Nassar & Nirosha Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Nirosha appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1988 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kurumbu (2003 — 5.8/10). Films span Paravaigal Palavidham (1988) through Naalai (2006).
The Nassar & Nirosha partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Kurumbu (2003). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2003. They saved their best for last — Kurumbu (5.8/10) came 15 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Paravaigal Palavidham (1988) to Naalai (2006).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Paravaigal Palavidham; the 2000s to Kurumbu. Nassar acted in every film; Nirosha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nassar and Nirosha first shared screen space in Paravaigal Palavidham (1988), a film where Nassar played a double role. Nirosha was cast opposite him in one of the roles, and their pairing clicked so well that the director immediately signed them for another film together.
- In Inaindha Kaigal (1990), Nassar played a blind man and Nirosha played his caretaker. Nirosha later said in an interview that Nassar would stay in character between takes — keeping his eyes closed — and she had to physically guide him around set, which made their on-screen dependency feel real.
- Nassar and Nirosha remained close friends long after their films ended. Nirosha has said that Nassar was the one who encouraged her to take on more challenging roles after her early commercial hits, and she credits him with helping her transition from glamour roles to character parts.
- Nirosha once said about Nassar: 'He is the only co-star who would call me before every shoot to discuss the scene. He treated me like a collaborator, not just a heroine.'
- Their third and final film together, Kurumbu (2003), was a family comedy that introduced a young comedian named Vivek in a supporting role. Vivek later became one of Tamil cinema's most iconic comedians, and he has often said that working with Nassar and Nirosha on that set taught him how to time a punchline.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Paravaigal Palavidham0
- Inaindha Kaigal
- Kurumbu
- Naalai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Nirosha's screen credits are with Nassar. After Naalai, Nassar kept going for 197 more films; Nirosha stepped back.
Before Paravaigal Palavidham, Nassar had starred in 5 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Nayagan (1987).
After Naalai, Nassar went on to appear in 197 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Paravaigal Palavidham was Nirosha's acting debut.
After Naalai, Nirosha went on to appear in 9 more films, including Lockdown (2026) and Pottu (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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