Karunas & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2001 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enthiran (2010 — 6.9/10). Films span Nandha (2001) through Enthiran (2010).
The Karunas & R. Rathnavelu partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Enthiran (2010). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2010. From Nandha (2001) to Enthiran (2010).
It started with Nandha (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Nandha; the 2010s to Enthiran. Karunas acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
- Nandha
- Enthiran
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Enthiran, Karunas kept going for 43 more films; R. Rathnavelu stepped back.
Nandha was Karunas's acting debut.
After Enthiran, Karunas went on to appear in 43 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Pandigai (2017).
Before Nandha, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 3 films, including Sethu (1999) and Aravindhan (1997).
After Enthiran, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 11 more films, including Haridas (2013) and 1: Nenokkadine (2014).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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