Mani Ratnam & Charlie Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mani Ratnam and Charlie appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1990 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thalapathi (1991 — 5.4/10). Films span Anjali (1990) through Thalapathi (1991).
The Mani Ratnam & Charlie partnership
From Anjali (1990) to Thalapathi (1991). The ran closed with Thalapathi in 1991. It started with Anjali (1990).
The shape of the work
Mani Ratnam directed every film; Charlie acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thalapathi
- Anjali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Mani Ratnam had 5 films behind them; Charlie had 45. After Thalapathi, Charlie kept going for 166 more films; Mani Ratnam stepped back.
Before Anjali, Mani Ratnam had directed 5 films, including Agni Nakshatram (1988) and Mouna Ragam (1986).
After Thalapathi, Mani Ratnam went on to direct 27 more films, including Bombay (1995) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Before Anjali, Charlie had starred in 45 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Thalapathi, Charlie went on to appear in 166 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mani Ratnam & Charlie's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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