Ajay & Nassar Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ajay and Nassar appeared together in 10 Telugu films between 2006 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pokiri (2006 — 7.5/10). Films span Pokiri (2006) through Acharya (2022).
The Ajay & Nassar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Pokiri (2006) to Acharya (2022). Pokiri is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Pokiri (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Pokiri; the 2020s to Acharya. Ajay acted in every film; Nassar acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Ajay and Nassar first shared screen space in 'Aa Okkadu' (2009), but the real spark came when director Srinu Vaitla cast them together in 'Dookudu' (2011). Vaitla specifically wanted Nassar to play the father figure opposite Ajay's brash cop, and the two actors clicked so well that Vaitla rewrote several scenes to give them more face-off time.
- In 'Dookudu', Nassar played the calm, suffering father while Ajay was the explosive son. The trick was simple: Nassar would underplay every reaction, forcing Ajay to dial up his energy to fill the silence. That push-pull — one holding back, one going all out — became their signature rhythm across all six films.
- Their father-son dynamic in 'Dookudu' directly inspired the emotional core of the 2014 Tamil film 'Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam', where director Parthiban openly admitted he wanted a similar tension between a quiet father and a loud son. That film wouldn't have existed without watching Ajay and Nassar first.
- On the sets of 'Dalam' (2013), Ajay and Nassar shared a room for the entire 45-day shoot in Hyderabad. They'd stay up late discussing old Tamil films — Nassar's stories from working with K. Balachander and Ajay's memories of watching those films as a kid. Neither of them had done that with any other co-star.
- Nassar once said in a 2017 interview: 'Ajay is the only actor who made me forget my lines. Not because he distracted me — because he would suddenly do something so real that I'd just watch him instead of saying my dialogue. We had to do retakes because of that.'
10 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Pokiri (7.5/10).
The 2010s brought 6 films together, anchored by Rajanna (7.3/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.4/10.
- Pokiri
- Aa Okkadu
- Rajanna
- Dookudu
- Acharya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ajay had 9 films behind them; Nassar had 87.
Before Pokiri, Ajay had starred in 9 films, including Athanokkade (2005) and Chatrapathi (2005).
After Acharya, Ajay went on to appear in 26 more films, including Devil (2023) and Changure Bangaruraja (2023).
Before Pokiri, Nassar had starred in 87 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Anniyan (2005).
After Acharya, Nassar went on to appear in 25 more films, including 800 (2023) and Hi Nanna (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ajay & Nassar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kishore appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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