Vishnu Vishal & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vishnu Vishal and Karunakaran appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2015 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Indru Netru Naalai (2015 — 7.9/10). Films span Indru Netru Naalai (2015) through Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026).
The Vishnu Vishal & Karunakaran partnership
From Indru Netru Naalai (2015) to Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026). Ratsasan (2018, 7.9/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Gatta Kusthi 2, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
Indru Netru Naalai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Indru Netru Naalai (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Indru Netru Naalai; the 2020s to Oho Enthan Baby. Vishnu Vishal acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Karunakaran was the one who pushed Vishnu Vishal to sign 'Indru Netru Naalai'. Vishnu was hesitant about a time-travel comedy, but Karunakaran convinced him it would be a game-changer. It was.
- In 'Ratsasan', Karunakaran played the comic relief while Vishnu carried the intense serial-killer hunt. Karunakaran deliberately underplayed his scenes so Vishnu's tension could breathe — he said he 'didn't want to steal the mood'.
- Their pairing in 'Indru Netru Naalai' directly launched the trend of Tamil sci-fi comedies. Films like 'Imaikkaa Nodigal' and 'Maanaadu' owe their genre-blend to the audience appetite this duo created in 2015.
- On the sets of 'Silukkuvarupatti Singam', Vishnu and Karunakaran had a running bet: whoever flubbed a dialogue first had to buy the entire crew biryani. Karunakaran lost every single day — and still jokes he funded half the film's catering.
- Vishnu Vishal once said: 'Karunakaran is my lucky charm. Every time we work together, the film works — even when the reviews don't.' He was referring to 'Silukkuvarupatti Singam' being a box office hit despite a 5.2 rating.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Indru Netru Naalai (7.9/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Indru Netru Naalai
- Ratsasan
- Oho Enthan Baby
- Gatta Kusthi 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Vishnu Vishal's screen credits are with Karunakaran.
Before Indru Netru Naalai, Vishnu Vishal had starred in 8 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Mundaasupatti (2014).
Before Indru Netru Naalai, Karunakaran had starred in 10 films, including Jigarthanda (2014) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vishnu Vishal & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vishnu Vishal & Karunakaran's films together
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