Sukumari & Charle Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sukumari and Charle appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1989 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poove Unakkaga (1996 — 6.2/10). Films span Varusham Padhinaaru (1989) through Poove Unakkaga (1996).
The Sukumari & Charle partnership
From Varusham Padhinaaru (1989) to Poove Unakkaga (1996). The played out closed with Poove Unakkaga in 1996. It started with Varusham Padhinaaru (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Varusham Padhinaaru; the 1990s to Poove Unakkaga. Sukumari acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Varusham Padhinaaru
- Poove Unakkaga
- Gopura Vasalile
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Poove Unakkaga, Charle kept going for 76 more films; Sukumari stepped back. By the time of Varusham Padhinaaru, both already had careers — Sukumari with 18 films, Charle with 18.
Before Varusham Padhinaaru, Sukumari had starred in 18 films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Pasamalar (1961).
After Poove Unakkaga, Sukumari went on to appear in 13 more films, including Magizhchi (2010) and Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008).
Before Varusham Padhinaaru, Charle had starred in 18 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Poove Unakkaga, Charle went on to appear in 76 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Joe (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sukumari & 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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