Today is the birthday of comedy and character artist Karunakaran who has carved a niche for himself in a very short span of time.

Karunakaran or Karuna as he is fondly referred as, started acting in short films and his first feature film is 'Kalakalappu' directed by 'Sundar.C. He acted in 'Pizza' and 'Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakkathile' the two films that released in the same year. it is with 'Soodhu Kavvum' directed by Karuna's friend Nalan Kuamrasamy which made people notice the fantastic actor in him. The film released in 2013..

Karunakaran's performance the horror-comedy 'Yaamirukka Bayame' the film that released in 2014 was unanimously appreciated and his comical performance was attributed as one of the main reasons for the film's stupendous success. Post this film Karuna got many acting offers and became a busy actor in town. In the same year he starred in a few other notable films like 'Jigarthanda' and got the opportunity to share screen space with Superstar Rajinikanth in 'Lingaa',

In 2015 also Karunakaran acted in many films including 'Nanbenda', 'Indru Netru Nalai', 'Inimey Ippadithan'. He was elevated as the lead actor in 'Uppu Karuvadu' directed by Radha Mohan and the film is one of the successful films of the year. In 2016, the young actor already has 15 films that will be hitting the screens.

Karunakaran is one of the rare actors who would fit well in comedy as well as serious scenes. He does not need rhyming one-liners and counters to make us laugh but he is a comedian who could elevate the humour aspect of a particular situation in a film with apt expression. dialogue delivery and timing. He is also capable of brilliantly carrying the seriousness of the situation in the film to the minds of audience. He does these things with spectacular ease and appears extremely real on the screen. This may be the success mantra of Karunakaran that makes him special among the young crop of actors.

Indiaglitz wishes Karunakaran a very Happy Birthday and a lot more successes and achievements in the coming years.