Vijayakanth & Charle Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakanth and Charle appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1986 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Senthoora Poove (1988 — 4.9/10). Films span Thazhuvatha Kaigal (1986) through Kannupada Poguthaiya (1999).
The Vijayakanth & Charle partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Kannupada Poguthaiya (1999). They didn't share a set between 1988 and 1999. 1988 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
The work is uneven: Senthoora Poove (4.9) at one end, Nallavan (1.0) at the other. From Thazhuvatha Kaigal (1986) to Kannupada Poguthaiya (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Senthoora Poove; the 1990s to Kannupada Poguthaiya. Vijayakanth acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Director Manivannan cast Charle as the comic sidekick in 'Thazhuvatha Kaigal' (1986) specifically to balance Vijayakanth's intense, brooding hero. Charle's first scene with him was improvised on the spot — Vijayakanth laughed so hard they had to reshoot.
- In 'Nallavan' (1988), Charle would deliberately flub his lines to make Vijayakanth break character. Vijayakanth would then chase him around the set, and the director kept those takes because the raw laughter felt more real than the scripted comedy.
- Vijayakanth personally recommended Charle for a role in 'Senthoora Poove' (1988) after the original comedian dropped out. Charle later said Vijayakanth told the producer, 'If he's not in it, I'm not in it.'
- Charle once told a magazine: 'Vijayakanth never treated me like a sidekick. He'd pull me into the frame, make sure I got my close-up. That's why our scenes together felt like a double-act, not a hero and a clown.'
- The success of their comic timing in 'Ullathil Nalla Ullam' (1988) directly inspired director R. Sundarrajan to cast them again in 'Senthoora Poove' — which became a sleeper hit and revived Charle's career after a string of flops.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 3.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Senthoora Poove
- Ullathil Nalla Ullam
- Kannupada Poguthaiya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
When they first worked together, Vijayakanth had 50 films behind them; Charle had 6. After Kannupada Poguthaiya, Charle kept going for 57 more films; Vijayakanth stepped back.
Before Thazhuvatha Kaigal, Vijayakanth had starred in 50 films, including Parvayin Marupakkam (1982) and Nalla Naal (1984).
After Kannupada Poguthaiya, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 27 more films, including Thennavan (2003) and Engal Anna (2004).
Before Thazhuvatha Kaigal, Charle had starred in 6 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Kannupada Poguthaiya, Charle went on to appear in 57 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Joe (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijayakanth & Charle's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 5 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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