Nasaar
Acting
🎂 1958-03-05
M. Nassar is an Indian film actor, director and producer, who mainly works in the South Indian film industry. He is the incumbent president of the Nadigar Sangam. Nassar made his acting debut in K. Balachander's Kalyana Agathigal (1985) portraying a secondary supporting role, before moving on to play villainous roles in S. P. Muthuraman's Velaikaran (1987) and Vanna Kanavugal. He played the protagonist in Yuhi Sethu's Kavithai Paada Neramillai, though his breakthrough role came through his performance as a police officer in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan. He subsequently became a regular in Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's ventures, appearing in pivotal character roles in Roja, Thevar Magan (1992), Bombay (1994) and Kuruthipunal (1995). Nassar made his directorial debut with Avatharam (1995), a film based on the backdrop of a folk art troupe. The film won critical acclaim, but failed to become a commercially successful venture.
Cast credits(519)
Mottai Maadi Siddhar
2022
Ravichandran Rao
2023
Inspector Hassan F.
2024
Orphanage Caretaker
2025
KI Sebastian
2022
Manikkam
2025
Ranjan
2023
Bijjaladeva
2015
M. Karuna
2021
Rajavel Mirasu
2025
Bijjaladeva
2017
Inspector Rajesh
2025
Narayan Anna
2019
Siddhu's Father
2001
Veerapandiyan
2023
Adanna
2022
Veerapandiyan
2022
Colonel Rayappa
1992
Constable Koteswara Rao
2023
Chief minister
2019
Surya Prakash
1999
Shanmughavel
2007
Narayanan Pillai
1995
Psychiatrist
2005
College Founder
2021
Jayaramireddy
2019
Satyanarayana Murthy
2005
Jayprakash (J.P.) (Krishnakant's Business Partner)
2013
Panicker
2019
Vellathurai
2007
Mr. Nadar
2025
Indrakant Varma
2022
Krishnasamy (voice)
1996
Ram Bhupal Varma
2003
Thyagarajan, Ravi's father
2007
Mr. Tabir
2010
A Person
2010
Bharadwaj
2023
Bashyam
2011
Chief Jailer Jayanth
2004
Kandasamy Padayachi
2003
2025
Chief Minister
2015
2016
Ajay's Relative
2016
Police Academy Chief
2001
2024
Maya Thevar
1992
Kandaswamy
2005
Suryanarayana
2006
Ayya Veluthambi
1997
Nassar
2013
Magician
2015
Nallasivam
1989
Murthy
2011
Rangasamy
2018
2003
Lt. Col. Santhosh Kumar (Voice)
2001
Nachiappan / Pechiappan Rajamani
1998
Mukil
2014
Baapji
2012
Kulkarni
2011
Assistant Commissioner Patil
1987
Qadar
2004
Devarajan
2023
Home Minister
2007
Father Noyal
2013
Pasupathi
2015
Dr. Stephen Raj
2007
Mahalingam
2010
'Punch' Pandian
2016
Birla Bose
1999
2013
Excorist Ezhumalai
2023
Seena Thana
1988
Abdul Malik
2024
Dr. Sethupathi
2022
Siraj Akhtar
1997
Raghunandhan
2019
Ajay Bharadwaj
2012
Chandrashekhar's Co-Scientist
2014
2017
ICF Member Ramasamy
2025
Pandian
1994
Priya's Father
2004
Professor Ram Chandra
2000
RamGopal, Madhan's cousin
1990
Judge Bhupathi
2017
2016
Tamilnesan
2016
Vel's adoptive father
2007
2007
Ramanarayana
2019
Mahalingam
2013
Velan and Balan's Father
2011
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah aka Abul Hasan Tana Shah
2006
C. R. Kannan
1999
Nallasivam
2014
Shridhar
2007
Priya's Father
2004
2000
Master
2016
Guest appearance
1994
Dr. Desikan
2022
Dr. Arvind Acharya
2020
Grave digger
2009
Nelly Saami
2012
DGP
2019
Lal
2004
Burma/Paadai Ramasammy
2013
Raj
2008
Basha
1996
Father Noel
2013
Raghavendra Rao Sharma
2016
Rishikodagan
2014
Muttharasan
2015
Badri
1995
Ganesan, Murali's father
2023
Alex Pandian
2013
2024
Jayachandran
2006
Ayyakanu
2010
Kabir Mhajan
2019
Teacher Venkatappa
2019
Police Commissioner Ratnavelu
2004
Gajjala Prasad
2023
CBI officer
1998
Ashwini Rao
2013
Ahmed Khan
2010
1991
2017
Aadhisesh Naidu
2021
Aalwar
2006
Adityaraj Bahadur
2023
Chandramohan
2003
2004
Indra Raja Reddy
2000
Spirit Priest
2016
Sathyadev's father
2015
Nanaji
2024
Papa Rao
2023
2024
Ratnam
2013
Sage
2011
2026
2012
Brig. K. N. Rao
2025
Ranjan
2021
Thavathiru Sivadas Swamigal
2014
2010
Chitra's Father
2004
2000
Vinothan Subramani
2018
Subramaniam
2009
Judge
2021
Raja's father
2025
2021
Dhandapaani M
2013
Guru
1997
2018
Krishnamurthy
2009
Ravindra Varma
2024
1990
Selvaraaj
2022
Kulkarni
2019
2004
1991
Dean Ramachandra
1999
Narayana Murthy / Ravi's Father
2016
Retired Police Officer
2019
Head chef
2021
Prakash Kumar
2020
2014
Meghana's father
2017
2022
Baba
2013
1993
Mahalingam, Kavya's father
2017
Bhavanam Venkatram Reddy
2019
DK
2023
Arivudaiyan
2006
Pandian
2017
Rudrayya
1994
Kathiresan
2014
Shakthivel
2002
Shanthi’s Husband
1995
Surya Prakash (Special Appearance)
2002
ACP Teja
1995
Father Kuriakose
2022
Mayavar
2011
Ruchi's Father
2003
Somayajulu
2013
Ramachandra
2006
Velappan Asaan
2020
Ibrahim
2000
1989
Stephen
1991
Dr. Sekar
1988
Doctor
2017
Raja Guru
2006
BRIG. Ramachandran
2017
1991
Prema's Father
2011
Roy Mamman
1999
Raghupathi / "Chicago" Subba Rao
2008
Kizhakku Kattai
2010
Rudraraju
2016
Sandana Pandian
2002
2013
Rangi Kuttapaul
2022
1989
2016
Head Villager - Cameo
1992
DGP
2012
Emtan
2006
Inspector Easwarapandian
2008
1988
Kathalikaattu Thirumeni
2013
Malik
2016
Guest Appearance
2012
1995
Benjamin Button
Jayadev
2007
2016
2011
2007
Mahendra
2019
2023
2019
Raghu
1994
Harichandra
2014
Police Commissioner
2017
Nazeera's father
2015
Chari and Narasimha's Father
2010
Gaurav
2012
Babu's Advocate
2005
Varadharajan
2013
Chandru's father
2021
Venkatram
2022
2006
2013
Dr. Srinivasa Iyengar
2013
1994
Self
2003
Karthikeyan
2008
DSP Mohan Krishna
2014
2003
Kumaraswamy
2016
Hippy Lahiri
2014
P K Roy
1990
2013
Sanju's Father
2013
2010
Ramamurthy
2012
Shasangan
1997
Wine Shop Owner
1988
Arun's Father
2015
Ranjan
2021
Jai Krishna Simha
2013
Thampy
1997
Susa Michael
2004
Devarajan
2019
Mugunthan Sathasivam
2023
Nanda Kishore
2018
2018
S.I.Dakshina Murthy
2014
Haja Bhai
2007
Nassar
2018
Lieutenant Manavalan
2001
2004
Sivaraman
1994
NIA Head
2017
ACP Shekar IPS
1993
1991
Ameer Bhai
1993
1990
S.P.
1992
2016
2004
Police Commissioner
2016
2012
Abdul Khader
2016
Professor Chezhiyan
2017
2009
2022
2018
2000
Commissioner Rajan
2015
Balu and Mahalakshmi’s Grandfather
2019
Nanjil Shivaji's (Jil) father
2016
Kodandaraman
2017
Rayappa
1993
1998
2017
2018
2008
2022
Chinnaya
2003
Pounraj
1987
Sambasivudu
2019
Chandrasekhara Reddy
2012
Sivaji Muthaiyah
2019
2016
Madhava rao
1990
Donald Halloway
2024
Marshall P. Jose
2013
Pichchaiah Naidu Sr./ Chai's Grandfather
2017
Rice Plate Reddy
2009
2006
Veerakathi
2012
Inspector Vijay
2001
2000
Culprit
1997
2015
2014
2012
2004
2009
Punch Ponds
2017
ACP S.P. Rao
2005
Yugandhar Prasad
2000
Guest Appearance
1991
Chief Minister
2014
2011
S.K.T. alias Major S.Krishna Tulasi
1989
Teacher
1999
Sripathi
2005
1996
2002
Director Pazhani Bhaskaran
1993
Thiagarajan
1990
Assistant Commissioner of Police
2010
George
2018
Ilanthiraiyan
2003
Subbayya
2022
2000
2005
2014
JK
2013
1987
2015
Dileep
1989
SSP Ashok
2019
1984
2022
Sneha's Father
2009
2010
Raghupathy
1988
2021
Thangaraj
2000
2017
2015
2010
Abhinay's father
2004
2006
Gowtham IPS
1991
2018
Sridhar Mahadevan
2022
2003
DIG
2010
1998
Reporter
1987
Burma's father
2006
2003
2018
Vetrivel / Police
2006
1997
1988
Sethupathy
1995
2011
Nallamuthu
1996
2004
Tamizh Sakthi
2010
1987
Gunasekaran
2009
Pavadai
2001
1993
2022
Beeda Settu
1992
2025
2011
Kuppusamy
1995
2016
ivam
2006
Vincent Selvakumar
2007
2010
Rudramurthy
1999
2016
Thirumeni
2013
Dharmarathnam
2002
2001
Shanmugam
2002
Raghava Rao
1999
Dhanakodi
1988
Murugan
1992
2016
Rajan
2014
2008
1992
1993
2019
Sulaiman Sait
1994
2001
2012
Jayaraman Kathirvelu
2023
2003
1992
2003
2017
Chief Minister
2003
ACP Vikram Rathod
2008
Narendran
1990
2008
2000
2019
1989
2008
Chatterjee
1993
1990
Asha's father
1992
Thala Vatti Maari
2018
Maayan
2001
1998
Kannayiram, Thangam's husband
1985
2005
1988
2023
Khader Bhai
2007
Vairaghya Bhoopathy
2006
1993
Devananthan
1993
2010
Rajaram/Manickam
2008
2011
2003
1992
Dr Mathew (English Version)
2004
Rangan
1999
Advocate Singara Sithan
1989
2018
2015
1990
Aalavandhar
2007
Assistant commissioner Dharmaraj
1996
1992
Arokkyasami
2011
2014
2017
2012
Johnson
1992
Kumar
1990
2017
2010
Tatikonda Chinnarao
2018
2023
Sundarapandi
2008
1998
2016
1994
Peter
2017
2009
Inspector
2018
1993
Nair
2006
1999
2016
1998
1993
Kali Muthu
2018
2022
1999
Colonel Devan Nambiar
1993
2008
1999
Pedababu
2008
1991
Raghavan
2015
Rajasekhar
1991
Raghavan
2003
Baby
2008
Raja
1988
2019
Johnny
1990
2017
Selva Vinayagam
2014
2016
2019
Lingam's father
2010
2007
1998
2019
1993
Jameendar
2010
Raju
Thoguthi
1989
C.I. Venkatachala Iyer
2008
Narrain
2006
2018
Dr. James
2022
2019
Kathalingam
1998
Shankar
2002
Nassar
1988
2010
Narrator
2021
Self
2014
Soundarapandyan
2013
