Nassar & Harish Uthaman Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Harish Uthaman appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2015 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thani Oruvan (2015 — 7.8/10). Films span Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015) through Kadaisi Ulaga Por (2024).
The Nassar & Harish Uthaman partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Kadaisi Ulaga Por (2024). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2024. From Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015) to Kadaisi Ulaga Por (2024).
Their most recent film, Kadaisi Ulaga Por, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Thani Oruvan is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Thani Oruvan; the 2020s to Kadaisi Ulaga Por. Nassar acted in every film; Harish Uthaman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Harish Uthaman was cast in Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015) because director S. P. Jhananathan saw his raw physicality in a stage play. Nassar, already attached as a producer, pushed for Harish to get a bigger role than originally written.
- In Rekka (2016), Nassar played the villain and Harish played a cop. Nassar deliberately slowed his dialogue delivery in their face-off scene to make Harish's angry outbursts land harder. Harish later said that rhythm was entirely Nassar's idea.
- During the shoot of Kadaisi Ulaga Por (2024), Nassar and Harish shared a room in a remote location for 45 days. They cooked together every night because the catering was bad. Harish still calls Nassar 'appa' off-camera.
- Harish Uthaman said in a 2024 interview: 'Nassar sir doesn't act with you. He acts for you. In our first film, he saw I was nervous and deliberately flubbed a line so we could do another take. That's the kind of actor he is.'
- The fight choreography between Nassar and Harish in Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015) was so raw that stunt coordinator Stunt Silva reused the exact same sequence structure for a major fight in a later Vijay film. Neither actor knew until they saw it in theatres.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Thani Oruvan (7.8/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Thani Oruvan
- Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka
- Kadaisi Ulaga Por
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Harish Uthaman's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 167 films behind them; Harish Uthaman had 3.
Before Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka, Nassar had starred in 167 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After Kadaisi Ulaga Por, Nassar went on to appear in 9 more films, including Euphoria (2026) and Tanvi the Great (2025).
Before Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka, Harish Uthaman had starred in 3 films, including Pisaasu (2014) and Jeeva (2014).
After Kadaisi Ulaga Por, Harish Uthaman went on to appear in 3 more films, including Phoenix (2025) and Ramam Raghavam (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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