Deekay & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deekay and Karunakaran appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2014 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaatteri (2022 — 6.1/10). Films span Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014) through Karungaapiyam (2023).
The Deekay & Karunakaran partnership
They saved their best for last — Kaatteri (6.1/10) came 8 years in. From Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014) to Karungaapiyam (2023). Their most recent film, Karungaapiyam, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Yaamirukka Bayamey; the 2020s to Kaatteri . Deekay directed every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Yaamirukka Bayamey
- Kavalai Vendam
- Kaatteri
- Karungaapiyam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Yaamirukka Bayamey was Deekay's directorial debut.
Before Yaamirukka Bayamey, Karunakaran had starred in 3 films, including Soodhu Kavvum (2013) and Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey (2012).
After Karungaapiyam, Karunakaran went on to appear in 14 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Retro (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deekay & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadhav Kannadasan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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