M. N. Nambiar & Charle Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. N. Nambiar and Charle appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1987 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poove Unakkaga (1996 — 6.2/10). Films span Jallikattu (1987) through Poove Unakkaga (1996).
The M. N. Nambiar & Charle partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Poove Unakkaga (1996). They didn't share a set between 1988 and 1996. From Jallikattu (1987) to Poove Unakkaga (1996).
The played out closed with Poove Unakkaga in 1996. It started with Jallikattu (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Jallikattu; the 1990s to Poove Unakkaga. M. N. Nambiar acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Jallikattu
- Nallavan
- Poove Unakkaga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, M. N. Nambiar had 87 films behind them; Charle had 8. After Poove Unakkaga, Charle kept going for 76 more films; M. N. Nambiar stepped back.
Before Jallikattu, M. N. Nambiar had starred in 87 films, including Pasamalar (1961) and Deiva Magan (1969).
After Poove Unakkaga, M. N. Nambiar went on to appear in 11 more films, including Poonthottam (1998) and Baba (2002).
Before Jallikattu, Charle had starred in 8 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Poove Unakkaga, Charle went on to appear in 76 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Joe (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. N. Nambiar & Charle's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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