Sunaina & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sunaina and Karunakaran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kavalai Vendam (2016 — 5.5/10). Films span Kavalai Vendam (2016) through Trip (2021).
The Sunaina & Karunakaran partnership
From Kavalai Vendam (2016) to Trip (2021). It started with Kavalai Vendam (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kavalai Vendam; the 2020s to Trip. Sunaina acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- Kavalai Vendam
- Trip
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Trip, Karunakaran kept going for 26 more films; Sunaina stepped back. By the time of Kavalai Vendam, both already had careers — Sunaina with 11 films, Karunakaran with 17.
Before Kavalai Vendam, Sunaina had starred in 11 films, including Neerparavai (2012) and Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008).
After Trip, Sunaina went on to appear in 10 more films, including Om Bheem Bush (2024) and Sabari (2024).
Before Kavalai Vendam, Karunakaran had starred in 17 films, including Indru Netru Naalai (2015) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After Trip, Karunakaran went on to appear in 26 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Kasethan Kadavulada (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sunaina & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Athulya Chandra is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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