Kalabhavan Mani & Charle Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kalabhavan Mani and Charle appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2002 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Papanasam (2015 — 8.0/10). Films span Gemini (2002) through Papanasam (2015).
The Kalabhavan Mani & Charle partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Papanasam (2015). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2015. They saved their best for last — Papanasam (8.0/10) came 13 years in.
From Gemini (2002) to Papanasam (2015). Anniyan (2005, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Anniyan; the 2010s to Papanasam. Kalabhavan Mani acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Anniyan (7.6/10).
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Papanasam (8.0/10).
- Anniyan
- Mazhai
- Papanasam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Kalabhavan Mani's screen credits are with Charle. When they first worked together, Kalabhavan Mani had 2 films behind them; Charle had 80. After Papanasam, Charle kept going for 21 more films; Kalabhavan Mani stepped back.
Before Gemini, Kalabhavan Mani had starred in 2 films, including Vaanchinathan (2001) and Marumalarchi (1998).
After Papanasam, Kalabhavan Mani went on to appear in 2 more films, including Love Guru (2016) and Pudhusa Naan Poranthen (2016).
Before Gemini, Charle had starred in 80 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Papanasam, Charle went on to appear in 21 more films, including Joe (2023) and 24 (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kalabhavan Mani & Charle's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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