Karan & Charle Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karan and Charle appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1997 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raman Abdullah (1997 — 6.5/10). Films span Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997) through Alli Arjuna (2002).
The Karan & Charle partnership
Between 1997 and 2002, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997) to Alli Arjuna (2002). The unfolded closed with Alli Arjuna in 2002.
It started with Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Raman Abdullah; the 2000s to Alli Arjuna. Karan acted in every film; Charle acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
- Raman Abdullah
- Kannupada Poguthaiya
- Alli Arjuna
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 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, Karan had 7 films behind them; Charle had 50. After Alli Arjuna, Charle kept going for 41 more films; Karan stepped back.
Before Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga, Karan had starred in 7 films, including Kadhal Kottai (1996) and Coimbatore Mappillai (1996).
After Alli Arjuna, Karan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Arasatchi (2004) and Uchathula Shiva (2016).
Before Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga, Charle had starred in 50 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
After Alli Arjuna, Charle went on to appear in 41 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Joe (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karan & 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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