Nassar & V. Shekar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and V. Shekar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1994 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viralukketha Veekkam (1999 — 4.7/10). Films span Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994) through Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai (2000).
The Nassar & V. Shekar partnership
From Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994) to Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai (2000). The played out closed with Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai in 2000. It started with Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Viralukketha Veekkam; the 2000s to Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai. Nassar acted in every film; V. Shekar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nassar and V. Shekar first teamed up for 'Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana' (1994) because Shekar, then a rising director, specifically wrote the lead role with Nassar's deadpan comic timing in mind — he had seen Nassar's small role in 'Nayakan' and wanted that same controlled energy for a full comedy.
- On the sets of 'Viralukketha Veekkam' (1999), Nassar would deliberately flub his lines in the first take to make Shekar laugh, and Shekar would then rewrite the scene on the spot to include the accidental joke — that's how the film's most quoted dialogue ('Enakku oru vazhi irukku') was born.
- After 'Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai' (2000) flopped, Nassar and Shekar stopped speaking for nearly a decade. They only reconciled in 2012 at a mutual friend's wedding, where Shekar admitted he'd been too embarrassed by the film's failure to call Nassar.
- The success of their first film 'Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana' directly led to Shekar being offered the chance to direct a bigger-budget film with Kamal Haasan — but he turned it down to make 'Viralukketha Veekkam' with Nassar instead, a decision he later called 'the biggest mistake of my career'.
- Nassar once said in a 2001 interview: 'Shekar is the only director who let me be completely stupid on screen. With others, I have to act smart. With him, I can just be a fool.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Viralukketha Veekkam
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
- Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai, Nassar kept going for 237 more films; V. Shekar stepped back.
Before Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Nassar had starred in 28 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai, Nassar went on to appear in 237 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Before Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, V. Shekar had directed 6 films, including Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda (1993) and Parvathi Ennai Paradi (1993).
After Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai, V. Shekar went on to direct 3 more films, including Namma Veetu Kalyanam (2002) and Veettoda Mappillai (2001).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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