Charlie & R. D. Burman Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Charlie and R. D. Burman appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1986 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990 — 4.2/10). Films span Uyire Unakkaga (1986) through Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990).
The Charlie & R. D. Burman partnership
From Uyire Unakkaga (1986) to Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga (1990). The ran closed with Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga in 1990. It started with Uyire Unakkaga (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Uyire Unakkaga; the 1990s to Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga. Charlie acted in every film; R. D. Burman scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Uyire Unakkaga0
- Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
After Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga, Charlie kept going for 176 more films; R. D. Burman stepped back.
Before Uyire Unakkaga, Charlie had starred in 7 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga, Charlie went on to appear in 176 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Before Uyire Unakkaga, R. D. Burman had starred in 2 films, including Masoom (1983) and Mazdoor (1983).
After Ulagam Piranthathu Enakkaga, R. D. Burman went on to appear in 5 more films, including Ghatak (1996) and Behen Hogi Teri (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Charlie & R. D. Burman's professional partnership
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