nassar made his acting debut in K. Balachander's Kalyana Agathigal (1985) portraying a secondary supporting role, before moving on to play villainous roles in S. P. Muthuraman's Velaikaran (1987) and Vanna Kanavugal. He played the protagonist in Yuhi Sethu's Kavithai Paada Neramillai, though his breakthrough role came through his performance as a police officer in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan. He subsequently became a regular in Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's ventures, appearing in pivotal character roles in Roja, Thevar Magan (1992), Bombay (1994) and Kuruthipunal (1995). Nassar made his directorial debut with Avatharam (1995), a film based on the backdrop of a folk art troupe. The film won critical acclaim, but failed to become a commercially successful venture.

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College Kumar

A father who works as a peon in an office strives to ensure that his son fulfils his dreams. Later, his son falls in love with a girl and starts to rebel against his father.

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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?

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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

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Thithikudhe

Chinnu and Anuradha, two childhood friends who are in love with each other, are seperated at an early age. Years later, fate brings them together in an unexpected way.

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Nishabd

Vijay enjoys the good life: happily married, wealthy and a beautiful daughter. However, one summer, when his daughter brings a friend back to stay, their familial bliss is shattered.

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Quick Gun Murugan

Quick Gun Murugun is an unlikely Superhero with Guntastic powers. He is a Sincere South Indian Cowboy who considers it his duty to serve and protect. The movie revolves around mis-adventures of Quick Gun Murugun and his fight with his arch villain Rice Plate Reddy!

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Quick Gun Murugan

Rice Plate Reddy

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Konda Polam

Jobless since four years despite being well-educated, a young man heads to Nallamala forest with his father to help him with konda polam. Will he come out a changed man?

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Jeans

The father of twin brothers wants to get them married to only twin sisters. But one of the brothers falls in love with a woman does not have a twin sister.

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Nachiappan / Pechiappan Rajamani

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Roja

Roja, a simple girl from a village in Tamil Nadu, makes desperate efforts to find her husband, Rishi, after he is kidnapped by militants during a secret undercover mission in Kashmir.

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Colonel Rayappa

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Bagheera

A psychopath, who claims to be a saviour for men, murders women who are involved in more than one relationship. Who is he, and what made him such a monster?

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Ganesan, Murali's father

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Nee Siguvaregu

Upcoming Kannada Film starring Dr ShivrajKumar

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Production

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96

Ram is a photographer and nature lover who travels all around India capturing moments. On a chance visit to his hometown Tanjavur, he goes into his school and begins to walk down memory lane to 1994 when he was a student harboring feelings for his classmate Janu.

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Playback Singer

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Devathai

Thayamma works hard to educate her brother Kalimuthu. Although in love with Tulsi, she sacrifices her love for his family and also helps her brother marry Deivana, a rich girl.

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Maayan

Maayan cannot bear the sufferings of his villagers at the hands of the feudal lords of pre-independence India. He turns into a messiah of the downtrodden and the worst enemy of the rich and wealthy.

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Pop Carn

Popular music director Vikramaditya returns from a long sabbatical to work with a young music troupe and falls in love with a fusion dancer Jamuna. The two marry but fall apart due to their clashing artistic egos. Vikraman's daughter Megha attempts to re-unite her father and mother, but fails.

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Avatharam

Kuppusamy is crazy about acting in theatre and joins a troupe and falls in love with Ponnama, a blind lady. However, the troupe struggles financially and is disbanded.

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Pop Carn

Popular music director Vikramaditya returns from a long sabbatical to work with a young music troupe and falls in love with a fusion dancer Jamuna. The two marry but fall apart due to their clashing artistic egos. Vikraman's daughter Megha attempts to re-unite her father and mother, but fails.

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Pop Carn

Popular music director Vikramaditya returns from a long sabbatical to work with a young music troupe and falls in love with a fusion dancer Jamuna. The two marry but fall apart due to their clashing artistic egos. Vikraman's daughter Megha attempts to re-unite her father and mother, but fails.

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Avatharam

Kuppusamy is crazy about acting in theatre and joins a troupe and falls in love with Ponnama, a blind lady. However, the troupe struggles financially and is disbanded.

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Pop Carn

Popular music director Vikramaditya returns from a long sabbatical to work with a young music troupe and falls in love with a fusion dancer Jamuna. The two marry but fall apart due to their clashing artistic egos. Vikraman's daughter Megha attempts to re-unite her father and mother, but fails.

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Devathai

Thayamma works hard to educate her brother Kalimuthu. Although in love with Tulsi, she sacrifices her love for his family and also helps her brother marry Deivana, a rich girl.

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Nassar portrait