Nassar & Robo Shankar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Robo Shankar appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2016 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Si3 (2017 — 5.6/10). Films span Saahasam (2016) through Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019).
The Nassar & Robo Shankar partnership
Between 2016 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 3 years. From Saahasam (2016) to Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019). It started with Saahasam (2016).
The shape of the work
Nassar acted in every film; Robo Shankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Robo Shankar was a last-minute replacement in Saahasam (2016). The original actor dropped out days before shooting, and Nassar personally recommended Shankar to the director after seeing him in a stage play.
- In Si3 (2017), Nassar deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to match Robo Shankar's comic timing. Shankar later said that Nassar's patience let him improvise freely in every scene they shared.
- During the shoot of Mannar Vagera (2017), Nassar would drive Robo Shankar home every night after pack-up. They lived 20 minutes apart in Chennai and used that time to rehearse the next day's scenes.
- "Nassar sir doesn't treat comedy as a lower art. He gave me the same respect he gives to Kamal Haasan." — Robo Shankar, in a 2019 interview about Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven.
- Their double-act in Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2021 web series 'Thaenmozhiyal' — the writers admitted they wanted a 'Nassar-Robo energy' for the father-son duo.
- In Saahasam (2016), Nassar insisted that Robo Shankar's character get a separate emotional beat in the climax. The original script had Shankar just as comic relief, but Nassar rewrote their shared scene to give Shankar a dramatic moment.
4 films across 1 decade
- Si3
- Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Nassar had 177 films behind them; Robo Shankar had 16. After Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Nassar kept going for 52 more films; Robo Shankar stepped back.
Before Saahasam, Nassar had starred in 177 films, including Baahubali (2015) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
After Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Nassar went on to appear in 52 more films, including 10th Class Diaries (2022) and 800 (2023).
Before Saahasam, Robo Shankar had starred in 16 films, including Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) and Maya (2015).
After Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Robo Shankar went on to appear in 20 more films, including Iravin Nizhal (2022) and Jail (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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