Vadivelu & Nassar Movies Together List — 25 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Nassar appeared together in 25 Tamil films between 1992 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chandramukhi (2005 — 7.0/10). Films span Thevar Magan (1992) through Ilaignan (2011).
The Vadivelu & Nassar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 2007 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 19 years, a Vadivelu–Nassar film arrived almost every year.
From Thevar Magan (1992) to Ilaignan (2011). Chandramukhi is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 64% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Sakkarai Devan; the 2010s to Ilaignan. Vadivelu acted in every film; Nassar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Thevar Magan (1992), was also the debut of director Bharathan in Tamil. Vadivelu was a last-minute addition to the cast — Nassar, who was already playing a key role, personally recommended him for a small comic role after the original actor dropped out.
- In Chandramukhi (2005), Nassar played the stern, serious father figure while Vadivelu played the comic sidekick. Their scenes together worked because Nassar deliberately underplayed his reactions — he told Vadivelu to go wild with improvisation, and he'd just react with a straight face, making Vadivelu's comedy land harder.
- The success of their pairing in Pokkiri (2007) — where Nassar played the villain and Vadivelu the comic relief — directly led to director Vishnuvardhan casting them together again in Vel (2007) just months later. That film's comedy track between them became a template for many 2000s masala films.
- Nassar once revealed in an interview that during the shoot of Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai (2000), Vadivelu would come to his van every morning with a cup of tea and discuss the day's scenes. They never rehearsed — they just trusted each other to improvise on set.
- Nassar said about Vadivelu in a 2018 interview: 'He is the only actor I've worked with who could make me laugh even when I was supposed to be angry in a scene. I'd have to turn my face away from the camera.'
25 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 8 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s brought 16 films together, anchored by Chandramukhi (7.0/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Sakkarai Devan
- Thevar Magan
- Chandramukhi
- Pokkiri
- Ilaignan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
25 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
63% of Vadivelu's screen credits are with Nassar. After Ilaignan, Nassar kept going for 174 more films; Vadivelu stepped back.
Before Thevar Magan, Vadivelu had starred in 1 film, including Aatha Un Koyilile (1991).
After Ilaignan, Vadivelu went on to appear in 14 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Thevar Magan, Nassar had starred in 20 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Ilaignan, Nassar went on to appear in 174 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Nassar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva scored 5 of them. They worked with the same 18 people again and again — a small repertory company. Kovai Sarala appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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