Jakes Bejoy & Karthick Naren Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jakes Bejoy and Karthick Naren appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016 — 8.0/10). Films span Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) through Nirangal Moondru (2024).
The Jakes Bejoy & Karthick Naren partnership
One film towers over the rest: Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru at 8.0/10. From Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) to Nirangal Moondru (2024). Their most recent film, Nirangal Moondru, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016). Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru; the 2020s to Mafia. Never on the same side of the camera — Jakes Bejoy music composer, Karthick Naren director, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (8.0/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
- Mafia
- Nirangal Moondru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Jakes Bejoy's screen credits are with Karthick Naren.
Before Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru, Jakes Bejoy had starred in 2 films, including Bench Talkies (2015) and Thakka Thakka (2015).
After Nirangal Moondru, Jakes Bejoy went on to appear in 4 more films, including Deva (2025) and I'm Game (2026).
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru was Karthick Naren's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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