Gayathrie Shankar & Karunakaran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gayathrie Shankar and Karunakaran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2018 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Seethakathi (2018 — 7.8/10). Films span Seethakathi (2018) through DNA (2025).
The Gayathrie Shankar & Karunakaran partnership
From Seethakathi (2018) to DNA (2025). Their most recent film, DNA, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Seethakathi is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Seethakathi (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Seethakathi; the 2020s to DNA. Gayathrie Shankar 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 brought 1 film together, anchored by Seethakathi (7.8/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.1/10.
- Seethakathi
- DNA
- Tughlaq Durbar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
30% of Gayathrie Shankar's screen credits are with Karunakaran. When they first worked together, Gayathrie Shankar had 7 films behind them; Karunakaran had 40.
Before Seethakathi, Gayathrie Shankar had starred in 7 films, including Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012) and Ponmaalai Pozhudhu (2013).
Before Seethakathi, Karunakaran had starred in 40 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 Gayathrie Shankar & Karunakaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bagavathi Perumal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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