Arun Vijay & Charlie Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arun Vijay and Charlie appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1997 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jananam (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Kathirunda Kadhal (1997) through Jananam (2004).
The Arun Vijay & Charlie partnership
They saved their best for last — Jananam (7.3/10) came 7 years in. From Kathirunda Kadhal (1997) to Jananam (2004). Jananam is the one most viewers reach for.
The unfolded closed with Jananam in 2004. It started with Kathirunda Kadhal (1997).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Kathirunda Kadhal; the 2000s to Jananam. Arun Vijay acted in every film; Charlie acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Charlie was a popular comedian before they teamed up. Arun Vijay was a newcomer. Charlie personally asked the director of Kathirunda Kadhal (1997) to cast Arun Vijay opposite him. He saw something in the kid nobody else did.
- In Anbudan (2000), Charlie improvised a whole comic sequence where he mimics Arun Vijay's mannerisms. Arun Vijay didn't break character — he fed Charlie straight lines on the spot. The director kept the take. That scene became the film's most replayed moment.
- On the sets of Pandavar Bhoomi (2001), Charlie would make Arun Vijay rehearse comedy scenes at 5 AM before anyone else arrived. Arun Vijay later said Charlie treated him like a younger brother — not a co-star.
- Jananam (2004) was their last film together. It was also the first Tamil film where Charlie played a purely dramatic role with zero comedy. Arun Vijay pushed the director to give Charlie that part. After Jananam, Charlie started getting serious roles in other films.
- Arun Vijay once said in an interview: 'Charlie taught me how to time a pause. Without him, I would have been a loud actor. He made me listen on screen.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Jananam (7.3/10).
- Kathirunda Kadhal0
- Jananam
- Anbudan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Arun Vijay had 2 films behind them; Charlie had 131. After Jananam, Charlie kept going for 43 more films; Arun Vijay stepped back.
Before Kathirunda Kadhal, Arun Vijay had starred in 2 films, including Murai Mappillai (1995) and Priyam (1996).
After Jananam, Arun Vijay went on to appear in 23 more films, including Thadam (2019) and Yennai Arindhaal (2015).
Before Kathirunda Kadhal, Charlie had starred in 131 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Oor Panchayathu (1992).
After Jananam, Charlie went on to appear in 43 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Arun Vijay & Charlie's professional partnership
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