Suresh Krishna & Girish Karnad Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suresh Krishna and Girish Karnad appeared together in 2 Telugu films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharma Chakram (1996 — 4.6/10). Films span Dharma Chakram (1996) through Sivasakthi (1996).
The Suresh Krishna & Girish Karnad partnership
From Dharma Chakram (1996) to Sivasakthi (1996). The ran closed with Sivasakthi in 1996. It started with Dharma Chakram (1996).
The shape of the work
Suresh Krishna directed every film; Girish Karnad acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Dharma Chakram
- Sivasakthi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Dharma Chakram, both already had careers — Suresh Krishna with 10 films, Girish Karnad with 24.
Before Dharma Chakram, Suresh Krishna had directed 10 films, including Amma (1991) and Veera (1994).
After Sivasakthi, Suresh Krishna went on to direct 18 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Raghavendra (2003).
Before Dharma Chakram, Girish Karnad had starred in 24 films, including Tarang (1984) and Apne Paraye (1980).
After Sivasakthi, Girish Karnad went on to appear in 24 more films, including Iqbal (2005) and Dor (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suresh Krishna & Girish Karnad's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Brahmanandam is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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