Nassar & Girish Karnad Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nassar and Girish Karnad appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Puli (2010 — 6.5/10). Films span Minsara Kanavu (1997) through Mugamoodi (2012).
The Nassar & Girish Karnad partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Puli (2010). They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2010. From Minsara Kanavu (1997) to Mugamoodi (2012).
It started with Minsara Kanavu (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Minsara Kanavu; the 2010s to Puli. Nassar acted in every film; Girish Karnad acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Minsara Kanavu
- Puli
- Mugamoodi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mugamoodi, Nassar kept going for 168 more films; Girish Karnad stepped back. By the time of Minsara Kanavu, both already had careers — Nassar with 38 films, Girish Karnad with 27.
Before Minsara Kanavu, Nassar had starred in 38 films, including Indira (1995) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Mugamoodi, Nassar went on to appear in 168 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and 10th Class Diaries (2022).
Before Minsara Kanavu, Girish Karnad had starred in 27 films, including Tarang (1984) and Apne Paraye (1980).
After Mugamoodi, Girish Karnad went on to appear in 7 more films, including 24 (2016) and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nassar & Girish Karnad's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Nassar & Girish Karnad's films together
