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Karunakaran

Actor
Biography
Karunakaran is a Tamilfilm actor, who has appeared in character roles. He made his breakthrough in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) portraying the role of Arumai Pragasam, before playing roles in Jigarthanda and Yaamirukka Bayamey. He initially made a career as chemical engineer, graduating from SASTRA University, and then as an IT professional at Accenture, before director Nalan Kumarasamy (his friend) approached him to feature in a short film he was making for the reality television show, Naalaya Iyakkunar. Karunakaran had featured in such short film ventures at school and Nalan had cast him in Nenjuku Neethi, which went on to win the first place award that season. Sundar C gave him brief roles in two of his ventures, while he made his first breakthrough portraying Vijay Sethupathi's friend in Karthik Subbaraj's Pizza (2012), after which he left work and concentrated on a career in films. Nalan subsequently cast him in his feature film debut Soodhu Kavvum, for which Karunakaran won rave reviews. His appearance in the "Kasu Panam Thuttu" song also was well received and prompted several further offers for the actor. His performance in Yaamirukka Bayamey was appreciated by critics.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Birthday 1981-09-21

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Filmography by Year

2
2024
6
2023
7
2022
9
2021
1
2020
6
2019
12
2018
5
2017
12
2016
6
2015
7
2014
2
2013
3
2012
2
2010

Filmography by Genre

Comedy
37
Thriller
21
Drama
20
Romance
18
Action
18
Crime
9
Horror
8
Mystery
5
Science Fiction
5
Family
4
Adventure
3
Fantasy
3