Richard Rishi & Karunas Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Richard Rishi and Karunas appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Draupathi (2020 — 5.7/10). Films span Pazhaya Vannarapettai (2016) through Draupathi (2020).
The Richard Rishi & Karunas partnership
From Pazhaya Vannarapettai (2016) to Draupathi (2020). It started with Pazhaya Vannarapettai (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Pazhaya Vannarapettai; the 2020s to Draupathi. Richard Rishi acted in every film; Karunas acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
- Pazhaya Vannarapettai
- Draupathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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, Richard Rishi had 21 films behind them; Karunas had 63.
Before Pazhaya Vannarapettai, Richard Rishi had starred in 21 films, including Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? (2012) and Yuga (2006).
After Draupathi, Richard Rishi went on to appear in 4 more films, including Sila Nodigalil (2023) and Rudra Thandavam (2021).
Before Pazhaya Vannarapettai, Karunas had starred in 63 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Iyarkai (2003).
After Draupathi, Karunas went on to appear in 12 more films, including Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024) and Sorgavaasal (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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