Karunakaran & V. J. Gopinath Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karunakaran and V. J. Gopinath appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2019 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jiivi (2019 — 7.5/10). Films span Jiivi (2019) through Jiivi 2 (2022).
The Karunakaran & V. J. Gopinath partnership
From Jiivi (2019) to Jiivi 2 (2022). Jiivi 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 Jiivi 2. Karunakaran acted in every film; V. J. Gopinath directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Jiivi (7.5/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Jiivi
- Jiivi 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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, Karunakaran had 50 films behind them; V. J. Gopinath had 0. After Jiivi 2, Karunakaran kept going for 20 more films; V. J. Gopinath stepped back.
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).
Jiivi was V. J. Gopinath's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karunakaran & V. J. Gopinath's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mime Gopi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
