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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Karunakaran
| image = Karunakaran at the Ghajinikanth First Single Launch.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Karunakarann at the Ghajinikanth First Single Launch
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|01|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| othername =
| yearsactive = 2012-present
| spouse = {{marriage|Thendral|May 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilstar.com/boxoffice-collection-tamil-stars-wedding-2013-95-7|title=Tamil Stars Wedding 2013|website=Tamilstar}}</ref>
| website =
| notable role =
| occupation = [[Film actor]], [[comedian]]
}}

'''Karunakaran''' '''Kalidas''' (born 28 January 1981) is a [[Tamils|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 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' (2014).

== Career ==
Karunakaran's father is a former [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] agent and he grew up in [[New Delhi]], before moving to [[Tiruchirappalli|Trichy]] with his parents, where he met short film maker and friend Nalan Kumarasamy. He completed his secondary schooling at St. John's Vestry Anglo Indian Hr. Sec. School, Trichy. It is during his school days, where he met his longtime friend Srikanth Ravikumar, who is one of the biggest entrepreneur who has settled in Malaysia. He initially made a career as chemical engineer, graduating from [[Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy|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 film)|Pizza]]'' (2012), after which he left work and concentrated on a career in films.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta |first=Rinku |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/Soodhu-kavvum-has-changed-my-life/2013/09/12/article1779765.ece#.Uzi6K_ldWSo |title='Soodhu kavvum has changed my life' |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2013-09-12 |access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/big-day-for-karunakaran-soodhu-kavvum-pizza-30-05-13.html |title=Big day for Karunakaran!, soodhu kavvum, pizza |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2013-05-30 |access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/actor-karunakaran-interview-screen-test/|title=Actor Karunakaran Interview : Screen Test|website=Silverscreenindia.com|date=24 June 2014|access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> 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",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/yaamirukka-bayamey/movie-review/34935665.cms |title=Yaamirukka Bayamey movie review |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref> while [[Sify]] wrote that he was "a scream"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yaamirukka-bayamey-review-tamil-15055049.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509112943/http://www.sify.com/movies/yaamirukka-bayamey-review-tamil-15055049.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-05-09 |title=Movie Review : Yaamirukka Bayamey |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref> and [[The Hindu]] called it an "exceptional performance".<ref>{{cite web|author=udhav naig |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/yaamirukka-bayamey-busting-ghosts/article5996392.ece |title=Yaamirukka Bayamey: Busting ghosts |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2014-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/210517/sasikumars-protg-goes-independent.html|title=Sasikumar’s protégé goes independent|date=2017-05-21|website=Deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2017-05-21|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://quintdaily.com/2017/08/vivegam-tamil-movie-rating-audience-review/|title=Vivegam Tamil Movie Rating [4/5], Audience Review |website=Quintdaily.com|date=23 August 2017}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012 ||''[[Kalakalappu]]''|| Kumar ||
|-
|''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]''|| Raghavan ||
|-
|''[[Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey]]''|| Devendran ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013 ||''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]''|| Arumai Pragasam || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
|''[[Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru]]''|| Himself || Also writer
|-
| rowspan="7" |2014 ||''[[Yaamirukka Bayamey]]''|| Sharath || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Comedian]]
|-
|''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]''|| Oorni ||
|-
|''[[Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani]]''|| Paalpaandi ||
|-
|''[[Aadama Jaichomada]]''|| Call Taxi Panneer ||
|-
|''[[Yaan (film)|Yaan]]''|| Shaji ||
|-
|''[[Lingaa]]''|| Kothandam ||
|-
|''[[Kappal]]''|| Kanagasabhapathi ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |2015 ||''[[Mahabalipuram (film)|Mahabalipuram]]''|| Kumar ||
|-
|''[[Nanbenda]]''|| Thangadurai ||
|-
|''[[Inimey Ippadithan]]''|| ||
|-
|''[[Indru Netru Naalai]]''|| Pulivetti Arumugam || [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards|Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Comedian]]
|-
|''[[Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga]]''|| Gautham ||
|-
|''[[Uppu Karuvaadu]]''|| Chandran ||
|-
| rowspan="11" |2016 ||''[[Gethu]]''|| Kanagu ||
|-
|''[[Navarasa Thilagam]]''|| Alangaram ||
|-
|''[[Kanithan]]''|| Balaji ||
|-
|''[[Hello Naan Pei Pesuren]]''|| Dr. Saravanan ||
|-
|''[[Ko 2]]''|| Kumaran ||
|-
|''[[Iraivi]]''|| Ramesh ||
|-
|''[[Oru Naal Koothu]]''|| Raghavendran ||
|-
|''[[Jackson Durai]]''||Veera ||
|-
|''[[Iru Mugan]]''|| Peter||
|-
|''[[Thodari]]''|| Vairam ||
|-
|''[[Parandhu Sella Vaa]]''|| Arun ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2017 ||''[[Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal]]''|| Ramesh ||
|-
|''[[Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay]]''|| ||
|-
|''[[Thiri]]''||Jeeva's Friend ||
|-
|''[[Vivegam]]''|| Arumai Prakasam aka "APS" ||
|-
|''[[Hara Hara Mahadevaki]]''|| Kumaru ||
|-
| rowspan="12" |2018 ||''[[Vidhi Madhi Ultaa]]''|| Rajamani ||
|-
|''[[Nimir]]''|| Vigadakavi ||
|-
|''[[Veera (2018 film)|Veera]]''|| Pachamuthu ||
|-
|''[[Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu]]''|| Girish Kalyan ||
|-
|''[[Semma Botha Aagathey]]''|| Nandhu ||
|-
|''[[Ghajinikanth]]''|| Karuna ||
|-
|''[[Nota (film)|NOTA]]''|| Rocky || Simultaneously shot in Telugu
|-
|''[[Kadikara Manithargal]]''|| Shiva ||
|-
|''[[Lakshmi (2018 film)|Lakshmi]]''|| Azhagu ||
|-
|''[[Ratsasan]]''|| Karuna || Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Seethakaathi]]'' || Advocate ||
|-
|''[[Silukkuvarupatti Singam]]'' || Bhaskar ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2019 || ''[[Podhu Nalan Karudhi]]'' || Poovarasan ||
|-
|''[[Kalavu (2019 film)|Kalavu]]''|| Gautham || direct-to-video released on [[ZEE5]]
|-
|''[[Monster (2019 film)|Monster]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
|''[[Jiivi]]'' || Mani ||
|-
|''[[RK Nagar (film)|RK Nagar]]'' || ||Cameo Appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021 ||''[[Trip (2021 film)|Trip]]''|| Amuthan ||
|-
| ''[[Teddy (film)|Teddy]]'' || Karthik ||
|-
| ''[[Malaysia to Amnesia]]'' || Prabhu ||
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Program
!Role
!Network
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''[[Time Enna Boss]]''
| Buggy
|[[Amazon Prime]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-15|title=Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/time-enna-boss-trailer-a-fun-tamil-sitcom-about-time-travel-6596868/|access-date=2020-09-18|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|5369429}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5369429/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Karunakaran] on Moviebuff

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