S. J. Surya & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
S. J. Surya and Karunakaran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Iraivi (2016 — 7.6/10). Films span Iraivi (2016) through Monster (2019).
The S. J. Surya & Karunakaran partnership
From Iraivi (2016) to Monster (2019). Iraivi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Iraivi (2016).
The shape of the work
S. J. Surya acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Iraivi
- Monster
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Monster, Karunakaran kept going for 35 more films; S. J. Surya stepped back. By the time of Iraivi, both already had careers — S. J. Surya with 27 films, Karunakaran with 17.
Before Iraivi, S. J. Surya had starred in 27 films, including Naani (2004) and Nanban (2012).
After Monster, S. J. Surya went on to appear in 14 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Jigarthanda Double X (2023).
Before Iraivi, Karunakaran had starred in 17 films, including Indru Netru Naalai (2015) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After Monster, Karunakaran went on to appear in 35 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of S. J. Surya & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anjali is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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