Aishwarya Rajesh & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aishwarya Rajesh and Karunakaran appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2016 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Soppana Sundari (2023 — 6.0/10). Films span Hello Naan Pei Pesuren (2016) through Soppana Sundari (2023).
The Aishwarya Rajesh & Karunakaran partnership
They saved their best for last — Soppana Sundari (6.0/10) came 7 years in. From Hello Naan Pei Pesuren (2016) to Soppana Sundari (2023). Their most recent film, Soppana Sundari, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Hello Naan Pei Pesuren (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Parandhu Sella Vaa; the 2020s to Soppana Sundari. Aishwarya Rajesh acted in every film; Karunakaran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Aishwarya Rajesh was the one who pushed for Karunakaran to be cast in 'Hello Naan Pei Pesuren' (2016). The director wanted a different actor, but she insisted after working with him in a previous film. That call got him the role.
- In 'Parandhu Sella Vaa' (2016), Karunakaran deliberately slowed down his comic timing to match Aishwarya's deadpan delivery. He told an interviewer he realized her strength was in reacting, not overacting — so he let her set the rhythm of every scene they shared.
- Their hit 'Lakshmi' (2018) directly launched the trend of female-led horror comedies in Tamil cinema. Three similar films were greenlit within the next year because producers saw that Aishwarya and Karunakaran's odd-couple dynamic could sell tickets without a male superstar.
- During the shoot of 'Lakshmi' (2018), Karunakaran would bring Aishwarya homemade biryani every Friday. She later said it was the only reason she didn't quit the film mid-shoot — she was exhausted from back-to-back projects, and he kept her going with food and bad jokes.
- Aishwarya Rajesh said in a 2019 interview: 'Karunakaran is the only co-star who made me laugh so hard we had to cut the scene. He'd whisper something stupid right before 'action' and I'd lose it. We ruined at least five takes per film.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Parandhu Sella Vaa
- Lakshmi
- Soppana Sundari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 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 Hello Naan Pei Pesuren, both already had careers — Aishwarya Rajesh with 13 films, Karunakaran with 17.
Before Hello Naan Pei Pesuren, Aishwarya Rajesh had starred in 13 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Kaaka Muttai (2015).
After Soppana Sundari, Aishwarya Rajesh went on to appear in 6 more films, including DeAr (2024) and Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025).
Before Hello Naan Pei Pesuren, Karunakaran had starred in 17 films, including Indru Netru Naalai (2015) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After Soppana Sundari, Karunakaran went on to appear in 14 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Retro (2025).
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