Sathyaraj & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and Karunakaran appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2016 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Tughlaq Durbar (2021 — 5.9/10). Films span Gethu (2016) through G.D.N (2026).
The Sathyaraj & Karunakaran partnership
From Gethu (2016) to G.D.N (2026). Their most recent film, G.D.N, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Gethu (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Jackson Durai -PAYing Guest; the 2020s to Tughlaq Durbar. Sathyaraj acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Jackson Durai -PAYing Guest
- Gethu
- Tughlaq Durbar
- Vaa Vaathiyaar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 10 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, Sathyaraj had 164 films behind them; Karunakaran had 17.
Before Gethu, Sathyaraj had starred in 164 films, including Baahubali (2015) and Enakkul Oruvan (1984).
Before Gethu, Karunakaran had starred in 17 films, including Indru Netru Naalai (2015) and Jigarthanda (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyaraj & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Sathyaraj & Karunakaran's films together
