Nassar & Kalabhavan Mani Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Kalabhavan Mani appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2001 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anniyan (2005 — 7.6/10). Films span Vaanchinathan (2001) through Vel (2007).
The Nassar & Kalabhavan Mani partnership
Between 2001 and 2007, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Nassar–Kalabhavan film arrived almost every year. From Vaanchinathan (2001) to Vel (2007).
Anniyan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Vaanchinathan (2001).
The shape of the work
Nassar acted in every film; Kalabhavan Mani acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 2 films in Telugu.
7 films across 1 decade
- Anniyan
- Arjun
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
39% of Kalabhavan Mani's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 62 films behind them; Kalabhavan Mani had 1. After Vel, Nassar kept going for 192 more films; Kalabhavan Mani stepped back.
Before Vaanchinathan, Nassar had starred in 62 films, including Mugam (1999) and Indira (1995).
After Vel, Nassar went on to appear in 192 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Before Vaanchinathan, Kalabhavan Mani had starred in 1 film, including Marumalarchi (1998).
After Vel, Kalabhavan Mani went on to appear in 10 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Nagaram (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Kalabhavan Mani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prakash Raj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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