Karunakaran (actor)
TrendingAlso known as: Karunakaran Kalidas
Age
45
Films
21
Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Karunakaran (actor)
- Born
- January 28, 1981
- Birthplace
- Chennai
- Age
- 45 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Capricorn
- Height
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- Weight
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
- Religion
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- Ethnicity
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- Eye Color
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- Hair Color
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- Profession
- Actor
- Net Worth
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- Education
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- Spouse
- Thendral
- Children
- —
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Biography
Karunakaran (actor) is 45 years old, an actor, from India.
Karunakaran is an Indian actor and comedian who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough in the film Soodhu Kavvum (2013). He also appeared in supporting roles in Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), Jigarthanda (2014) and Indru Netru Naalai (2015).
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Career & Filmography
Movies(21)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Vaa Vaathiyaar |
| 2025 | Thandel |
| 2025 | Retro |
| 2024 | Ayalaan |
| 2024 | Miss You |
| 2024 | Thiru. Manickam |
| 2024 | Aalan |
| 2024 | Meiyazhagan |
| 2023 | Rajni |
| 2023 | Soppana Sundari |
Family
Thendral
Spouse
Relationships
Romantic History
| Person | Status |
|---|---|
| Thendral | Married |
Thendral
Married
Interesting Facts
- He made his breakthrough in the film Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
- He also appeared in supporting roles in Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014), Jigarthanda (2014) and Indru Netru Naalai (2015).
- 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.
- 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.
- His performance in Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014) was appreciated by critics.
- The Times of India wrote, "A large part of the credit should go
Frequently Asked Questions
Karunakaran (actor) is an India actor, aged 45. They are known for their work in the entertainment industry.
Karunakaran (actor) is known for being an actor and has appeared in 21 films.
Karunakaran (actor) is 45 years old. They were born on January 28, 1981.
Karunakaran (actor) was born on January 28, 1981.
Karunakaran (actor)'s zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Karunakaran (actor) was born in Chennai, India.
Karunakaran (actor) is India.
Karunakaran (actor) is currently married to Thendral.
Karunakaran (actor)'s wife is Thendral.
No publicly confirmed information about Karunakaran (actor)'s children is available.
Karunakaran (actor) has appeared in 21 movies listed in our database.
Karunakaran (actor)'s most recent movie in our records is "Vaa Vaathiyaar" (2026).
Karunakaran (actor) is based in India.
The exact start of Karunakaran (actor)'s career as a actor is not publicly documented.
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