A. Venkatesh & Charlie Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. Venkatesh and Charlie appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jay Jay (2003 — 5.8/10). Films span Nilaave Vaa (1998) through Jay Jay (2003).
The A. Venkatesh & Charlie partnership
From Nilaave Vaa (1998) to Jay Jay (2003). The played out closed with Jay Jay in 2003. It started with Nilaave Vaa (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Nilaave Vaa; the 2000s to Jay Jay. Never on the same side of the camera — A. Venkatesh director, Charlie actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Nilaave Vaa
- Jay Jay
- Chocklet
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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, A. Venkatesh had 2 films behind them; Charlie had 143.
Before Nilaave Vaa, A. Venkatesh had directed 2 films, including Selva (1996) and Mahaprabhu (1996).
After Jay Jay, A. Venkatesh went on to direct 40 more films, including Vattaram (2006) and Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).
Before Nilaave Vaa, Charlie had starred in 143 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Oor Panchayathu (1992).
After Jay Jay, Charlie went on to appear in 46 more films, including Papanasam (2015) and Maanagaram (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. Venkatesh & Charlie's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charle is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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