Ilavarasu & Karthik Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilavarasu and Karthik appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2006 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kusthi (2006 — 4.8/10). Films span Kusthi (2006) through Puli Vesham (2011).
The Ilavarasu & Karthik partnership
From Kusthi (2006) to Puli Vesham (2011). It started with Kusthi (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kusthi; the 2010s to Puli Vesham. Ilavarasu acted in every film; Karthik acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Kusthi
- Puli Vesham0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ilavarasu had 25 films behind them; Karthik had 114. After Puli Vesham, Ilavarasu kept going for 72 more films; Karthik stepped back.
Before Kusthi, Ilavarasu had starred in 25 films, including Autograph (2004) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Puli Vesham, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 72 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Kusthi, Karthik had starred in 114 films, including Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) and Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).
After Puli Vesham, Karthik went on to appear in 8 more films, including Anegan (2015) and Amaran 2 (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilavarasu & Karthik's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aarthi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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