Nasser talks about admiration for Indian film globally, says “It has gone beyond….”
News Mania Desk / Sohom Chatterjee / 27th September 2024
Nasser, the renowned Tamil actor, has been a part of famous films such as Mani Ratnam’s ‘Roja’, ‘Bombay’ to Kamal Hassan’s ‘Thevar Magan’ and many more. The actor has rightfully proved himself as a pan-Indian superstar.
He recently spoke about the reach of Indian movies and how people all over the world are watching the films. The actor is currently in Abu Dhabi for the IIFA Awards 2024 and in an interview with ANI, he said, “It’s not even pan-Indian films, it’s global films. So it has gone beyond the pan-Indian film. It’s a global film because I see people abroad, they watch even if it be Malaysian or Indonesian or Britisher they are watching Indian films with great eagerness and so it’s a global film.”
Working as a co-star with Kamal Hassan, Nasser recently completed a project with Mani Ratnam titled ‘Thug Life’. He shared his experience working with the renowned director by stating, “I have just wrapped up a film with Mani Ratnam sir. It is called ‘Thug Life’ with Mr Kamal Haasan.”
While praising Mani Ratnam’s vision, he added, “He is a great. He has gone beyond the ages. He has been there for very long and he is so mature. It was wonderful to work with him after a very long time. He will be there like his films forever.”
Nassar made his acting debut in K. Balachander’s ‘Kalyana Agathigal’ in 1985. His breakthrough performance was in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Nayakan’. He worked in Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan’s projects including ‘Roja’ , ‘Thevar Magan’, ‘Bombay’ , ‘Kuruthipunal’, and ‘Iruvar’.
The 2024 edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards is being held in Abu Dhabi from September 27 to September 29.
The three-day program has begun today with IIFA Utsavam, an event dedicated to southern film industries- Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Megastar Chiranjeevi will be honoured at the event. The second day will feature Shah Rukh Khan, Vicky Kaushal and Karan Johar on stage as the hosts of the night.
Quite interestingly, Rekha will be making a return to the IIFA stage after a long time on the second day.
