Nassar

Actor, Film director

1958 –

34

Who is Nassar?

Nasser is an Indian actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer, who hails from Chengalpattu, a suburb of Chennai. He appears predominantly in Tamil cinema. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om 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.

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Born
Mar 5, 1958
Chengalpattu
Also known as
  • Nasser
  • Naasar
  • Nazar
  • Naseer
  • Nasir
  • Nazir
  • Muhammad Hanif
  • Mehaboob Nasser
  • Muhammed Hanif
  • Kameela
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Tamil
  • Indian people
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Education
  • St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Chengalpattu
  • Madras Christian College
  • South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce's Film Institute
  • Tamil Nadu Institute for Film and Television Technology
Employment
  • Indian Air Force
Lived in
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Madras State
  • Chennai

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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