Karthik Sivakumar, better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian film actor, who predominantly works in the Tamil Film Industry. He made his acting debut in Ameer’s Paruthiveeran in 2007. He got critical acclaims and several accolades including the Filmfare Award for the Best Actor and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. He then appeared in Aayirathil Oruvan (2010), which was a commercial success directed by Selvaraghavan. He then starred in movies such as Paiyaa, Naan Mahaan Alla, Siruthai, Biriyani, Madras, Oopiri, Kaatru Veliyidai and Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru, which was established him in the Tamil Cinema. Check out below for Karthi Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Movies, Images and More.
Read also Karthi Hit, Flop, Blockbuster & Upcoming Movies List
Karthi was born on 25 May 1977, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His father Sivakumar is an Actor and Lakshmi is his mother. He has one elder brother Suriya, who is also an actor. He has completed his elementary and secondary school education at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He completed Mechanical Engineering from Crescent Engineering College, Chennai. After his graduation, he worked as the Engineering consultant in Chennai and considered higher studies abroad. Then he got a scholarship for his higher studies in the United States and enrolled at Binghamton University, New York, where he completed his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.
After completing studies, Karthi returned to Chennai and met the director Mani Ratnam and got a chance to work as the assistant director for the film Aaytha Ezhuthu. Later, he Karthi got acting offers and worked with Priyamani in the film Paruthiveeran. Karthi got critical acclaims for his performance in the movie. He then appeared in the film Aayirathil Oruvan which was directed by Selvaraghavan. Karthi got married Ranjini on 3 July 2011.
Name | Karthi |
Real Name | Karthi |
Nickname | Karthi |
Profession | Indian film actor |
Date of Birth | 25 May 1977 |
Age | 41 (As of 2018) |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Father Name | Sivakumar |
Mother Name | Lakshmi Sivakumar |
Religion | Hindu |
Educational Qualification | Master of science |
School | St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai |
College | Binghamton University, New York |
Hobbies | Travelling, Cycling, Singing |
Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Married | Yes |
Wife Name | Ranjini |
Current City | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Karthi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sikarthi/
Karthi Twitter: https://twitter.com/karthi_offl
Karthi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karthi.sivakumar_official
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Aayutha Ezhuthu | Michael’s friend | Tamil | Uncredited role |
2007 | Paruthiveeran | Paruthiveeran | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Special Prize Vijay Award for Best Male Debut |
2010 | Aayirathil Oruvan | Muthu | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |
Paiyaa | Siva | Tamil | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil | |
Naan Mahaan Alla | Jeeva Prakasam | Tamil | Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actor | |
2011 | Siruthai | Rathnavel Pandian, “Rocket” Raja | Tamil | |
Ko | Himself | Tamil | Special appearance | |
2012 | Saguni | Kamalakannan | Tamil | Also playback singer (“Kandha Kaara Vadai”) |
2013 | Alex Pandian | Alex Pandian | Tamil | |
All in All Azhagu Raja | Azhagu Raja | Tamil | ||
Biriyani | Sugan | Tamil | Also playback singer for song “Mississippi” | |
2014 | Madras | Kaali | Tamil | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actor |
2015 | Komban | Kombaya Pandian | Tamil | |
2016 | Oopiri | Seenu | Telugu | Bilingual film |
Thozha | Tamil | |||
Kaashmora | Kaashmora, Raj Nayak | Tamil | ||
2017 | Kaatru Veliyidai | Varun Chakrapani | Tamil | |
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru | Theeran Thirumaran | Tamil | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South Edison Award for Best Actor | |
2018 | Kadaikutty Singam | Guna Singam | Tamil | |
2019 | Dev | Dev | Tamil | |
Kaithi | Dillli | Tamil | Post-production |
Thanks for visiting Newsbugz. For more biographies, click here.
Republic day is celebrated on 26th January of every year. It is one of the…
Pinjara is the latest episode of Ullu's Riti Riwaj web series. The series revolves around…
Muthusirpi is a contestant on the brand new season of Super Singer 8 (2021). He…
Jacqueline Mary is Village singer and has sung several folk songs (not in movies). She…
Puratchi Mani is one of among the contestant in Super Singer senior 8 (2021). He…
Producer Pa Ranjith, on Friday, took to Twitter to reveal the first-look poster of his…