Nassar & Ramesh Khanna Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Ramesh Khanna appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1999 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vattaram (2006 — 7.5/10). Films span Jodi (1999) through Vaigai Express (2017).
The Nassar & Ramesh Khanna partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Jodi (1999) to Vaigai Express (2017). Vattaram is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jodi (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Jodi; the 2010s to Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam. Nassar acted in every film; Ramesh Khanna acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nassar and Ramesh Khanna first shared screen space in Jodi (1999), but the real spark came when Ramesh Khanna — primarily a comedian — was cast as a serious villain opposite Nassar in Annai (2000). Nassar personally vouched for him to the director, saying Ramesh had the intensity to pull it off.
- In Idhaya Thirudan (2006), Nassar played the strict father and Ramesh Khanna the comic sidekick. Their scenes worked because Nassar would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery, giving Ramesh space to land punchlines — a rhythm they perfected over six earlier films.
- Their only film that crossed a 5/10 rating was Veeram (2014), which also marked the last time they acted together. That film’s success directly led to Ramesh Khanna being cast in a similar comic-relief role in later Vijay films — a template that started with their pairing here.
- Off-screen, Nassar and Ramesh Khanna were close enough that Ramesh would often crash at Nassar’s house during Chennai shoots in the early 2000s. They’d rehearse lines late into the night, sometimes rewriting comedy bits on the spot for the next day’s shoot.
- Ramesh Khanna once said in an interview: 'Nassar sir is the only co-star who would call me before every shoot and ask, “Enna da, scene ready-a?” — he treated me like a co-writer, not just a comedian.'
10 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s brought 5 films together, anchored by Vattaram (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Jodi
- Vattaram
- Idhaya Thirudan
- Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
- Veeram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
48% of Ramesh Khanna's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 47 films behind them; Ramesh Khanna had 4. After Vaigai Express, Nassar kept going for 77 more films; Ramesh Khanna stepped back.
Before Jodi, Nassar had starred in 47 films, including Indira (1995) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Vaigai Express, Nassar went on to appear in 77 more films, including 10th Class Diaries (2022) and 800 (2023).
Before Jodi, Ramesh Khanna had starred in 4 films, including Aan Paavam (1985) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
After Vaigai Express, Ramesh Khanna went on to appear in 7 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Aval Peyar Rajni (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Ramesh Khanna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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