Nassar & Rohini Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Rohini appeared together in 13 Tamil films between 1992 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nandalala (2010 — 8.2/10). Films span Chembaruthi (1992) through Bāhubali: The Epic (2025).
The Nassar & Rohini partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Chembaruthi (1992) to Bāhubali: The Epic (2025). Virumaandi (2004, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Their most recent film, Bāhubali: The Epic, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Nandalala is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Devathai; the 2020s to Bāhubali: The Epic. Nassar acted in every film; Rohini acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 3 films in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Nassar and Rohini first worked together in Magalir Mattum (1994) because director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao specifically wanted a real-life couple to play the on-screen pair. He felt their comfort with each other would sell the awkward comedy of a man pretending to be a woman.
- In Virumaandi (2004), Kamal Haasan wrote Rohini's character as a strong-willed village woman who verbally spars with Nassar's character. Nassar later said Rohini's natural intensity forced him to raise his own performance — he couldn't coast because she never gave him a weak take to play off.
- Nassar and Rohini have been married since 1978. They didn't act together for the first 16 years of their marriage because they didn't want their personal life to affect casting decisions. Magalir Mattum (1994) was the first time they agreed to share screen space.
- Their production company, NKR Films, was launched with Nandalala (2010) — a film they produced together and starred in as a couple. The movie won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, putting their joint venture on the map.
- Rohini once said in an interview: 'With Nassar, I don't have to act. I just react. He knows exactly which button to press to get the emotion he wants from me.' She said this while promoting Neerthirai (2019).
- In Onbadhu Roobai Nottu (2007), they played a middle-aged couple running a small shop. Nassar improvised a scene where he counts coins loudly while Rohini tries to talk — she responded by counting even louder, turning a simple domestic moment into a comic tug-of-war. The director kept the take.
13 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Virumaandi (7.6/10).
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Nandalala (8.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.6/10.
- Devathai
- Magalir Mattum
- Virumaandi
- Thaamirabharani
- Nandalala
- Neerthirai
- Bāhubali: The Epic
- Tuck Jagadish
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 33 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
37% of Nassar's screen credits are with Rohini.
Before Chembaruthi, Nassar had starred in 20 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Bāhubali: The Epic, Nassar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Euphoria (2026) and Oh Butterfly! (2026).
Before Chembaruthi, Rohini had starred in 9 films, including Rowdy Alludu (1991) and Thaikku Oru Thalattu (1986).












Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja scored 4 of them. Prabhu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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