Charle
Acting
Biography
Charle sometimes credited as Charlie (born Manohar Velmurugan Thangasamy; born 6 March 1960) is an Indian actor who has acted in more than 550 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He completed his undergraduate degree in chemistry from G. V. N. College in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. Even during those days when he was at college, he was known for his histrionics, and had the uncanny ability to imitate Tamil actors like Sivaji Ganeshan, Muthuraman, and Nagesh. He was an avid entertainer, and a popular stage artist, while at this college. He started his career as a Staff Artist – Actor in Song & Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and moved on to perform more than 1000 dramas in Six years. He was named as Charle and introduced in the film "Poikal Kuthirai" in the year 1982 by the eminent director Padma Sri Dr.K.Balachandar. He has proved as a versatile actor in comedy as well as character roles in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films; he has dubbed his own voice in his role in Malayalam film "Hijack". He has more than 550 films to his credit and has played a vital role in many films, including films produced by National Film Development Corporation of India. He is highly talented in miming, mono acting and anchoring in stage shows and he has performed in various countries. He holds a Master of Arts degree from Madurai Kamaraj University and Master of Philosophy degree from Karaikudi Alagappa University. He submitted his dissertation for M.Phil in the title, "Contributions of Comedians in the growth of Tamil cinema – 1937 to 1967".
Born: March 6, 1960
Place of Birth: Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For
Filmography
as Ravi
as Kumar Senthamizhan
as Subbaiyah
as Joseph Subbaiah
as Siththan
as Annadurai
as Mani
as Vinayagam
as Moorthy
as Venkayya
as Kishore's Father
as Paneerselvam
as M. Muruganandh
as Ramasamy
as Bharatidasan "Bharati"
as Murugesan
as Kannan
as Nataraj
as Thiyagarajan
as Subbiah
as Chettiyar
as Arokiya Raj
as Prabhakar
as RJ Balaji 's Father
as Bus Conductor
as Mayilsamy
as Murugesan
as Cameo Appearance
as Moorthy, Vasu's friend
as Wastrel
as Muthuvel
as Politician
as Sudhakar
as Mei Meiyappan
as Kaipulla
as Oomaiyan
as Sodala
as Ganga
as Sasi
as Gopal
as Ganeshan
as Sathya's friend
as Kanthaswamy
as Pazhani
as Surya
as Chinna
as Joe Thomas
as Shanmugam
as Kilipas
as Kesavan
as Arumugam
as Sigamani
as Gopi
as Sudhakar
as Vellaiyan
as Tamilarasan's Friend
as Sabu
as Flute Ramasamy
as Television Anchor
as Madhavan
as Guest Appearance
as a Police Officer
as Mani
as Sri
as Mental Patient 2
as Subramani's Friend
as Murugesan Mudeliyar's assistant
as Paramasivam