Prakash Raj & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Karunakaran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Retro (2025 — 6.5/10). Films span Ko 2 (2016) through Retro (2025).
The Prakash Raj & Karunakaran partnership
From Ko 2 (2016) to Retro (2025). Their most recent film, Retro, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with Ko 2 (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Ko 2; the 2020s to Retro. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- Ko 2
- Retro
- Enemy
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Prakash Raj had 217 films behind them; Karunakaran had 17.
Before Ko 2, Prakash Raj had starred in 217 films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Kanchivaram (2009).
After Retro, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 5 more films, including Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie (2026) and Jana Nayagan (2026).
Before Ko 2, Karunakaran had starred in 17 films, including Indru Netru Naalai (2015) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After Retro, Karunakaran went on to appear in 4 more films, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) and Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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