Nassar & Bala Singh Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Bala Singh appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1995 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Virumaandi (2004 — 7.6/10). Films span Avatharam (1995) through Neerthirai (2019).
The Nassar & Bala Singh partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Avatharam (1995) to Neerthirai (2019). The work is uneven: Virumaandi (7.6) at one end, Maayan (1.0) at the other.
Virumaandi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Avatharam (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Avatharam; the 2010s to Madrasapattinam. Nassar acted in every film; Bala Singh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Virumaandi (7.6/10).
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Madrasapattinam (7.2/10).
- Avatharam
- Virumaandi
- Maayan
- Madrasapattinam
- Neerthirai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
78% of Bala Singh's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 30 films behind them; Bala Singh had 0. After Neerthirai, Nassar kept going for 54 more films; Bala Singh stepped back.
Before Avatharam, Nassar had starred in 30 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Neerthirai, Nassar went on to appear in 54 more films, including 10th Class Diaries (2022) and 800 (2023).
Avatharam was Bala Singh's acting debut.
After Neerthirai, Bala Singh went on to appear in 2 more films, including Thai Nilam (2021) and Kannagi Nagar (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Bala Singh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Nassar & Bala Singh's films together
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