Karunakaran
Birthday: 1981-09-21
Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Synopsis
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.
Acting
Kasethan Kadavulada
as Murali
Ramu schemes a devious plan when an affluent & dominating stepmother refuses him financial aid. Does he succeed in his plot to loot her high-security vault along with his cousin & friend?
Payanigal Gavanikkavum
as Antony
After spending two sleepless nights taking care of his sick daughter, Ezhilan, a person with hearing and speech disability falls asleep in a metro. A Social Media Addict captures this moment and uploads it on social media with a caption saying 'Drunkard On A Public Transport'.
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Enemy
as Babu
Two childhood friends end up on opposite extremes of morality, and face each other in a good vs evil war.
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Teddy
as Karthik
A youngster with OCD sets out to save a girl from the clutches of an international medical mafia with the help of a teddy bear which behaves like humans.
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Jango
as Krishnamoorthy
A neurosurgeon who is stuck in a time loop tries to save his estranged wife from being killed by a mystery man.
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Malaysia to Amnesia
as Prabhu
Malaysia To Amnesia revolves around two childhood friends who plan to get married. However, they face complications as they are unable to cope with married life.
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Maanaadu
as Syed Baasha
A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
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Tughlaq Durbar
as Vasu
A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks — until an unexpected new presence begins to interfere with his every crooked move.
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Boss, What's the time!?
as Buggy
Bala - an average IT guy, is forced to host 4 random time travellers who land up in his new house, until they find their way back. But will they ever leave?
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Jiivi
as Mani
Frustrated at his failed romance, Saravanan decides to steal from his landlady’s house. Even as he comes up with clever ways to outsmart the cops, he realises that his actions are echoes from the past.
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Seethakathi
as Advocate
A veteran theatre artist who lives for his art 'enters' the world of films. Can the film industry hold on to his inimitable artistry?
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Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu
as Girish Kalyan
A sexually-starved spirit traps two couples in a bungalow in Bangkok where they have planned to stay for a week. The spirit wants one of the two men to have sex with her. Can they manage to escape?
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Hara Hara Mahadevaki
as Kumar
The bags belonging to a young man about to break up with his lover, two bumbling criminals planning a bomb blast, a man circulating counterfeit currency, and a couple paying ransom to save their daughter get mixed up leading to so much confusion.
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Navarasa Thilagam
as Alangaram
A wastrel tries to get the hand of the girl he is in love with but, convincing her father will be most difficult.
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Mahabalipuram
as Kumar
The life of Panja, an orphan and a sculptor, revolves around Sathish, Othavada, Kuppan and Sammy, all of whom reside in Mahabalipuram and are close to each other. The only other person Panja considers himself close is Durai, a politician and criminal, who saved him from death when he was a boy. Panja shows his gratitude to Durai by occasionally helping him with his anti-social activities. When Sathish chooses to marry the love of his life, Sangeetha , much against the wishes of their parents, his four friends help him do so. Life is pleasant for a while with Panja too falling in love with Mahalakshmi a college student who moves into the area. However, their lives take a tumultuous turn when the friends chance upon a sleaze video which shocks them out of their wits and results in the death of the newly wed couple. Soon, more dark deeds and disturbing developments follow...
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Indru Netru Naalai
as Pulivetti Arumugam
Elango and his astrologer friend Pulivetti Arumugam come in possession of a time machine and start profiting from it. However, their meddling with time prevents the death of a gangster, who begins to wreck havoc in their lives.
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Jigarthanda
as Oorani
A budding director endeavors to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But his secret attempts to conduct the research fail when he gets caught for snooping.
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Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani
as Paalpandi
An uneducated and naive young man from a family of Siddha doctors wants to marry an educated woman so that he won't be cheated in life. He marries a girl lying that he is a doctor but the girl has her own secrets...
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Aadama Jaichomada
as Panneer
Panneer, a taxi driver unknowingly gets friendly with a cricket bookie during a trip. The next day, when the bookie is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Panneer is accused of killing him.
