Nassar
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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Movies (46)
Oh Butterfly!
2026
S. Saraswathi
2026
Euphoria
as Chief Justice Surya Narayana Murthy
2026
Bāhubali: The Epic
as Bijjaladeva
2025
Diesel
as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
2025
Bomb
as Sengannan
2025
Red Flower
2025
Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit
as Vissanna
2025
Tanvi the Great
as Brig. K. N. Rao
2025
Kuberaa
as Orphanage Caretaker
2025
Thug Life
as Manikkam
2025
Retro
as Rajavel Mirasu
2025
Test
as ICF Member Ramasamy
2025
Be Happy
as Mr. Nadar
2025
Rajabheema
as Raja's father
2025
Thiru.Manickam
as Abdul Malik
2024
Utsavam
2024
Kadaisi Ulaga Por
2024
Gangs of Godavari
as Nanaji
2024
The Akaali
as Donald Halloway
2024
Bhimaa
as Ravindra Varma
2024
Naa Saami Ranga
2024
Conjuring Kannappan
as Excorist Ezhumalai
2023
Hi Nanna
as Ranjan
2023
Spark
as Bharadwaj
2023
Narakasura
2023
Vivesini
as Jayaraman Kathirvelu
2023
Tiger Nageswara Rao
as Gajjala Prasad
2023
800
as Mugunthan Sathasivam
2023
Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty
as DK
2023
Ramachandra Boss & Co
as Ram Madhav
2023
Gandeevadhari Arjuna
as Adityaraj Bahadur
2023
Ramabanam
as Papa Rao
2023
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
as Veerapandiyan
2023
Shivaji Surathkal 2: Mysterious case of Maayavi
2023
Rudhran
as Devarajan
2023
Bagheera
as Ganesan, Murali's father
2023
Waltair Veerayya
as Constable Koteswara Rao
2023
Dhadha
2022
Ram Setu
as Indrakant Varma
2022
Max, Min and Meowzaki
as Sridhar Mahadevan
2022
Balamevvadu
as Dr. James
2022
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
as Veerapandiyan
2022
Kanam
as Rangi Kuttapaul
2022
Dobaaraa
as Dr. Sethupathi
2022
Ramarao On Duty
2022
