Saturday, 24 March 2012


Nassar

Awards


Nassar
BornMarch 5, 1958 (age 54)
ChingleputMadras State, India
ReligionIslam
SpouseKameela
Nassar (Tamilநாசர்) (also spelled NasserNaasar or Nazar) is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin ShahOm Puri and Nana Patekar. He is proficient in Urdu, English, Hindi, Arabic, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Nassar is married to Kameela and they have three sons. He is the founder of 'Adavu', Centre for Tamil Arts which trains people in various subjects including folk arts, story telling, research and docu-film making.

Early years

Nassar was born on 5 March 1958 to Mehaboob Basha and Mumtaz Beghum as Mehaboob Nasser, in an interior village called Meylerippakkam, in Chengalpattu district, Tamilnadu. He studied in St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School (Chengalpattu). He moved to Chennai (then Madras) after school, where he finished his pre-degree at Madras Christian College. At Madras Christian College, he was an active member of the Dramatic Society. Later for a brief time, he was in the Indian Air Force.
He trained in two acting schools: the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce's Film Institute and the Tamil Nadu Institute for Film and Television Technology. He passed with gold medals from both the institutes.

Early acting career

To stay in Chennai and look for opportunities in Tamil cinema, he took up odd jobs such as security guard, salesman, and waiter at Matsaya, Impala at Egmore and later at the Taj Coromandel at Nungambakkam, where he was a friend of Mr. Viswanathan.
He started his acting career in Doordarshan. Technically, his first feature film was Panangaadu, which was based on the life of palm tree climbers, where Nasser was the protagonist. It was directed by Mr. Senapathy, shot in 16 mm and produced by Doordarshan. It participated in many international film festivals.
His first mainstream film was Kalyana Agadhigal directed by veteran director K. Balachandar. He continued to do a villain role in Velaikaaran with Rajinikanth and Vannakkanavugal with Karthik. In Kavidhai Paada Neram Illai, directed by Yuhi Sedhu, he was the protagonist. Then came Mani Rathnam's Nayagan with Legend actor Kamal Hassan which made Nasser one of the busiest actors in Tamil cinema.
His debut as a director was Avatharam.
  • Best Actor award for his role in the film Aavaaram Poo
  • Best Villain award for his role in the film Thamizh
  • Best Supporting Actor award for his role in the film Em Magan
  • Tamil nadu Government's Kalaimamani Award
  • Andhra Pradesh Government's Nandi Award (Best Villain award) for his role in the film Chanti yes

Filmography

As actor

Tamil

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000Eazhaiyin SirippilTamil
AnnaiTamil
SudhandhiramSathyamoorthyTamil
Hey RamTamil
Sandhitha VelaiTamil
Unnai Kodu Ennai TharuvenTamil
Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi NanmaiThangarasuTamil
Krodham 2RathnavelTamil
Budget PadmanabhanTamil
Chinna Chinna KannileRaviTamil
Karuvelam PookalNallamuthuTamil
ManuneedhiVellaiyanTamil
2001VaanchinathanTamil
Little JohnTamil
DhillTamil
NarasimhaTamil
KuttyPavadaiTamil
MaayanMaayanTamil
ThavasiSankarapandiTamil
2002RaajjiyamTamil
ThamizhRathnamTamil
ThamizhanSakthivelTamil
SamuraiSandana PandianTamil
BabaHimselfTamilCameo appearance
KingShanmugamTamil
VirumbugirenTamil
2003Anbe SivamKandhasamy PadaiyachiTamil
VaseegaraVishwanathanTamil
Aasai AasaiyaiTamil
AnbuTamil
Student Number 1Tamil
Pudhiya GeethaiTamil
Nala DamayanthiHimselfTamilCameo appearance
Aahaa Ethanai AzhaguTamil
ThithikudheTamil
VikadanTamil
ThennavanIlanthiraiyanTamil
AlaiTamil
KurumbuTamil
2004KovilMichael SusaiTamil
VirumaandiJayanthTamil
VarnajalamDevanathanTamil
UdhayaTamil
Vaanam VasappadumTamil
NewTamil
ArasatchiTamil
Neranja ManasuTamil
JananamTamil
2005Devathayai KandenTamil
SukranRavi ShankarTamil
GurudevaMariTamil
ChandramukhiKandaswamyTamil
Mumbai ExpressRaoTamil
GithanTamil
AnniyanTamil
MandhiranTamil
2006ParamasivanTamil
Pasa KiligalVairaghya BhoopathyTamil
AadhiRamachandraTamil
DishyumJayachandranTamil
Idhaya ThirudanAalwarTamil
AacharyaAnnavi ThevarTamil
NaalaiNairTamil
Imsai Arasan 23am PulikesiSangilimaayanTamil
YugaNarendraTamil
Emmtan-MaganThirumalaiTamil
PerarasuTamil
VattaramTamil
Suyetchai MLATamil
Nenjirukkum VaraiTamil
2007PokkiriShanmugavelTamil
ThamirabharaniVellathuraiTamil
MuniTamil
ViyabariTamil
Parattai Engira Azhagu SundaramBhaiTamil
ThirurangaRayappaTamil
Thottal Poo MalarumThyagarajanTamil
MarudhamalaiTamil
ThiruthamTamil
Satham PodatheyVincent SelvakumarTamil
Nam NaaduAalavandharTamil
Nenjai ThoduTamil
AgraKannanTamil
VelTamil
Onbadhu Roobai NottuHajabhaiTamil
2008Indiralohathil Na AzhagappanNaradhaTamil
KuruviRajTamil
PandiSundarapandiTamil
KaalaipaniTamil
Aayudham SeivomTamil
Poi Solla PoromBabyTamil
Netru Indru NaalaiTamil
AeganKarthikeyanTamil
Ellam Avan SeyalTamil
PanchamirthamRajaram,
Manickam
Tamil
2009Kadhalna Summa IllaiGKTamil
Manjal VeiyilTamil
Indira VizhaJohn KumaramangalamTamil
Ainthaam PadaiGunasekaranTamil
Solla Solla InikkumTamil
2010Kumari Pennin UllathileTamil
Irumbu Kottai Murattu SingamKizhakku KattaiTamil
Kutti PisasuTamil
Magane En MarumaganeTamil
SingamMahalingamTamil
MadrasapattinamAyyakannuTamil
VirundhaaliTamil
Irandu MugamTamil SakthiTamil
Vandae MaatharamTamil
Naane Ennul IllaiTamil
NandalalaTamil
AattanayagannTamil
2011IlaignanArokkyasamiTamil
Ponnar ShankarMayavarTamil
Deiva ThirumagalBasheerTamil
SankarankoilTamil
AduthathuTamil
OstheTamil
Uchithanai MuharnthaalDeivanayagamTamil
MaharajaMahadevanTamil
2012VettaiTamil
DhoniTamil
Muppozhudhum Un KarpanaigalTamil
Nandha NandhithaTamil
  1. Jodi
  2. Padayappa
  3. Jeans
  4. Kizhakkum Merkkum
  5. Mugam
  6. Amarkalam
  7. Amaravathi
  8. Avvai Shanmughi
  9. Ethirum Pudhirum
  10. Kaaninilam
  11. Kadhalar Dhinam
  12. Hey Ram
  13. Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
  14. Puthiya Paadhai
  15. Udanpirappu
  16. Viralukettha veekkam
  17. Velai
  18. Poonthottam
  19. Kaadhale Nimmadhi
  20. Desiya Geetham
  21. Iruvar
  22. Devathai
  23. Indira
  24. Avatharam
  25. Kolangal
  26. Walter Vetrivel
  27. Priyamudan
  28. Kallazhagar
  29. Priyanka
  30. Magalir Mattum
  31. Pavithra
  32. Aathma
  33. Kaathirukka neramillai
  34. Airport
  35. Karuppu vellai
  36. Kilipechu ketkavaa
  37. Varavu ethana selavu pathana
  38. Chinnakannamma
  39. Chembaruthi
  40. Aruvaa velu
  41. Aavaarampoo
  42. Sevakan
  43. Jaadhi malli
  44. Thevar Magan
  45. Roja
  46. Kalaignan
  47. Eeramaana Rojave
  48. Thirumathi pazhanichaamy
  49. Gopura Vasalile
  50. Thalaivasal
  51. Michael Madhana Kamarajan
  52. Apoorva Sagodharargal
  53. Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
  54. Chinnappadaas
  55. Naan sonnathe sattam
  56. Manasukkul matthaappu
  57. Paasaparavaigal
  58. Raja kaiya vechaa
  59. Inaindha kaigal
  60. Sathyavaakku
  61. Kaavalukku kettikkaaran
  62. Pudhiya charithram
  63. Jenma nakshathiram
  64. Sondhakkaaran
  65. Sariyaana jodi
  66. Unnai solli kutramillai
  67. Vannakanavugal
  68. Kavithai paada neramillai
  69. Dharmathin Thalaivan
  70. Velaikaran
  71. Nayagan
  72. Kalyana Agathigal

Telugu

  1. Damarukam
  2. Naa Ishtam
  3. Business Man
  4. Dhoni
  5. Prema Kavali[8]
  6. Dookudu
  7. Mr. Perfect
  8. Shakthi
  9. Moksha
  10. Komaram Puli
  11. Don Seenu
  12. Varudu
  13. Golimaar
  14. Krishnarjuna
  15. Sri Ramadasu
  16. Gowtam SSC
  17. Bhageeratha
  18. Athadu
  19. Athithi
  20. Pokiri
  21. Sye
  22. Naani
  23. Drohi
  24. Criminal
  25. Om Sairam
  26. Aakasame Haddu
  27. Chanti
  28. Simhadri
  29. Don
  30. Panchakshari
  31. Andhrawala
  32. Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
  33. Adurs
  34. Bava
  35. Mr Perfect
  36. Okkadunnadu
  37. Mathru Devo Bhava
  38. Mathru Devo Bhava-2

Malayalam

  1. Mukham
  2. Gazal
  3. Olympian Antony Adam
  4. Udayon
  5. Butterflies
  6. Rakthasakshikal Zindabad
  7. Kulam
  8. Agninakshathram

Kannada

  1. Tamassu (2010)
  2. Bindaas (2008)
  3. Ajay (2007 film) (2007)
  4. Mohini (2006)
  5. Cyanide (2006)
  6. Raavana Rajya (1986)

Hindi

  1. Firaaq
  2. Nishabd
  3. Phir Milenge
  4. Chachi 420
  5. Quick Gun Murugun

English

  1. Nothing But Life
  2. Fair Game
  3. Tales of The Kama Sutra : The Perfumed Garden

As director

As dubbing artist

YearFilmFor whomLanguageNotes
1996IndianNedumudi VenuTamil
2003Magic Magic 3DAl DioroTamil
2007GuruMithun ChakrabortyTamil (dubbed)
2010Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeBen KingsleyTamil (dubbed)

Titles

  • “Kalaimamani” Title from Tamilnadu Government.
  • “Kalaichelvan” Title from South Indian Actors Association.

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