Yuvan Shankar Raja & Charlie Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yuvan Shankar Raja and Charlie appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1998 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanne Kalaimaane (2019 — 7.6/10). Films span Velai (1998) through Iraivan (2023).
The Yuvan Shankar Raja & Charlie partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Kanne Kalaimaane (2019). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2019. They saved their best for last — Kanne Kalaimaane (7.6/10) came 21 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. The work is uneven: Kanne Kalaimaane (7.6) at one end, Velai (2.9) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Velai; the 2020s to Iraivan. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored every film; Charlie acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kanne Kalaimaane (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Velai
- Oru Kalluriyin Kathai
- Vel
- Kanne Kalaimaane
- Iraivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
37% of Yuvan Shankar Raja's screen credits are with Charlie. When they first worked together, Yuvan Shankar Raja had 1 films behind them; Charlie had 143.
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, Charlie had starred in 143 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Oor Panchayathu (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yuvan Shankar Raja & Charlie's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. Charle appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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