Vivek & Girish Karnad Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Girish Karnad appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chellamae (2004 — 5.6/10). Films span Kadhal Mannan (1998) through Chandra (2014).
The Vivek & Girish Karnad partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Chandra (2014). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2014. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Kadhal Mannan (1998) to Chandra (2014). It started with Kadhal Mannan (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhal Mannan; the 2010s to Chandra. Vivek acted in every film; Girish Karnad acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Kadhal Mannan
- Chellamae
- Chandra
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chandra, Vivek kept going for 30 more films; Girish Karnad stepped back. By the time of Kadhal Mannan, both already had careers — Vivek with 33 films, Girish Karnad with 29.
Before Kadhal Mannan, Vivek had starred in 33 films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Nandhavana Theru (1995).
After Chandra, Vivek went on to appear in 30 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Kadhal Mannan, Girish Karnad had starred in 29 films, including Tarang (1984) and Apne Paraye (1980).
After Chandra, Girish Karnad went on to appear in 5 more films, including 24 (2016) and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017).
Collaboration Journey
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