Kamal Haasan & Charle Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Charle appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1984 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enakkul Oruvan (1984 — 8.5/10). Films span Enakkul Oruvan (1984) through Papanasam (2015).
The Kamal Haasan & Charle partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Papanasam (2015). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2015. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Enakkul Oruvan (1984) to Papanasam (2015). Papanasam (2015, 8.0/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Enakkul Oruvan; the 2010s to Papanasam. Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 4 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Enakkul Oruvan (8.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Papanasam (8.0/10).
- Enakkul Oruvan
- Singaravelan
- Thenali
- Papanasam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 31 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, Kamal Haasan had 97 films behind them; Charle had 2.
Before Enakkul Oruvan, Kamal Haasan had starred in 97 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Papanasam, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 15 more films, including Vikram (2022) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024).
Before Enakkul Oruvan, Charle had starred in 2 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Poikkal Kudhirai (1983).
After Papanasam, Charle went on to appear in 21 more films, including Joe (2023) and 24 (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Charle's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. Charlie appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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