R. V. Udayakumar & Charlie Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. V. Udayakumar and Charlie appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Puthiya Vaanam (1988 — 6.5/10). Films span Puthiya Vaanam (1988) through Singaravelan (1992).
The R. V. Udayakumar & Charlie partnership
From Puthiya Vaanam (1988) to Singaravelan (1992). The ran closed with Singaravelan in 1992. It started with Puthiya Vaanam (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Puthiya Vaanam; the 1990s to Singaravelan. R. V. Udayakumar directed every film; Charlie acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
- Puthiya Vaanam
- Singaravelan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Singaravelan, Charlie kept going for 153 more films; R. V. Udayakumar stepped back.
Puthiya Vaanam was R. V. Udayakumar's directorial debut.
After Singaravelan, R. V. Udayakumar went on to direct 13 more films, including Nandhavana Theru (1995) and Maamannan (2023).
Before Puthiya Vaanam, Charlie had starred in 25 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Singaravelan, Charlie went on to appear in 153 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. V. Udayakumar & Charlie's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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