Karthik & Chithra Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karthik and Chithra appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1989 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Engal Swamy Ayyappan (1990 — 5.7/10). Films span Thiruppu Munai (1989) through Engal Swamy Ayyappan (1990).
The Karthik & Chithra partnership
From Thiruppu Munai (1989) to Engal Swamy Ayyappan (1990). The ran closed with Engal Swamy Ayyappan in 1990. It started with Thiruppu Munai (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Thiruppu Munai; the 1990s to Engal Swamy Ayyappan. Karthik acted in every film; Chithra acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
- Thiruppu Munai
- Engal Swamy Ayyappan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Karthik had 43 films behind them; Chithra had 6. After Engal Swamy Ayyappan, Karthik kept going for 70 more films; Chithra stepped back.
Before Thiruppu Munai, Karthik had starred in 43 films, including Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) and Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).
After Engal Swamy Ayyappan, Karthik went on to appear in 70 more films, including Nadodi Thendral (1992) and Seeman (1994).
Before Thiruppu Munai, Chithra had starred in 6 films, including Aval Appadithan (1978) and Raja Paarvai (1981).
After Engal Swamy Ayyappan, Chithra went on to appear in 9 more films, including Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Kabadi Kabadi (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karthik & Chithra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anand Babu is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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