Karunas & Pawan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Pawan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2007 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Polladhavan (2007 — 7.3/10). Films span Polladhavan (2007) through Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024).
The Karunas & Pawan partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2024.
From Polladhavan (2007) to Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024). Their most recent film, Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Polladhavan; the 2020s to Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai. Karunas acted in every film; Pawan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Polladhavan (7.3/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (7.0/10).
- Polladhavan
- Maasilamani
- Kathakali
- Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Pawan's screen credits are with Karunas.
Before Polladhavan, Karunas had starred in 24 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Iyarkai (2003).
After Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai, Karunas went on to appear in 3 more films, including Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026) and Nooru Saami (2026).
Before Polladhavan, Pawan had starred in 3 films, including Englishkaran (2005) and Thimiru (2006).
After Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai, Pawan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Mask (2025) and Blast (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Pawan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhanam is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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