Karan & Saran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karan and Saran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1998 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Mannan (1998 — 4.8/10). Films span Kadhal Mannan (1998) through Alli Arjuna (2002).
The Karan & Saran partnership
From Kadhal Mannan (1998) to Alli Arjuna (2002). The ran closed with Alli Arjuna in 2002. It started with Kadhal Mannan (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhal Mannan; the 2000s to Alli Arjuna. Karan acted in every film; Saran directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.9/10.
- Kadhal Mannan
- Alli Arjuna
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
Before Kadhal Mannan, Karan had starred in 12 films, including Raman Abdullah (1997) and Love Today (1997).
After Alli Arjuna, Karan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Arasatchi (2004) and Uchathula Shiva (2016).
Kadhal Mannan was Saran's directorial debut.
After Alli Arjuna, Saran went on to direct 12 more films, including Vattaram (2006) and Vattaram (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karan & Saran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajith Kumar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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