Vikram & Charlie Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vikram and Charlie appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1992 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Anniyan (2005 — 7.6/10). Films span Kaaval Geetham (1992) through Anniyan (2005).
The Vikram & Charlie partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Kasi (2001). They saved their best for last — Anniyan (7.6/10) came 13 years in. They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2001.
From Kaaval Geetham (1992) to Anniyan (2005). The ran closed with Anniyan in 2005.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Amaravathi; the 2000s to Anniyan. Vikram acted in every film; Charlie acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vikram was a struggling actor when director R. K. Selvamani cast him opposite Charlie in Kaaval Geetham (1992). Charlie was already a known comedian, and this film gave Vikram his first real break in Tamil cinema.
- In Gemini (2002), Charlie played Vikram's sidekick. Their comic timing clicked so well that director Saran wrote extra scenes for them on the spot — the 'kattai kattai' banter was entirely improvised between the two.
- Anniyan (2005) was the only film where Charlie played a serious role opposite Vikram — as a police officer. That performance directly led to Charlie getting more negative roles in later films like Thimiru (2006).
- Vikram and Charlie remained close friends off-screen. After Charlie's death in 2021, Vikram personally funded the education of Charlie's younger son — a promise he made to Charlie during the Anniyan shoot.
- Vikram once said in an interview: 'Charlie was the only co-star who could make me laugh so hard during a scene that the director had to cut. He was my lucky charm.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Anniyan (7.6/10).
- Amaravathi
- Jathi Malli
- Anniyan
- Kasi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 13 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, Vikram had 4 films behind them; Charlie had 76.
Before Kaaval Geetham, Vikram had starred in 4 films, including Raavan (1984) and En Kadhal Kanmani (1990).
After Anniyan, Vikram went on to appear in 28 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Before Kaaval Geetham, Charlie had starred in 76 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Kalyana Agathigal (1985).
After Anniyan, Charlie went on to appear in 39 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vikram & Charlie's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Charle appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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