Adharvaa & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Adharvaa and Karunakaran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Semma Botha Aagatha (2018 — 6.9/10). Films span Kanithan (2016) through DNA (2025).
The Adharvaa & Karunakaran partnership
From Kanithan (2016) to DNA (2025). Their most recent film, DNA, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with Kanithan (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Semma Botha Aagatha; the 2020s to DNA. Adharvaa 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 2 films, averaging 6.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Semma Botha Aagatha
- Kanithan
- DNA
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
By the time of Kanithan, both already had careers — Adharvaa with 11 films, Karunakaran with 17.
Before Kanithan, Adharvaa had starred in 11 films, including Paradesi (2013) and Paradesi (2013).
After DNA, Adharvaa went on to appear in 2 more films, including Parasakthi (2026) and Idhayam Murali (2026).
Before Kanithan, Karunakaran had starred in 17 films, including Indru Netru Naalai (2015) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After DNA, Karunakaran went on to appear in 4 more films, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) and Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Adharvaa & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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