Charlie & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Charlie and Mayilsamy appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1994 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Duet (1994 — 5.0/10). Films span Duet (1994) through Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (2019).
The Charlie & Mayilsamy partnership
After 23 years apart, they came back together for Oru Kanavu Pola (2017). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2017. From Duet (1994) to Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale (2019).
It started with Duet (1994).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Duet; the 2010s to Gurkha. Charlie acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mayilsamy was a last-minute replacement in 'Oru Kanavu Pola' (2017). The original actor backed out, and Charlie personally recommended Mayilsamy to the director after seeing him in a stage play.
- In 'Gurkha' (2019), Charlie and Mayilsamy built their comedy around a silent rhythm — Charlie would set up a deadpan reaction, and Mayilsamy would break it with a sudden, loud punchline. They never rehearsed those scenes; they just nodded at each other before 'action'.
- During the shoot of 'Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale' (2019), the two shared a hotel room to save budget. They reportedly stayed up every night rewriting each other's dialogues, often cutting each other's lines to make the other funnier.
- Their double-act in 'Gurkha' (2019) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2021 film 'Sarbath' — the director admitted he cast a similar odd-couple pair after watching their timing.
- Charlie once said in a 2019 interview: 'Mayilsamy doesn't act with me — he reacts to me. That's why our scenes feel like a real conversation, not a performance.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Duet
- Gurkha
- Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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, Charlie had 106 films behind them; Mayilsamy had 6.
Before Duet, Charlie had starred in 106 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Oor Panchayathu (1992).
After Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale, Charlie went on to appear in 5 more films, including Walter (2020) and Theerpukal Virkkapadum (2021).
Before Duet, Mayilsamy had starred in 6 films, including Kanni Rasi (1985) and Rasathi Varum Naal (1991).
After Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 18 more films, including Server Sundaram (2020) and Idiot (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Charlie & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yogi Babu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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