Karunas & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Mayilsamy appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2002 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006 — 6.8/10). Films span April Maadhathil (2002) through Ragalaipuram (2013).
The Karunas & Mayilsamy partnership
From April Maadhathil (2002) to Ragalaipuram (2013). The work is uneven: Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (6.8) at one end, Bala (3.1) at the other. It started with April Maadhathil (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam; the 2010s to Ragalaipuram. Karunas acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mayilsamy was a struggling mimicry artist when Karunas spotted him at a stage show. Karuns personally recommended him to director N. Linguswamy for Bala (2002), giving Mayilsamy his first real film break.
- In Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006), Karunas played the straight man to Mayilsamy's over-the-top comic relief. Mayilsamy once said in an interview that Karunas would deliberately pause his lines to let him land a punch — a rhythm they perfected over four films.
- The two were close friends off-screen. Mayilsamy often crashed at Karunas's house during early struggling days, and Karunas cooked for him. They remained friends until Mayilsamy's death in 2023.
- "Karunas anna is the reason I became an actor. He didn't just give me a role — he taught me how to hold a mic on set." — Mayilsamy, in a 2018 interview with a Tamil YouTube channel.
- Their double-act in Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006) became so popular that the film's comedy track was later referenced in the 2010 hit Boss Engira Bhaskaran, where a similar duo dynamic was written for another pair of comedians.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
- Devathayai Kanden
- Ragalaipuram0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
After Ragalaipuram, Mayilsamy kept going for 70 more films; Karunas stepped back.
Before April Maadhathil, Karunas had starred in 1 film, including Nandha (2001).
After Ragalaipuram, Karunas went on to appear in 37 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Pandigai (2017).
Before April Maadhathil, Mayilsamy had starred in 14 films, including Vedham (2001) and Mugam (1999).
After Ragalaipuram, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 70 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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