Karunakaran & R. Ravi Kumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunakaran and R. Ravi Kumar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2015 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Indru Netru Naalai (2015 — 7.9/10). Films span Indru Netru Naalai (2015) through Ayalaan (2024).
The Karunakaran & R. Ravi Kumar partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Ayalaan (2024). They didn't share a set between 2015 and 2024. From Indru Netru Naalai (2015) to Ayalaan (2024).
Their most recent film, Ayalaan, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Indru Netru Naalai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Indru Netru Naalai; the 2020s to Ayalaan. Karunakaran acted in every film; R. Ravi Kumar directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Indru Netru Naalai (7.9/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Indru Netru Naalai
- Ayalaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
Before Indru Netru Naalai, Karunakaran had starred in 10 films, including Jigarthanda (2014) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After Ayalaan, Karunakaran went on to appear in 9 more films, including Retro (2025) and DNA (2025).
Indru Netru Naalai was R. Ravi Kumar 's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunakaran & R. Ravi Kumar 's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anupama Kumar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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