Charlie & Sarath Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Charlie and Sarath Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1989 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Velli Thirai (2008 — 7.5/10). Films span Sondhakkaran (1989) through Velli Thirai (2008).
The Charlie & Sarath Babu partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Kadhal Rojave (2000). They didn't share a set between 1989 and 2000. From Sondhakkaran (1989) to Velli Thirai (2008).
Velli Thirai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Sondhakkaran (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Sondhakkaran; the 2000s to Velli Thirai. Charlie acted in every film; Sarath Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Velli Thirai (7.5/10).
- Sondhakkaran0
- Velli Thirai
- Kadhal Rojave
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Velli Thirai, Charlie kept going for 32 more films; Sarath Babu stepped back. By the time of Sondhakkaran, both already had careers — Charlie with 34 films, Sarath Babu with 37.
Before Sondhakkaran, Charlie had starred in 34 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Velli Thirai, Charlie went on to appear in 32 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Before Sondhakkaran, Sarath Babu had starred in 37 films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Velli Thirai, Sarath Babu went on to appear in 13 more films, including Shirdi Sai (2012) and Por Thozhil (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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