Karunakaran (born 28 January 1981) 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).
Karunakaran | |
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 Karunakarann at the First Single Launch of Ghajinikanth in 2018 | |
| Born | Karunakaran Kalidas 28 January 1981 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Comedian |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Spouse |
Thendral (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
Career
editKarunakaran'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.[2]
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.[3][4] 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",[5] while Sify wrote that he was "a scream"[6] and The Hindu called it an "exceptional performance".[7][8][9] Karunakaran, rose to fame in comical roles he did in such films as Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014) and Jigarthanda (2014).
Karunakaran was awarded the Best Comedian Award for his role in the movie Indru Netru Naalai (2015).[10] In 2019, he made his TV début with ‘Asaalta Alaravidum Pullingo’ on Discovery Network's Tamil channel.[11] These movies like Monster (2019) and Maanaadu (2021) which have been successful.[12] After delays, the comedy Panni Kutty, in which Karunakaran starred with Yogi Babu, was finally released in 2022.[13]
Filmography
editFilms
editTelevision
edit| Year | Program | Role | TV Channel | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Asaalta Alaravidum Pullingo: Fail Army With Karunakaran | Host | Discovery Tamil | [18] |
| 2022 | Little Super Heroes | Kalaignar TV | [19] |
Web series
edit| Year | Program | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Time Enna Boss | Buggy | Amazon Prime | [20] |
| 2022 | Paper Rocket | Tiger | ZEE5 |
Shortfilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nadanthathu Yenanau | ||
| 2010 | Nenjuku Neethi | ||
| 2011 | Zero Kilometer | ||
| 2012 | Sollamaten | ||
| 2012 | Debt Trap |
References
edit- ^ "Tamil Stars Wedding 2013". Tamilstar. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (12 September 2013). "'Soodhu kavvum has changed my life'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Big day for Karunakaran!, soodhu kavvum, pizza". Behindwoods.com. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Actor Karunakaran Interview : Screen Test". Silverscreenindia.com. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Yaamirukka Bayamey movie review". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Movie Review : Yaamirukka Bayamey". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ udhav naig (10 May 2014). "Yaamirukka Bayamey: Busting ghosts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Sasikumar's protégé goes independent". Deccanchronicle.com/. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Vivegam Tamil Movie Rating [4/5], Audience Review". Quintdaily.com. 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Vikatan Awards 2015: Complete Winners List (Tamil Movies)". 7 January 2016.
- ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (11 November 2019). "Karunakaran on his TV debut Asaalta Alaravidum Pullingo: Television is tough work". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (7 November 2019). "Actor Karunakaran turns television host". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ S, Srivatsan (8 July 2022). "'Panni Kutty' movie review: A harmless comedy that is dead on arrival". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Aishwarya Rajesh's 'Soppana Sundari' to release on April 14". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Yogi Babu's Yaanai Mugathaan gets release date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Kasethan Kadavulada, Based On Chitralaya Gopu's Play, Completes 50 Years Of Release". News18. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Kalidas Jayaram-starrer Bilingual Film Rajni To Release Soon". News18. 20 October 2023.
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (7 November 2019). "Actor Karunakaran turns television host". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Magic-ஆல் அரங்கத்தை மிரளவைத்த சிறுவன்..! #Linkeshvaran | Little Super Heroes | Kalaignar TV, archived from the original on 8 September 2022, retrieved 8 September 2022
- ^ "Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel". The Indian Express. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links
edit- Karunakaran at IMDb
- Karunakaran on Moviebuff
