Rajiv Menon & Girish Karnad Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajiv Menon and Girish Karnad appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 1990 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Minsara Kanavu (1997 — 5.4/10). Films span Chaitanya (1990) through Minsara Kanavu (1997).
The Rajiv Menon & Girish Karnad partnership
From Chaitanya (1990) to Minsara Kanavu (1997). The played out closed with Minsara Kanavu in 1997. It started with Chaitanya (1990).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Rajiv Menon director of photography, Girish Karnad actor, across all 3 films.
3 films across 1 decade
- Minsara Kanavu
- Cheluvi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Chaitanya was Rajiv Menon's acting debut.
After Minsara Kanavu, Rajiv Menon went on to appear in 12 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Before Chaitanya, Girish Karnad had starred in 19 films, including Tarang (1984) and Apne Paraye (1980).
After Minsara Kanavu, Girish Karnad went on to appear in 22 more films, including Iqbal (2005) and Dor (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajiv Menon & Girish Karnad's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Rajiv Menon & Girish Karnad's films together
