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NASSAR

นัสซาร์

An actor across Indian cinema

Nassar is an Indian actor and director whose credits include Nayakan, Thevar Magan, Bombay and Avatharam.

A career in front of and behind the camera

Nassar is an Indian actor and director associated with films in several Indian languages, including Tamil cinema. His screen credits range from Nayakan to Thevar Magan and Bombay.

His work includes roles across different genres. In an interview with Rediff, he discussed his training as an actor and the demands of working with directors who bring different ideas to a film.

Nassar also directed Avatharam. He told Rediff that the film drew on folk arts, an interest that informed how he approached storytelling on screen.

His later credits include Reporting Live. The films below are those available on FLM.RED and do not represent his complete filmography.

Selected work

1987

Nayakan

Actor

1992

Thevar Magan

Actor

1995

Bombay

Actor

Avatharam

Director and actor

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.