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Karunakaran

21 Sep, 1981 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Karunakaran is a Tamilfilm actor, who has appeared in character roles. He made his breakthrough in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) portraying the role of Arumai Pragasam, before playing roles in Jigarthanda and Yaamirukka Bayamey. He initially made a career as chemical engineer, graduating from SASTRA University, and then as an IT professional... at Accenture, before director Nalan Kumarasamy (his friend) approached him to feature in a short film he was making for the reality television show, Naalaya Iyakkunar. Karunakaran had featured in such short film ventures at school and Nalan had cast him in Nenjuku Neethi, which went on to win the first place award that season. Sundar C gave him brief roles in two of his ventures, while he made his first breakthrough portraying Vijay Sethupathi's friend in Karthik Subbaraj's Pizza (2012), after which he left work and concentrated on a career in films. Nalan subsequently cast him in his feature film debut Soodhu Kavvum, for which Karunakaran won rave reviews. His appearance in the "Kasu Panam Thuttu" song also was well received and prompted several further offers for the actor. His performance in Yaamirukka Bayamey was appreciated by critics.

Also Known As:

Karuna KaranKarunagaran

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Red and Follow
0% (1970)
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Kalakalappu
62% (2012)
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Lingaa
52% (2014)
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Kappal
44% (2014)
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Rajni
57% (2023)
Nenjuku Neethi
0% (2010)
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Gethu
40% (2016)
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Thodari
46% (2016)
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Kanithan
58% (2016)
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Veera
40% (2018)
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Grahanam
0% (1970)
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Vivegam
49% (2017)
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Nimir
60% (2018)
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Kaatteri
40% (2022)
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Lakshmi
78% (2018)
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Nota
57% (2018)
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Monster
64% (2019)
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Maha
60% (2022)
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Jiivi
76% (2019)
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Trip
55% (2021)
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Enemy
67% (2021)