Nassar & Sriman Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Sriman appeared together in 17 Tamil films between 2001 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Satham Podathey (2007 — 7.3/10). Films span Vaanchinathan (2001) through Narakasura (2023).
The Nassar & Sriman partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 2003 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 22 years, a Nassar–Sriman film arrived almost every year.
From Vaanchinathan (2001) to Narakasura (2023). Their most recent film, Narakasura, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 76% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Satham Podathey; the 2020s to Narakasura. Nassar acted in every film; Sriman acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Vaanchinathan (2001), was also the debut of director R. K. Selvamani's son. Nassar and Sriman were cast as the villain and hero respectively — but neither knew the other would become his most frequent co-star.
- In Pokkiri (2007), Nassar played the ruthless villain and Sriman played his loyal henchman. Their scenes together had a specific rhythm: Nassar would deliver his lines in a slow, menacing drawl, and Sriman would respond with quick, nervous energy — making the power imbalance feel real.
- Their 2006 film Nenjirukkum Varai was the first Tamil movie to be shot entirely in the United States. Because of that, both actors spent weeks together in unfamiliar locations, which reportedly made their on-screen brotherly bond tighter than in any of their other films.
- Sriman has said in interviews that Nassar was the one who taught him how to modulate his voice for the camera. Before working with Nassar, Sriman used to project his lines like stage acting; Nassar pulled him aside after their second film together and told him to 'speak like you're talking to one person, not a thousand.'
- Sriman once said about Nassar: 'He doesn't just act with you — he acts for you. In every scene we shared, he made sure I looked good. That's why I never said no to any film he was in.'
17 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 13 films together, anchored by Satham Podathey (7.3/10).
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
- Satham Podathey
- Pokkiri
- Aduthathu
- Utharavu Maharaja
- Narakasura
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
57% of Sriman's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 62 films behind them; Sriman had 8.
Before Vaanchinathan, Nassar had starred in 62 films, including Mugam (1999) and Indira (1995).
After Narakasura, Nassar went on to appear in 14 more films, including Captain Miller (2024) and Gangs of Godavari (2024).
Before Vaanchinathan, Sriman had starred in 8 films, including Love Today (1997) and Sethu (1999).
After Narakasura, Sriman went on to appear in 5 more films, including Guardian (2024) and Mrs & Mr (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Sriman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yuvan Shankar Raja scored 4 of them. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company. Prakash Raj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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