Nassar & Sivaji Ganesan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Sivaji Ganesan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1988 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Puthiya Vaanam (1988 — 6.5/10). Films span Puthiya Vaanam (1988) through Thevar Magan (1992).
The Nassar & Sivaji Ganesan partnership
From Puthiya Vaanam (1988) to Thevar Magan (1992). The played out closed with Thevar Magan in 1992. It started with Puthiya Vaanam (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Puthiya Vaanam; the 1990s to Thevar Magan. Nassar acted in every film; Sivaji Ganesan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Puthiya Vaanam
- Thevar Magan
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Nassar had 5 films behind them; Sivaji Ganesan had 219. After Thevar Magan, Nassar kept going for 277 more films; Sivaji Ganesan stepped back.
Before Puthiya Vaanam, Nassar had starred in 5 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Nayagan (1987).
After Thevar Magan, Nassar went on to appear in 277 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Before Puthiya Vaanam, Sivaji Ganesan had starred in 219 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Karnan (1964).
After Thevar Magan, Sivaji Ganesan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Once More (1997) and En Aasai Rasave (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Sivaji Ganesan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gouthami is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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