Charle

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 DrKBalachandar 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 MPhil in the title Contributions of Comedians in the growth of Tamil cinema 1937 to 1967