Karunas & Suriya Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Suriya appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2001 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pithamagan (2003 — 7.8/10). Films span Nandha (2001) through Kanguva (2024).
The Karunas & Suriya partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Nandha (2001) to Kanguva (2024). Their most recent film, Kanguva, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
Pithamagan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Nandha (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Pithamagan; the 2020s to Viruman. Karunas acted in every film; Suriya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Pithamagan (7.8/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Pithamagan
- Ayan
- Massu Engira Masilamani
- Viruman
- Kanguva
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
67% of Karunas's screen credits are with Suriya.
Nandha was Karunas's acting debut.
After Kanguva, Karunas went on to appear in 3 more films, including Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026) and Nooru Saami (2026).
Before Nandha, Suriya had starred in 6 films, including Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and Nerrukku Ner (1997).
After Kanguva, Suriya went on to appear in 3 more films, including Karuppu (2026) and Retro (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Suriya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yuvan Shankar Raja is the through-line — music on 3 of their 6 films. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored 3 of them.
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