Karunakaran

Karunakaran

Born 1981-09-21 (age 44) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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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.

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Known For

Retro
Retro

2025

as Anthony

Ratsasan
Ratsasan

2018

as Himself (Guest Appearance)

Vaa Vaathiyaar
Vaa Vaathiyaar

2026

as Govindharaman

Meiyazhagan
Meiyazhagan

2024

as Jagadeesh

Enemy
Enemy

2021

as Babu

Oho Enthan Baby
Oho Enthan Baby

2025

as Murali

Nota
Nota

2018

Thandel
Mustafa Mustafa
Mustafa Mustafa

2026

as Chitti

Vivegam
Vivegam

2017

as Arumai Prakasam "APS"

Lingaa
Lingaa

2014

as Kothandam

Teddy
Teddy

2021

as Karthik

Kaatteri
Kaatteri

2022

as Gajaa

DNA
DNA

2025

Lakshmi
Lakshmi

2018

as Azhagu, Krishna's Cafe Worker

Gatta Kusthi 2
Gatta Kusthi 2

2026

as Partha

Pizza
Pizza

2012

as Raghavan

Jigarthanda
Jigarthanda

2014

as Oorni

Ko 2
Ko 2

2016

as Kumaran