Nassar & Rana Daggubati Movies Together List — 10 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s account for 70% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Baahubali; the 2020s to 1945. Nassar acted in every film; Rana Daggubati acted in all of them. Mostly Telugu, with 2 films in Tamil.

Partnership facts

• Nassar personally recommended Rana for the role of Bhallaladeva in Baahubali. He told director S.S. Rajamouli that Rana had the right 'menacing presence' for the villain. That recommendation sealed the deal.
• In Baahubali 2, Nassar and Rana shared a scene where Nassar's character (Bijjaladeva) manipulates Bhallaladeva. Rana later said Nassar would whisper lines in his ear right before the camera rolled, setting the emotional tone for the take. It was their unspoken rhythm.
• Their pairing in The Ghazi Attack (2017) directly led to a Tamil-dubbed version titled Ghazi (2017). That version became a sleeper hit in Tamil Nadu, and the film's success convinced producers to greenlight more submarine-warfare films in Indian cinema — a genre that barely existed before.
• During the shoot of Naa Ishtam (2012), Rana was still a relatively new face. Nassar would drive him to the set every morning from a shared hotel. They'd stop for chai and discuss acting techniques. Rana later called those drives 'film school on wheels.'
• Rana once said in an interview: 'Nassar sir doesn't just act — he conducts the scene. When we worked together, I learned to listen more than I spoke. He made me a better actor.'
• They almost didn't work together on Baahubali. Rana was initially hesitant to play a negative role. Nassar called him personally and said, 'Villains are the ones people remember. Trust me on this.' Rana signed the next day.