Nassar & Pooja Hegde Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Pooja Hegde appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2012 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maharshi (2019 — 7.1/10). Films span Mugamoodi (2012) through Jana Nayagan (2026).
The Nassar & Pooja Hegde partnership
From Mugamoodi (2012) to Jana Nayagan (2026). Their most recent film, Jana Nayagan, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. Maharshi is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Mugamoodi (2012).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Maharshi; the 2020s to Retro. Nassar acted in every film; Pooja Hegde acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 3 films in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Nassar was the one who recommended Pooja Hegde for Mugamoodi (2012) after she auditioned for a different role. The director, Mysskin, trusted Nassar's instinct and cast her as the female lead.
- In Oka Laila Kosam (2014), Nassar played Pooja Hegde's father. Their scenes together had a natural, easy rhythm because Nassar deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to match her then-limited Telugu fluency, making their father-daughter bond feel more patient and real.
- Nassar and Pooja Hegde stayed in touch after their films. He would call her every time she had a big release to check in, and she once said he treated her like a daughter off-screen too — not just in Oka Laila Kosam.
- Pooja Hegde said about Nassar: 'He is one of the few co-stars who actually sat me down and taught me how to react in a close-up. He didn't have to do that.' She said this in a 2019 interview about Maharshi.
- Because Nassar vouched for her in Mugamoodi, Pooja Hegde got her first Telugu film break. That film directly led to her being cast in Oka Laila Kosam and later Maharshi — without that initial nod from Nassar, her entire Telugu career might have started elsewhere.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Maharshi (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Maharshi
- Oka Laila Kosam
- Retro
- Acharya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of Pooja Hegde's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 124 films behind them; Pooja Hegde had 0.
Before Mugamoodi, Nassar had starred in 124 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Anniyan (2005).
Mugamoodi was Pooja Hegde's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Pooja Hegde's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prakash Raj is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Prakash Raj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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