Nassar & A. R. Rahman Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and A. R. Rahman appeared together in 17 Tamil films between 1992 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Indira (1995 — 7.5/10). Films span Roja (1992) through Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
The Nassar & A. R. Rahman partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. 1999 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Roja (1992) to Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
Naani (2004, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Indira is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 65% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Indira; the 2010s to Puli. A. R. Rahman music composer in some, original music composer in others. Mostly Tamil, with 4 films in Telugu.
17 films across 3 decades
The 1990s brought 11 films together, anchored by Indira (7.5/10).
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Naani (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Indira
- Iruvar
- Naani
- Udhaya
- Puli
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
35% of A. R. Rahman's screen credits are with Nassar. After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Nassar kept going for 52 more films; A. R. Rahman stepped back.
Before Roja, Nassar had starred in 20 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Nassar went on to appear in 52 more films, including 10th Class Diaries (2022) and 800 (2023).
Roja was A. R. Rahman's acting debut.
After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 31 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Amar Singh Chamkila (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & A. R. Rahman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Arvind Swamy appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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