Nassar & A. L. Vijay Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and A. L. Vijay appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 2008 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saivam (2014 — 7.7/10). Films span Poi Solla Porom (2008) through Thalaivii (2021).
The Nassar & A. L. Vijay partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Poi Solla Porom (2008) to Thalaivii (2021). For 13 years, a Nassar–A. film arrived almost every year.
Deiva Thirumagal (2011, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Saivam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Poi Solla Porom; the 2020s to Thalaivii. Nassar acted in every film; A. L. Vijay directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vijay was a first-time director when he cast Nassar in Poi Solla Porom (2008). He later admitted he was terrified to approach the veteran — so he wrote a letter instead of asking in person. Nassar said yes because the letter was handwritten.
- On the set of Saivam (2014), Nassar would quietly rewrite his own lines in Tamil to match Vijay's rhythm. Vijay noticed and started leaving blank spaces in the script for Nassar to fill. That film got their highest critical score together.
- Devi (2016) was originally a standalone film. But Nassar's comic timing as the worried father was so loved in test screenings that Vijay greenlit a sequel within a week. Devi 2 (2019) exists only because of how audiences reacted to Nassar in the first one.
- Nassar never called Vijay by his name on set. He called him 'thambi' (younger brother) from day one of Poi Solla Porom. Vijay still calls him 'anna' in every public interview. They never once used formal titles in 11 years.
- Nassar once said about Vijay: 'He is the only director who lets me act like I'm not acting. He doesn't say 'do this' — he says 'what would you do?' That's rare.'
10 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poi Solla Porom (7.5/10).
The 2010s brought 8 films together, anchored by Saivam (7.7/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
- Poi Solla Porom
- Saivam
- Deiva Thirumagal
- Thalaivii
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
67% of A. L. Vijay's screen credits are with Nassar. When they first worked together, Nassar had 107 films behind them; A. L. Vijay had 1. After Thalaivii, Nassar kept going for 41 more films; A. L. Vijay stepped back.
Before Poi Solla Porom, Nassar had starred in 107 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Anniyan (2005).
After Thalaivii, Nassar went on to appear in 41 more films, including 10th Class Diaries (2022) and 800 (2023).
Before Poi Solla Porom, A. L. Vijay had directed 1 film, including Kireedam (2007).
After Thalaivii, A. L. Vijay went on to direct 4 more films, including Mission: Chapter 1 (2024) and Boo (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & A. L. Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nirav Shah is the through-line — cinematography on 6 of their 10 films. Amy Jackson appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. G. V. Prakash Kumar scored 6 of them.
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