Charlie & Crane Manohar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Charlie and Crane Manohar appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1998 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Friends (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Pudhumai Pithan (1998) through Thamizh (2002).
The Charlie & Crane Manohar partnership
Between 1998 and 2002, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Charlie–Crane film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Friends (6.4/10) came 3 years in.
From Pudhumai Pithan (1998) to Thamizh (2002). The unfolded closed with Thamizh in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Pudhumai Pithan; the 2000s to Friends. Charlie acted in every film; Crane Manohar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Charlie was actually a popular mimicry artist before he turned actor. Manohar (Crane Manohar) spotted him at a stage show and insisted he play the comic sidekick in Pudhumai Pithan (1998) — that’s how their first film together happened.
- In Thenali (2000), Manohar’s deadpan delivery as the frustrated doctor’s assistant perfectly set up Charlie’s hyperactive, stammering comic relief. Charlie later said Manohar would deliberately pause his lines to let Charlie’s reactions land first.
- During the shoot of Friends (2001), Charlie and Manohar shared a room in a budget lodge in Kodaikanal for 45 days. They’d rehearse scenes at night by torchlight because the power kept cutting off.
- Their comic track in Thamizh (2002) — where Charlie plays a bumbling thief and Manohar his terrified accomplice — was so popular that it directly inspired a spin-off comedy series on a local TV channel the next year.
- Charlie once told a magazine: “Manohar doesn’t try to make you laugh. He just stands there with that face, and I have to do all the work. That’s why we worked — he gave me space to jump around.”
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Pudhumai Pithan
- Friends
- Thenali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 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 143 films behind them; Crane Manohar had 2. After Thamizh, Charlie kept going for 52 more films; Crane Manohar stepped back.
Before Pudhumai Pithan, Charlie had starred in 143 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Oor Panchayathu (1992).
After Thamizh, Charlie went on to appear in 52 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Before Pudhumai Pithan, Crane Manohar had starred in 2 films, including Muthu (1995) and Nattamai (1994).
After Thamizh, Crane Manohar went on to appear in 37 more films, including Guru Uchaththula Irukkaru (2017) and Boat (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Charlie & Crane Manohar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Charle appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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