Karunas & Madhan Bob Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunas and Madhan Bob appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2008 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chandamama (2013 — 6.7/10). Films span Vedha (2008) through Ka Ka Ka Po (2016).
The Karunas & Madhan Bob partnership
From Vedha (2008) to Ka Ka Ka Po (2016). It started with Vedha (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Vedha; the 2010s to Chandamama. Karunas acted in every film; Madhan Bob acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Karunas personally called Madhan Bob to offer him the role in Vedha (2008). Bob later said he was shocked because Karunas was already a big name by then.
- In Chandamama (2013), Karunas wrote most of their shared dialogue himself. Madhan Bob then improvised his responses on set, which made Karunas laugh so hard they had to reshoot the scene.
- During the shoot of Ka Ka Ka Po (2016), the two shared a hotel room for three weeks because the budget was tight. They spent nights rewriting each other's lines.
- The comic timing they developed together in Vedha (2008) directly inspired the director to cast them as a pair in two more films — something he had never planned to do.
- Madhan Bob once said in an interview: 'Karunas doesn't act with you. He pulls you into his rhythm. If you resist, the scene dies. If you follow, it becomes magic.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.1/10.
- Vedha
- Chandamama
- Ka Ka Ka Po
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Vedha, both already had careers — Karunas with 32 films, Madhan Bob with 54.
Before Vedha, Karunas had starred in 32 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Iyarkai (2003).
After Ka Ka Ka Po, Karunas went on to appear in 17 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Pandigai (2017).
Before Vedha, Madhan Bob had starred in 54 films, including ABCD (2005) and Udan Pirappu (1993).
After Ka Ka Ka Po, Madhan Bob went on to appear in 16 more films, including Kalasal (2019) and Nagesh Thiraiyarangam (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunas & Madhan Bob's professional partnership
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