Rama & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rama and Karunakaran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2019 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021 — 7.7/10). Films span Jiivi (2019) through Jiivi 2 (2022).
The Rama & Karunakaran partnership
From Jiivi (2019) to Jiivi 2 (2022). Jiivi (2019, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Jiivi (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Jiivi; the 2020s to Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum. Rama 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 brought 1 film together, anchored by Jiivi (7.5/10).
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (7.7/10).
- Jiivi
- Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
- Jiivi 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 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, Rama had 13 films behind them; Karunakaran had 50. After Jiivi 2, Karunakaran kept going for 20 more films; Rama stepped back.
Before Jiivi, Rama had starred in 13 films, including Madras (2014) and Kanaa (2018).
After Jiivi 2, Rama went on to appear in 3 more films, including Parking (2023) and Ariyavan (2023).
Before Jiivi, Karunakaran had starred in 50 films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Indru Netru Naalai (2015).
After Jiivi 2, Karunakaran went on to appear in 20 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Kasethan Kadavulada (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rama & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mime Gopi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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