Tanikella Bharani & Nassar Movies Together List — 15 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanikella Bharani and Nassar appeared together in 15 Telugu films between 2000 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Baahubali (2015 — 8.8/10). Films span Vamsi (2000) through Bāhubali: The Epic (2025).
The Tanikella Bharani & Nassar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Telugu cinema. From Vamsi (2000) to Bāhubali: The Epic (2025). Their most recent film, Bāhubali: The Epic, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
Baahubali is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Vamsi (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Okkadunnadu; the 2020s to Bāhubali: The Epic. Tanikella Bharani acted in every film; Nassar acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Vamsi (2000), was a disaster — 4.3/10 on IMDb. But director B. Gopal didn't care. He saw something in their back-and-forth and cast them together again in Adhurs (2010). That film's success convinced producers to pair them as a comedy duo in Dookudu (2011).
- In Dookudu (2011), Bharani played the stammering sidekick to Nassar's villain. The trick? Bharani would deliberately pause mid-sentence, and Nassar would cut him off with a glare. That rhythm — stammer, glare, punchline — became their signature. Audiences in theaters would clap after every exchange.
- Their comic timing in Baadshah (2013) directly inspired the 'sidekick-villain banter' template used in later Jr. NTR films like Temper (2015) and Jai Lava Kusa (2017). Writers openly said they wrote those scenes hoping to recreate the Bharani-Nassar energy.
- On the sets of Baahubali (2015), Bharani and Nassar shared a room for six months. Every night after shoot, they'd rehearse the next day's Telugu dialogues together — Nassar is Tamilian, Bharani is Telugu. They'd argue over pronunciation until 2 AM. Rajamouli loved it because their scenes came out perfectly sync'd.
- "Nassar garu is the only actor who can make me forget my lines. He looks at me a certain way, and I just blank out. Then we both laugh and the director yells 'cut.' That happened at least five times during Dookudu." — Tanikella Bharani, in a 2012 interview with Sakshi Post.
- In Nallamala (2022), their last film together, they played estranged brothers. The director said they refused to rehearse the big confrontation scene. Instead, they sat in silence for 20 minutes before the take. Then Bharani started crying mid-dialogue, and Nassar matched it without a word. One take. Done.
15 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s brought 8 films together, anchored by Baahubali (8.8/10).
The 2020s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.2/10.
- Okkadunnadu
- Nenu Meeku Telusa...?
- Baahubali
- Dookudu
- Bāhubali: The Epic
- Nallamala
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
15 films across 25 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
35% of Tanikella Bharani's screen credits are with Nassar. By the time of Vamsi, both already had careers — Tanikella Bharani with 26 films, Nassar with 52.
Before Vamsi, Tanikella Bharani had starred in 26 films, including Varasudu (1993) and Money Money (1995).
After Bāhubali: The Epic, Tanikella Bharani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Raakaasa (2026) and The Paradise (2026).
Before Vamsi, Nassar had starred in 52 films, including Mugam (1999) and Indira (1995).
After Bāhubali: The Epic, Nassar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Euphoria (2026) and Oh Butterfly! (2026).













Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanikella Bharani & Nassar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 9 of their 15 films. They worked with the same 7 people again and again — a small repertory company. Brahmanandam appears alongside them in 9 films — practically a third lead.
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