Karunas & A. Venkatesh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and A. Venkatesh appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2004 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vasool Raja MBBS (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Kuththu (2004) through Pagiri (2016).
The Karunas & A. Venkatesh partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Pagiri (2016). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2016. 2004 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
From Kuththu (2004) to Pagiri (2016). Vasool Raja MBBS is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Vasool Raja MBBS; the 2010s to Pagiri. Never on the same side of the camera — Karunas actor, A. Venkatesh director of photography, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Vasool Raja MBBS (7.3/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Vasool Raja MBBS
- Attagasam
- Pagiri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Kuththu, Karunas had starred in 14 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Iyarkai (2003).
After Pagiri, Karunas went on to appear in 17 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Pandigai (2017).
Before Kuththu, A. Venkatesh had starred in 9 films, including Jay Jay (2003) and Dum (2003).
After Pagiri, A. Venkatesh went on to appear in 12 more films, including Kadugu (2017) and Nungambakkam (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & A. Venkatesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bharadwaj is the through-line — music on 2 of their 4 films.
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