Karunakaran

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1981-09-21 (43 years old)

Place of Birth Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As Karuna Karan, Karunagaran

Karunakaran

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

Criminal

as Tirupathi

2024
Meiyazhagan

as Jagadeesh

2024
Double Tuckerr

as Moorthy

2024
Ayalaan

as Sugirtharaja

2023
Rajni

as Selvam Arumugam

2023
2023
Karungaapiyam

as Pastor David

2023
Yaanai Mugathaan

as Michael

2023
2022
Jiivi 2

as Mani

2022
Kaatteri

as Gajaa

2022
2022
Panni Kutty

as Uthrabathi

2022
Paper Rocket

as Tiger

2021
Maanaadu

as Syed Baasha

2021
Jango

as Krishnamoorthy

2021
Enemy

as Babu

2021
2021
2021
Teddy

as Karthik

2021
Kutty Story

as (voice)

2021
2020
2019
Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene

as Tamil Version

2019
Jiivi

as Mani

2019
2018
Seethakathi

as Advocate

2018
2018
Ratsasan

as Himself (Guest Appearance)

2018
Lakshmi

as Azhagu, Krishna's Cafe Worker

2018
Ghajinikanth

as Karuna

2018
2018
2018
Veera

as Pachamuthu

2018
Nimir

as Vigadakavi

2017
Vivegam

as Arumai Prakasam "APS"

2017
Thiri

as Jeeva's Friend

2016
Thodari

as Vairam

2016
Iru Mugan

as Peter

2016
Jackson Durai

as Veera

2016
Oru Naal Koothu

as Raghavendran

2016
Iraivi

as Ramesh

2016
Ko 2

as Kumaran

2016
Hello Naan Pei Pesuren

as Dr. Saravanan

2016
Kanithan

as Balaji

2016
Navarasa Thilagam

as Alangaram

2016
Gethu

as Kanagu

2015
Uppu Karuvadu

as Chandran

2015
Orange Mittai

as Kailasam's Son

2015
Indru Netru Naalai

as Pulivetti Arumugam

2015
Nannbenda

as Thangadurai

2015
Mahabalipuram

as Kumar

2014
2014
Lingaa

as Kothandam

2014
Yaan

as Shaji

2014
2014
Jigarthanda

as Oorani

2014
2013
Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru

as Special Appearance

2013
Soodhu Kavvum

as Arumai Pragasam

2012
Pizza

as Raghavan

2012
Kalakalappu

as Kumar

2010
2010

Writer