Nassar & Sonali Bendre Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Sonali Bendre appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1995 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Be Happy (2025 — 6.6/10). Films span Bombay (1995) through Be Happy (2025).
The Nassar & Sonali Bendre partnership
After 25 years apart, they came back together for Be Happy (2025). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2025. They saved their best for last — Be Happy (6.6/10) came 30 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Bombay (1995) to Be Happy (2025).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Kadhalar Dhinam; the 2020s to Be Happy. Nassar acted in every film; Sonali Bendre acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 2 films in Hindi.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.
- Kadhalar Dhinam
- Bombay
- Dil Hi Dil Mein
- Be Happy
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 30 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
71% of Sonali Bendre's screen credits are with Nassar.
Before Bombay, Nassar had starred in 30 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Be Happy, Nassar went on to appear in 5 more films, including Satluj (2026) and Euphoria (2026).
Before Bombay, Sonali Bendre had starred in 2 films, including Aag (1994) and Naaraaz (1994).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Sonali Bendre's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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