Karunas & Subramaniam Siva Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Subramaniam Siva appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2003 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thiruda Thirudi (2003 — 6.5/10). Films span Thiruda Thirudi (2003) through Rebel (2024).
The Karunas & Subramaniam Siva partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Rebel (2024). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2024. From Thiruda Thirudi (2003) to Rebel (2024).
Their most recent film, Rebel, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. It started with Thiruda Thirudi (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Thiruda Thirudi; the 2020s to Rebel. Never on the same side of the camera — Karunas actor, Subramaniam Siva director, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Thiruda Thirudi
- Pori
- Rebel
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Subramaniam Siva's screen credits are with Karunas.
Before Thiruda Thirudi, Karunas had starred in 8 films, including Jaya (2002) and Villain (2002).
After Rebel, Karunas went on to appear in 3 more films, including Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026) and Nooru Saami (2026).
Thiruda Thirudi was Subramaniam Siva's directorial debut.
After Rebel, Subramaniam Siva went on to direct 6 more films, including Mask (2025) and DNA (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Subramaniam Siva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Dhina is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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