Karunas & Manimaran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Manimaran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pugazh (2016 — 5.7/10). Films span Pugazh (2016) through Sangathalaivan (2021).
The Karunas & Manimaran partnership
From Pugazh (2016) to Sangathalaivan (2021). It started with Pugazh (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Pugazh; the 2020s to Sangathalaivan. Karunas acted in every film; Manimaran directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
- Pugazh
- Sangathalaivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Karunas had 63 films behind them; Manimaran had 1.
Before Pugazh, Karunas had starred in 63 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Iyarkai (2003).
After Sangathalaivan, Karunas went on to appear in 11 more films, including Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024) and Sorgavaasal (2024).
Before Pugazh, Manimaran had directed 1 film, including Udhayam NH4 (2013).
After Sangathalaivan, Manimaran went on to direct 1 more film, including Viduthalai (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Manimaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
G. Marimuthu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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