Nassar & Mansoor Ali Khan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Mansoor Ali Khan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1992 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thennavan (2003 — 6.5/10). Films span Chembaruthi (1992) through Thalaivan (2014).
The Nassar & Mansoor Ali Khan partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Thennavan (2003). They didn't share a set between 1992 and 2003. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Chembaruthi (1992) to Thalaivan (2014). It started with Chembaruthi (1992).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Chembaruthi; the 2010s to Thalaivan. Nassar acted in every film; Mansoor Ali Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Chembaruthi
- Thennavan
- Neranja Manasu
- Thalaivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thalaivan, Nassar kept going for 132 more films; Mansoor Ali Khan stepped back.
Before Chembaruthi, Nassar had starred in 20 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Eeramana Rojavae (1991).
After Thalaivan, Nassar went on to appear in 132 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Before Chembaruthi, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 3 films, including Captain Prabhakaran (1991) and Thangamana Thangachi (1991).
After Thalaivan, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 38 more films, including Leo (2023) and Kick (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Mansoor Ali Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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