8 Movies Starring Nasser

Roja

Roja

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-01-10

Languages:

Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu

Countries:

India

Runtime:

137 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (3930 Reviews)

Director:

Mani Ratnam

Fullplot:

Roja, a young woman born and brought up in Southern India, prays that the handsome young man coming to see her sister will be her future brother-in-law, only to have the tables turned on her when he openly choses her over her sister (as her sister loves another). So Roja marries Rishi and they leave the village to settle in the city, where both fall in love. Rishi, who works for the Indian Government, is instructed to go to the troubled state of Kashmir on a classified mission. Roja also goes along. Then her innocent world is shattered when Rishi is abducted and held for ransom by a group of jihadist militants who want an independent Kashmir and the release of a terrorist held by the Indian military forces. Will the passionate appeal of this young woman move cold and ruthless military and politician's hearts and minds? Two of the songs are worth remembering after watching the Hindi-dubbed version of the movie: "Dil hai chhotasa, chhotisi aasha, masti bhare man ki bholisi aasha, chand taroh koh choone ki aasha, aasmano me udhne ki aasha..." and the unforgetably hilarious and popular "Rukmani, Rukmani shaadi ke baad kya kya hua, kaun haara kaun jeeta, khidki mein se dekho jara...."

Love is God

Love is God

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-01-14

Languages:

Tamil, Hindi

Countries:

India

Runtime:

160 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.9 (4584 Reviews)

Director:

Sundar C.

Cast:

Writer:

Kamal Haasan (screenplay)

Madan (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Nallasivam (Kamal Haasan) and Anbarasu (Madhavan) are drawn together by the strings of fate after they come into contact at the Bhuvaneshwar airport. Anbarasu is an advertisement director, while Nallasivam is a trade unionist. Fate entwines their travel plans, and they end up travelling to Chennai together. In the course of their journey, Anbarasu, born with a golden spoon, is touched by the realities of the sufferings of a normal human being when he witnesses the dead and the injured during a train accident, and he volunteers to donate his blood, which is of a very rare group, despite his fear of blood. The flashback of Nallasivam is recounted during one of their journeys. Nallasivam is a communist trade unionist, who fights for higher wages for his comrades. By chance, he falls in love with the daughter Bala (Kiran) of a rich industrialist, Bala's father, Padaiyacchi (Nasser). Due to the opposition, they plan to elope and get married, but unfortunately, Nallasivam meets with an accident which disfigures him. He is told by Padaiyacchi that Bala is married, so he pursues his communist agenda, during the course of which he meets Anbarasu. Anbarasu is drawn to Nallasivam in the end, and claims him as his adopted brother, and requests Nallasivam to come to his wedding. At the wedding hall, Nalla discovers the bride to be is none other than his sweetheart, Bala. When Padaiyacchi discovers him at the hall, he is in a panic, and pleads for him to leave. Santhana Bharathy as Padaiyacchi's henchman plays out a sentimental scene in the end. The movie is more of a parallel cinema, with Kamal and Madhavan acting their roles to stellar efficiency. Kiran appears in a very small role, to the disappointment of many.

Pokiri

Pokiri

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-04-27

Languages:

Telugu

Countries:

India

Runtime:

164 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (5136 Reviews)

Director:

Puri Jagannadh

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Puri Jagannadh (dialogue)

Puri Jagannadh (screenplay)

Puri Jagannadh (story)

Meher Ramesh (script associate)

Fullplot:

Pandu is a killer for hire, and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The Police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.

Amarkalam

Amarkalam

Basic Info:

Languages:

Tamil

Countries:

India

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (837 Reviews)

Director:

Saran

Fullplot:

Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from jail has an old grudge against. He tells Vasu to kidnap Mohana for two days in order to ruin the family's honor. While being held captive by Vasu, Mohana falls in love with him after hearing him sing. Vasu rejects her love, but on learning of it, Tulsidas pays him to pretend to be in love with her. By the time Tulsidas learns that his enmity with the police commissioner is false and tells Vasu to stay away from Mohana it is too late, Vasu's love has become real.

Firaaq

Firaaq

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-03-20

Languages:

Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, English

Countries:

India

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1041 Reviews)

Director:

Nandita Das

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Nandita Das (story)

Shuchi Kothari (story)

Shuchi Kothari (screenplay)

Nandita Das (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Following riots in Gujarat, Arati experiences guilt when she did not open her door to shelter an injured Muslim woman. Her husband, Sanjay, had looted merchandise from shops, and his brother, Devan, had even sexually molested Muslim women. A young lad, Mohsin, leaves the safety of an army-guarded camp to look for his father. Meanwhile Music maestro, Jahangir Khan, faces isolation. Sameer Shaikh and his Hindu wife, Anuradha, decide to re-locate to Delhi. Muneera suspects her Hindu friend, Jyoti, of setting her house on fire, while biased police officers continue oppressing Muslims and five Muslim men find a gun and attempt to seek vengeance.

God's Own Child

God's Own Child

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-15

Languages:

Tamil

Countries:

India

Runtime:

162 min

IMDB Ratings:

(2827 Reviews)

Director:

Vijay

Fullplot:

Krishna (Vikram), who has the mental maturity of a five-year-old, works in a chocolate factory in Ooty. His wife delivers a baby girl and dies. The girl, Nila (Sara) is brought up in his own way by Krishna. He showers all his love and care on her. But fate takes a quick turn. Nila's grandfather Rajendran (Sachin Khedkar), a powerful and influential man in society, enters the scene. Fearing that his grand daughter is not safe under a mentally-challenged dad, he takes away the girl from Krishna. His other daughter Shwetha (Amala Paul) takes care of the child. Krishna runs from pillar to post to get back his daughter. He gets acquainted with advocate Anuradha (Anushka) and Vinod (Santhanam), her junior. They listen to Krishna's past and promise that they would do their best to get back the custody of Nila. Bashyam (Nasser), a leading advocate, appears for Rajendran. The rest is legal battle and arguments in court and who wins at last.

Rowdy Rathore

Rowdy Rathore

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-06-01

Languages:

Hindi

Countries:

India

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (12181 Reviews)

Director:

Prabhudheva

Genres:

ActionComedy

Fullplot:

Shiva (Akshay Kumar) is a small time conman in love with Priya (Sonakshi Sinha), a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding he wasn't invited to. Into this picture perfect world enters six year old Neha who inexplicably believes Shiva to be her dad! And if this wasn't bad enough, Shiva also becomes the object of a series of life threatening attacks by a gang of deadly criminals who seem to know something he doesn't. While trying desperately to save his life and love, Shiva stumbles upon a deadly secret. A secret that will take him to a small town in Bihar; a town terrorized by a ruthless politician and the mafia he controls; a town whose inhabitants only hope for redemption is ... Shiva!

Jigarthanda

Jigarthanda

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-08-01

Languages:

Tamil

Countries:

India

Runtime:

171 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (3156 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Karthik Subbaraj (story)

Karthik Subbaraj

Karthik Subbaraj

Fullplot:

When Karthik is given a task by his producer to come up with a gripping gangster flick infested with heavy dosage of violence, he focuses on Sethu, a ruthless gangster surrounded by quirky yet scary henchmen. Karthik discreetly tries his best to find out about Sethu to develop a film script, but fails miserably in all his attempts. However when he finally gets the chance to gain an insight into Sethu's life, disaster strikes as he gets caught in the mèlèe following the discovery of a mole within Sethu's gang.

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