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2 films·2016–2019·Top Music Composer: Justin Prabhakaran (1 films)·Top co-star: Anjali (1 films)

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).

2
Films Together
6.2
Average Rating
2016 - 2019
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

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

2010s
Films2
Avg Rating6.2/10
Notable:
  • Iraivi(7.6)
  • Monster(4.7)
Era:
S.: ActiveKarunakaran: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20162019
Span3 years
Avg Interval~3 years

2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
2 films (100%)

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.

S. J. Surya

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).

Karunakaran

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).

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