Udhayanidhi Stalin & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Udhayanidhi Stalin and Karunakaran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nimir (2018 — 7.6/10). Films span Gethu (2016) through Nimir (2018).
The Udhayanidhi Stalin & Karunakaran partnership
From Gethu (2016) to Nimir (2018). Nimir is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Gethu (2016).
The shape of the work
Udhayanidhi Stalin acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Nimir
- Gethu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Nimir, Karunakaran kept going for 40 more films; Udhayanidhi Stalin stepped back. By the time of Gethu, both already had careers — Udhayanidhi Stalin with 11 films, Karunakaran with 17.
Before Gethu, Udhayanidhi Stalin had starred in 11 films, including Neerparavai (2012) and Vennila Veedu (2014).
After Nimir, Udhayanidhi Stalin went on to appear in 7 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Nenjuku Needhi (2022).
Before Gethu, Karunakaran had starred in 17 films, including Indru Netru Naalai (2015) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After Nimir, Karunakaran went on to appear in 40 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Udhayanidhi Stalin & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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