Crane Manohar & Charle Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Crane Manohar and Charle appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Friends (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Pudhumai Pithan (1998) through Friends (2001).
The Crane Manohar & Charle partnership
From Pudhumai Pithan (1998) to Friends (2001). The played out closed with Friends in 2001. It started with Pudhumai Pithan (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pudhumai Pithan; the 2000s to Friends. Crane Manohar acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Pudhumai Pithan
- Friends
- Thenali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 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, Crane Manohar had 2 films behind them; Charle had 55.
Before Pudhumai Pithan, Crane Manohar had starred in 2 films, including Muthu (1995) and Nattamai (1994).
After Friends, Crane Manohar went on to appear in 39 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Boat (2024).
Before Pudhumai Pithan, Charle had starred in 55 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Friends, Charle went on to appear in 46 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Joe (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Crane Manohar & Charle's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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