Nassar & Akkineni Nagarjuna Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Akkineni Nagarjuna appeared together in 9 Telugu films between 1993 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rajanna (2011 — 7.3/10). Films span Rakshana (1993) through Naa Saami Ranga (2024).
The Nassar & Akkineni Nagarjuna partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Telugu cinema. From Rakshana (1993) to Naa Saami Ranga (2024). Their most recent film, Naa Saami Ranga, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
Rajanna is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Rakshana (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Rakshana; the 2020s to Naa Saami Ranga. Nassar acted in every film; Akkineni Nagarjuna acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Nagarjuna personally called Nassar to play the villain in 'Rakshana' (1993) after seeing his performance in 'Nayakan'. Nassar was hesitant about Telugu cinema, but Nagarjuna convinced him by promising a role with real weight.
- In 'Criminal' (1995), Nagarjuna played a blind man and Nassar played the antagonist. Nagarjuna insisted that Nassar be physically present in every scene to help him react naturally — he said Nassar's voice and body language gave him the cues he needed to 'see' the scene.
- Nassar and Nagarjuna share a real-life bond: Nassar's son Luthfudeen worked as an assistant director on Nagarjuna's production 'Rajanna' (2011). Nagarjuna personally mentored the kid on set, and Nassar later said that gesture meant more than any film they made together.
- Nassar once said in an interview: 'Nagarjuna is the only hero who called me after every single film we did together — not to talk about the movie, but to ask about my family. That's why I never said no to him.'
- Their pairing in 'Soggade Chinni Nayana' (2016) — where Nassar played a comic sidekick to Nagarjuna's ghost-busting hero — directly inspired the buddy-comedy dynamic in the 2018 hit 'Jai Simha', where Balakrishna and Nassar recreated a similar tone.
- In 'Manmadhudu 2' (2019), Nagarjuna played a middle-aged Casanova and Nassar played his exasperated friend. Nagarjuna deliberately slowed down his comic timing to match Nassar's deadpan delivery — the result was a rhythm where Nassar's silence got bigger laughs than Nagarjuna's punchlines.
9 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Rajanna (7.3/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Naa Saami Ranga (7.1/10).
- Rakshana
- Criminal
- Krishnarjuna
- Eduruleni Manishi
- Rajanna
- Soggade Chinni Nayana
- Naa Saami Ranga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 31 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Akkineni Nagarjuna's screen credits are with Nassar. By the time of Rakshana, both already had careers — Nassar with 23 films, Akkineni Nagarjuna with 12.
Before Rakshana, Nassar had starred in 23 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Naa Saami Ranga, Nassar went on to appear in 9 more films, including Euphoria (2026) and Tanvi the Great (2025).
Before Rakshana, Akkineni Nagarjuna had starred in 12 films, including Khuda Gawah (1992) and Nirnayam (1991).
After Naa Saami Ranga, Akkineni Nagarjuna went on to appear in 3 more films, including Anaganaga Oka Raju (2026) and Kuberaa (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Akkineni Nagarjuna's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 9 films. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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