The Best Nagesh Movies, Ranked
77 credits from 1962 to 2008, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dasavatharam (2008) with $16.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best Nagesh Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nagesh has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 34 films, and Aayirathil Oruvan (1965) is the pick of them.
The Best Nagesh Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nagesh's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2000s.
The Latest Nagesh Movies
The most recent films Nagesh is credited on, newest first — starting with Dasavatharam (2008). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dasavatharam 2008 · Sheikh Mukhtaar -
Pori 2007 · Action -
Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi 2006 · Raja Mokkaiyappar -
Saravana 2006 · Saravana's grandfather -
Bose 2004 · Bose's Grandfather -
Vasool Raja MBBS 2004 · Sriman Venkatraman -
Kadhal Konden 2003 · Church Father Rozario -
Bala 2002 · Annachi -
Panchatanthiram 2002 · Parthasarathy -
Poovellam Un Vasam 2001 · Drama -
Minnale 2001 · Subramanyam 'Subbuni' -
Rhythm 2000 · Karthik's father
The Best Nagesh Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nagesh films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Nagesh movie?
Dasavatharam (2008) made the most at the box office, with $16.4M worldwide, followed by Aayirathil Oruvan (1965) with $443K. Together, Nagesh's films with box office figures have made $16.8M.
What is the best Nagesh drama movie?
Aayirathil Oruvan (1965) is the best-rated of Nagesh's drama films. In other genres: Thalapathi (crime) and Dasavatharam (adventure).
What is the newest Nagesh movie?
The newest film on Nagesh's filmography is Dasavatharam (2008), with Nagesh as Sheikh Mukhtaar.
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