Who has worked with Karunas the most?

Manobala has worked with Karunas in 8 films (2003–2013). Their highest-rated film together is Pithamagan.

How many co-stars does Karunas have on record?

Karunas has worked with 63 actors, 7 directors, and 9 music directors on GudVibe — 79 collaborators across the catalogue.

How many movies have Karunas and Manobala done together?

8 films, between 2003 and 2013. These include Pithamagan, Nee Naan Nila, and Yaaradi Nee Mohini.

Who is Karunas's most frequent director?

Boopathy Pandian has directed 2 films with Karunas, starting with Devathayai Kanden.

Which collaboration has lasted the longest for Karunas?

Yes — Saritha has worked with Karunas across 2 decades, from 2002 to 2014. 27 other pairings also span multiple decades.

Which Karunas pairing was most successful?

The Karunas–Ganja Karuppu pairing — 2 films averaging 7.8/10, with Pithamagan (7.8) at the top.

How deep is Karunas's repeat-collaborator bench?

26 different collaborators have shared three or more films with Karunas — a deep returning roster.

Who was Karunas's first major collaborator?

Prakash Raj — first paired in 2002 on Album.

Karunas

Co-Stars & Directors

Karunas

63Co-Stars

7Directors

9Music Directors

8Films with Manobala

legendCareer Phase

Karunas Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Karunas's collaborators

Karunas's most frequent co-actor is Manobala — 8 shared credits. Saritha has stayed in Karunas's catalogue from 2002 to 2014 — a partnership that crosses decades. From 2002 (with Prakash Raj) to 2014 (with Saritha).

Ganja Karuppu averages 7.8/10 across 2 films with Karunas — the highest-rated active pairing. The catalogue runs on a revolving cast — few repeat pairings, broad spread across collaborators.

As of July 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

Hover any node — click to open the pair page.

Most acclaimed pairing

Karunas × Ganja Karuppu

2 films·avg 7.8/10

Longest running

Karunas × Saritha

12+ years·2 decades

Strongest pairings

4 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the casting roster skews toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.

79Total Co-Stars & Directors

8Most films with Manobala

3Role categories

Top pairings compared

Manobala leads on count, rating, and recency — the strongest pairing on every metric the table tracks.

Metric	Manobala	Ilavarasu	Srikanth Deva	Manivannan
Films together	8	8	8	8
Avg rating	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.1
First	2003	2003	2004	2003
Latest	2013	2013	2013	2011
Best film	Pithamagan	Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam	Chandamama	Mudhal Kanave