Charlie & Shanmuga Priyan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Charlie and Shanmuga Priyan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1988 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Once More (1997 — 5.6/10). Films span Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988) through Once More (1997).
The Charlie & Shanmuga Priyan partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Once More (1997). They didn't share a set between 1988 and 1997. From Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988) to Once More (1997).
The ran closed with Once More in 1997. It started with Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ullathil Nalla Ullam; the 1990s to Once More. Charlie acted in every film; Shanmuga Priyan story all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Ullathil Nalla Ullam
- Once More
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Shanmuga Priyan's screen credits are with Charlie. After Once More, Charlie kept going for 99 more films; Shanmuga Priyan stepped back.
Before Ullathil Nalla Ullam, Charlie had starred in 25 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Once More, Charlie went on to appear in 99 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Before Ullathil Nalla Ullam, Shanmuga Priyan had starred in 4 films, including Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987) and Eetti (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Charlie & Shanmuga Priyan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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