Karunakaran (actor)

Karunakaran Kalidasan Pillai is a Tamil film actor, who has appeared in character or comedian roles . He made his breakthrough in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) portraying the role of Arumai Pragasam, before playing roles in Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014) and Jigarthanda (2014).

Karunakaran
Karunakarann at the Ghajinikanth First Single Launch
Born (1981-01-28) 28 January 1981[1]
Chennai, Tamil nadu, India
OccupationFilm actor, comedian
Years active2012-present
Spouse(s)
Thendral
(
m. 2013)
[2]

Career

Karunakaran's father is a former RAW agent and he grew up in New Delhi, before moving to Trichy with his parents, where he met short film maker and friend Nalan Kumarasamy. He completed his secondary schooling at Sri Akilandeswari Vidyalaya, Trichy. He initially made a career as chemical engineer, graduating from SASTRA University, and then as an IT professional at Accenture, before Nalan 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.[3]

Nalan subsequently cast him in his feature film debut Soodhu Kavvum (2013), 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.[4][5] His performance in Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014) was appreciated by critics. The Times of India wrote, "A large part of the credit should go to Karuna, who manages to make Sharath both ambivalent and funny",[6] while Sify wrote that he was "a scream"[7] and The Hindu called it an "exceptional performance".[8] [9][10].

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2012KalakalappuKumar
PizzaRaghavan
Maalai Pozhudhin MayakathilaeyDevendran
2013Soodhu KavvumArumai PragasamNominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
Theeya Velai Seiyyanum KumaruHimselfAlso writer
2014Yaamirukka BayameySharathNominated, Vijay Award for Best Comedian
JigarthandaOorni
Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya SigamaniPaalpaandi
Aadama JaichomadaCall Taxi Panneer
YaanShaji
LingaaKothandam
KappalKanagasabhapathi
2015MahabalipuramKumar
NanbendaThangadurai
Inimey Ippadithan
Indru Netru NaalaiPulivetti Arumugam
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna PadichavangaGautham
Uppu KaruvaaduChandran
2016GethuKanagu
Navarasa ThilagamAlangaram
KanithanBalaji
Hello Naan Pei PesurenDr. Saravanan
Ko 2Kumaran
IraiviRamesh
Oru Naal KoothuRaghavendran
Jackson DuraiVeera
Iru MuganPeter
ThodariVairam
Parandhu Sella VaaArun
2017Enakku Vaaitha AdimaigalRamesh
Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay
ThiriJeeva's Friend
VivegamArumai Prakasam aka "APS"
Hara Hara MahadevakiKumaru
2018Vidhi Madhi UltaaRajamani
NimirVigadakavi
VeeraPachamuthu
Iruttu Araiyil Murattu KuththuGirish Kalyan
Semma Botha AagatheyNandhu
GhajinikanthKaruna
NOTARocky
Kadikara ManithargalShiva
LakshmiAzhagu
RatsasanKarunaGuest appearance
SeethakaathiAdvocate
Silukkuvarupatti SingamBhaskar
2019Podhu Nalan KarudhiPoovarasan
KalavuGauthamdirect-to-video
MonsterRavi
JiiviMani
RK NagarCameo Appearance
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References
  1. https://www.newsbugz.com/actor-karunakaran-wiki-biography-age-movies-images/
  2. "Tamil Stars Wedding 2013". Tamilstar.
  3. Gupta, Rinku (12 September 2013). "'Soodhu kavvum has changed my life'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. "Big day for Karunakaran!, soodhu kavvum, pizza". Behindwoods.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. http://silverscreen.in/features/actor-karunakaran-interview-screen-test/
  6. "Yaamirukka Bayamey movie review". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  7. "Movie Review : Yaamirukka Bayamey". Sify.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  8. udhav naig. "Yaamirukka Bayamey: Busting ghosts". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  9. "Sasikumar's protégé goes independent". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. quintdaily (23 August 2017). "Vivegam Tamil Movie Rating [4/5], Audience Review – QuintDaily".
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