Karunas & Mansoor Ali Khan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Mansoor Ali Khan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2006 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sudesi (2006 — 6.5/10). Films span Sudesi (2006) through Kanguva (2024).
The Karunas & Mansoor Ali Khan partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Pottu (2019). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2019. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Sudesi (2006) to Kanguva (2024). Their most recent film, Kanguva, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Sudesi; the 2020s to Kanguva. Karunas acted in every film; Mansoor Ali Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
- Sudesi
- Pottu
- Kanguva
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 18 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 21 films behind them; Mansoor Ali Khan had 53.
Before Sudesi, Karunas had starred in 21 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Iyarkai (2003).
After Kanguva, Karunas went on to appear in 3 more films, including Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026) and Nooru Saami (2026).
Before Sudesi, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 53 films, including Samba (2004) and Pangali (1992).
After Kanguva, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Surrender (2025) and Rajaputhiran (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Mansoor Ali Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sayaji Shinde is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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