Sathish Krishnan & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathish Krishnan and Karunakaran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2015 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Uppu Karuvadu (2015 — 6.5/10). Films span Uppu Karuvadu (2015) through Soppana Sundari (2023).
The Sathish Krishnan & Karunakaran partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Soppana Sundari (2023). They didn't share a set between 2015 and 2023. From Uppu Karuvadu (2015) to Soppana Sundari (2023).
Their most recent film, Soppana Sundari, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Uppu Karuvadu (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Uppu Karuvadu; the 2020s to Soppana Sundari. Sathish Krishnan acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Uppu Karuvadu
- Soppana Sundari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
Before Uppu Karuvadu, Sathish Krishnan had starred in 5 films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Unnale Unnale (2007).
After Soppana Sundari, Sathish Krishnan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Brother (2024).
Before Uppu Karuvadu, Karunakaran had starred in 10 films, including Jigarthanda (2014) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After Soppana Sundari, Karunakaran went on to appear in 14 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Retro (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathish Krishnan & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bjorn Surrao is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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