Nassar & RJ Balaji Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and RJ Balaji appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2015 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was 1945 (2022 — 7.1/10). Films span Idhu Enna Maayam (2015) through 1945 (2022).
The Nassar & RJ Balaji partnership
Between 2015 and 2022, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Nassar–RJ film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — 1945 (7.1/10) came 7 years in.
From Idhu Enna Maayam (2015) to 1945 (2022). 1945 is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Jil Jung Juk; the 2020s to 1945. Nassar acted in every film; RJ Balaji acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Nassar personally called RJ Balaji after hearing his radio show, offering him a role in Jil Jung Juk (2016). Balaji thought it was a prank call at first.
- In Devi (2016), Nassar played the straight-laced father while Balaji improvised most of his comic lines on set. Balaji later said Nassar's deadpan reactions made his jokes land harder.
- Their Devi 2 (2019) became a rare horror-comedy hit in Tamil cinema, directly inspiring the trend of low-budget genre mashups that followed — including the 2021 film Oh My Kadavule.
- During the shoot of 1945 (2022), Nassar and Balaji would share a single cup of filter coffee every morning before scenes — a ritual Balaji said kept them grounded through the heavy war drama.
- "Nassar sir doesn't act. He just stands there and the scene happens around him. I learned to shut up and listen." — RJ Balaji, in a 2022 interview about working on 1945.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by 1945 (7.1/10).
- Jil Jung Juk
- Devi
- 1945
- 1945
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of RJ Balaji's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 167 films behind them; RJ Balaji had 4. After 1945, Nassar kept going for 25 more films; RJ Balaji stepped back.
Before Idhu Enna Maayam, Nassar had starred in 167 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After 1945, Nassar went on to appear in 25 more films, including 800 (2023) and Hi Nanna (2023).
Before Idhu Enna Maayam, RJ Balaji had starred in 4 films, including Vallinam (2014) and Vadacurry (2014).
After 1945, RJ Balaji went on to appear in 4 more films, including Karuppu (2026) and Run Baby Run (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & RJ Balaji's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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