Nassar & P. Vasu Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and P. Vasu appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1988 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chandramukhi (2005 — 7.0/10). Films span En Thangachi Padichava (1988) through Krishnarjuna (2008).
The Nassar & P. Vasu partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Chandramukhi (2005). They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2005. They saved their best for last — Chandramukhi (7.0/10) came 17 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. The work is uneven: Chandramukhi (7.0) at one end, En Thangachi Padichava (1.0) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai; the 2000s to Chandramukhi. Nassar acted in every film; P. Vasu directed all of them.
Partnership facts
- Nassar was already a respected character actor when P. Vasu cast him as the villain in Pillaikkaga (1989). But Vasu was so impressed by Nassar's intensity on set that he immediately wrote a lead role for him in Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (1989) — releasing the same year.
- In Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai, Nassar played a strict teacher. Vasu told him to underplay every reaction — no shouting, no big gestures. Nassar later said that note changed how he approached authority roles forever.
- Their third film together, Chandramukhi (2005), was a massive blockbuster. It directly launched the trend of big-budget horror-comedies in Tamil cinema — films like Yaavarum Nalam and Aranmanai owe their existence to this pairing's success.
- Nassar and Vasu stayed close friends after Chandramukhi. Nassar even named his son after Vasu's father — a gesture Vasu has called 'the highest respect an actor can show a director.'
- Nassar once said in an interview: 'Vasu sir is the only director who made me cry on set. He knew exactly which button to press to get the emotion he wanted.'
9 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s brought 4 films together, anchored by Chandramukhi (7.0/10).
- Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
- En Thangachi Padichava
- Udan Pirappu
- Walter Vetrivel
- Chandramukhi
- Paramasivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
53% of P. Vasu's screen credits are with Nassar. After Krishnarjuna, Nassar kept going for 190 more films; P. Vasu stepped back.
Before En Thangachi Padichava, Nassar had starred in 5 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Nayagan (1987).
After Krishnarjuna, Nassar went on to appear in 190 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Before En Thangachi Padichava, P. Vasu had directed 4 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Needhiyin Nizhal (1985).
After Krishnarjuna, P. Vasu went on to direct 4 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Chandramukhi 2 (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & P. Vasu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja scored 3 of them. Goundamani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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