Bharadwaj & Charle Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharadwaj and Charle appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1998 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thiruttu Payale (2006 — 7.3/10). Films span Pooveli (1998) through Naalai Namadhe (2009).
The Bharadwaj & Charle partnership
From Pooveli (1998) to Naalai Namadhe (2009). Thiruttu Payale is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pooveli (1998).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Amarkalam; the 2000s to Thiruttu Payale. Bharadwaj scored every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s brought 5 films together, anchored by Thiruttu Payale (7.3/10).
- Amarkalam
- Pooveli
- Thiruttu Payale
- Gemini
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
88% of Bharadwaj's screen credits are with Charle. When they first worked together, Bharadwaj had 1 films behind them; Charle had 55. After Naalai Namadhe, Charle kept going for 27 more films; Bharadwaj stepped back.
Before Pooveli, Bharadwaj had starred in 1 film, including Sogasu Chuda Taramaa? (1995).
Before Pooveli, Charle had starred in 55 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Naalai Namadhe, Charle went on to appear in 27 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Joe (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bharadwaj & Charle's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 7 of their 7 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead.
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