Yuvan Shankar Raja & Charle Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yuvan Shankar Raja and Charle appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1998 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oru Kalluriyin Kathai (2005 — 6.8/10). Films span Velai (1998) through Iraivan (2023).
The Yuvan Shankar Raja & Charle partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Iraivan (2023). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2023. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
The work is uneven: Oru Kalluriyin Kathai (6.8) at one end, Velai (2.9) at the other. From Velai (1998) to Iraivan (2023).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Velai; the 2020s to Iraivan. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Velai
- Oru Kalluriyin Kathai
- Punnagai Poove
- Iraivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 25 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, Yuvan Shankar Raja had 1 films behind them; Charle had 55.
Before Velai, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 1 film, including Aravindhan (1997).
After Iraivan, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 11 more films, including Star (2024) and Garudan (2024).
Before Velai, Charle had starred in 55 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Iraivan, Charle went on to appear in 8 more films, including Lockdown (2026) and Mask (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yuvan Shankar Raja & 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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