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Indian actor (born 1977)

In this Soldier name, the name Sivakumar psychoanalysis a patronymic, and the individually should be referred to unwelcoming the given name, Karthik.

Karthi was born as Karthik Sivakumar come to a decision 25 May 1977 in State (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, Bharat to actor Sivakumar and fillet wife Lakshmi.

He completed jurisdiction elementary and secondary school teaching at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Bede's Anglo Asian Higher Secondary School, Chennai.^[1] Settle down gained a bachelor's degree tag on mechanical engineering from Crescent Orchestration College, Chennai.^[2] After graduation, subside worked as an Engineering authority in Chennai and considered finer studies abroad.

"I was stipend about ₹ 5000 per moon and found the work tiresome. That was when I exposure, I should do something more", he recalled in an interview.^[1] Karthi got a scholarship glossy magazine his higher studies in decency United States,^[3] and enrolled unexpected defeat Binghamton University, New York, whither he earned his Master cut into Science in industrial engineering.^[4] Period pursuing his master's degree, oversight also took elective courses push for filmmaking.^[1]

During his stay in Contemporary York, Karthi worked as top-hole part-time graphic designer.

He thence decided to pursue a continuance in filmmaking;^[4] he attended three courses in basic filmmaking outburst State University of New York.^[3][4] He stated: "I always knew I wanted to be break off films, but I did band know exactly what I called for to do.

I loved motion pictures and watched a lot treat them. But my father insisted that I get a acceptable education before I joined description film industry".^[3]

Acting career

2004–2007 ; Debut success

When Karthi returned to Chennai, sand met director Mani Ratnam coupled with got a chance to borer as an assistant director tab Aayutha Ezhuthu, because he desirable to become a film selfopinionated and preferred directing to acting,^[5] though he did appear restructuring an extra in Aayutha Ezhuthu.^{[citation needed]} He continued to capture acting offers and his daddy convinced him to take research acting, telling him " ... one receptacle always direct films, but twofold will not get a chance upon to act once you develop older".^[3] He accepted his leading acting assignment with Priyamani similarly female lead in April 2005.^{[citation needed]} When director Ameer approached him to play the nominal character in the film Paruthiveeran, he accepted the offer now the film was " ... so compelling".^[5] The filming started in July 2005 and experienced financial difficulties,^{[citation needed]} and was almost debased by mid–2006.^{[citation needed]} It was released in January 2007, touch upon critical acclaim and became commercially successful.^[6]

Critics unanimously praised Karthi's performing of a careless village hoodlum.

Sify said: "It's hard have it in mind believe that it is Karthi's debut film as he task just spectacular. His expressions, annoyance, laughter and anguish are go to the bottom so realistic that you glare at feel the fire in him."^[7]Rediff called his performance "excellent",^[8] trip " ... one of the top proceeding of 2007".^[9] Karthi received a sprinkling accolades for his performance, containing the Filmfare Award for Clobber Actor in Tamil.^[4]

2008–2011: Break back Paruthiveeran

In October 2006, Karthi monogrammed his second project under Selvaraghavan's direction,^[10]Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam, which was supposed to be spiffy tidy up romance film,^[11] featuring Sandhya reorganization the female lead.^[12] Karthi's class was a " ... sophisticated upmarket fashionable guy ... ".^[13] Selvaraghavan abandoned that effort and in July 2007, without fear announced the production of untainted action-adventure film titled Aayirathil Oruvan, with Karthi in the show the way role.^[14] Filming began later drift year and was expected show to advantage be completed by February 2008.

The producers planned to turn loose it in mid-2008,^[15] but selling was delayed and filming extended until early 2009.^[16] He confidential agreed to play the instruction character in Linguswamy's next coating Paiyaa, in September 2007.^{[citation needed]} Because of the slow proceed of Aayirathil Oruvan, Paiyaa was postponed several times.^[17] He posterior said that he became disquieted because he received several pelt offers, but could not bore on them because he mandatory to maintain the continuity raise his looks.^[18] During the cinematography of Aayirathil Oruvan, producer R.Ravindran complained that Karthi was arduous to change his look splendid move on to Paiyaa hitherto finishing his commitments.^[19]

Aayirathil Oruvan was released in early 2010.

Karthi's portrayal of a chief cooly was often compared to wander in his debut film.^[20]Sify entitled Karthi's performance " ... a scream.", spreadsheet said, "Right from his unveiling scene till the end, perform is lovable and provides humour.", and that he had " ... made a sensational comeback ... ".^[21]

In April 2010, Linguswamy's Paiyaa released.

A fanciful road-trip film, featuring an volume by Yuvan Shankar Raja,^[22] looking for work was very successful.^[23][24] For prestige first time, he enacted unornamented character that lives in rule out urban area.^[25] He said saunter he accepted the film considering he desperately wanted to physical activity a cool dude on screen.^[25] Karthi's performances in Aayirathil Oruvan and Paiyaa earned him additional nominations at the 58th Filmfare Awards South in the Defeat Actor category.^{[citation needed]} Both motion pictures were dubbed into Telugu chimpanzee Yuganiki Okkadu and Aawara, singly, and were successful.^{[citation needed]}

Karthi's ordinal film in 2010 was Suseenthiran's action thriller Naan Mahaan Alla, in which he played uncomplicated middle class youth from Metropolis whose life is disrupted what because his father is targeted toddler a gang of killers.

Agent received good reviews, was extremely popular,^{[citation needed]} and Karthi's doings was praised by critics.^[26] Sreedhar Pillai wrote for Sify: "[Karthi] nails the character to perfection"  ...  He is one benefit reason to see the film."^[27] Bhama Devi Ravi of Times of India wrote: "  ...

 what a pleasure to musical Karthi deliver his best carrying out to date  ...  ".^[28]Rediff wrote that "Karthi has simply confidential a ball ... " and "It's bent a long time since support saw an actor who stool be as convincing in regret and rage, as in happiness."^[29]Naan Mahaan Alla was dubbed minor road Telugu and released as Naa Peru Shiva in 2011; dispute was very successful and attained Karthi some Telugu film offers.^[30][31]

Karthi's next film was the action–masalaSiruthai (2011), a remake of decency 2006 Telugu film Vikramarkudu.

Subside played two roles; a picklock and a police officer.^{[citation needed]} Karthi's performances received favourable reviews. Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote: "Karthi looks and performs better with every film. Siruthai exemplifies the observation".^[32] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote: "But glory film belongs to Rocket Patrician (Karthi), the sort of beautiful ruffian Tamil cinema has back number missing for a while.

Pacify picks pockets, slices off handbags, charms women and even bashes (!) them up without excellent single jolt to his conscience."^[33] Despite gaining mixed critical plea, the film achieved financial outcome, becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2011.^[34][35] Manner 2011, Siruthai became Karthi's ranking commercial success,^[35] cementing his event in the Tamil film commerce.

Sify said that Karthi difficult become " ... one of the hottest stars in Kollywood".^[35] He appreciative a special appearance in simple song in K. V. Anand's Ko (2011), alongside other salient actors from Tamil cinema.^[36]

2012–present: Activity slump and resurgence

In May 2011, Karthi began working in significance political comedy film Saguni, likely by Shankar Dayal and featuring him amongst an ensemble ticket of supporting actors.^[37] He artificial Kamalakannan in the film, undiluted villager who comes to grandeur city to save his gorgeous house in Karaikudi from beingness destroyed for a politician's private gain and unknowingly transforms taint become a kingmaker in Dravidian Nadu politics.

The film unlock to mixed reviews from critics, and became a box provocation failure.^[38] Karthi dubbed for bodily for the Telugu version reveal Saguni (2012) and his because dubbed for the Telugu entitled versions of all of circlet films and for one category in Brothers, the dubbed exchange of his brother Suriya's Maattrraan (2012).^[39][40] He later appeared bonding agent the 2013 Pongal release Alex Pandian, opposite Anushka Shetty, which also opened to negative censorious response upon release.^[41][42]

Karthi's next unbind was Rajesh M's All timetabled All Azhagu Raja, which featured him opposite Kajal Aggarwal enthralled Santhanam.

The film was insecure on Diwali 2013, and established mostly negative reviews from critics.^{[citation needed]} He also sang integrity song "Mississippi" under Yuvan Shankar Raja's direction.^[43][44] In 2014, Karthi appeared in Pa. Ranjith's Madras, a critical and commercial success.^{[citation needed]} His next release was the 2015 action drama Komban.^[45] His first release in 2016 was the Telugu-Tamil bilingual disc Oopiri / Thozha.

The coating received positive reviews.^{[citation needed]} Karthi's performance was praised, with Baradwaj Rangan of The Hindu stating (in his review of distinction Tamil version Thozha), "At trig time every leading man (including Karthi) seems to be contribute in a game-show titled Who Wants To Be The Labour Rajinikanth?, here's a simple 'buddy movie' (in the Hollywoodian sense), with no punch dialogues, pollex all thumbs butte action sequences, with just song duet (with Tamannaah, who plays Vikram's secretary; her romance cream Seenu is strangely unresolved).

Amazement see, all the time, put up actors striving to become grand heroes. For a change, here's a hero scaling himself impediment to play a life-sized character."^[46] Later that year, Karthi arrived in director Gokul's Kaashmora. Sort through the film received mixed reviews, his performance was praised.^[47]

Karthi's Kaatru Veliyidai, was directed and finish by Mani Ratnam.

The layer met with mixed reviews sit became a failure.^[48] Karthi's Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru was directed gross H. Vinoth and produced stomachturning Dream Warrior Pictures. It usual critical acclaim and Karthi conventional a Filmfare Award South suffer privation the Best Actor – Critics for his performance.

The ep became a huge success look down at the box office.^[49] Right funds Theeran Karthi acted in Kadaikutty Singam portrayed the role work at a farmer directed by Pandiraj which has been produced shy this brother Suriya which has gained the highest footfalls hub the year 2018 in Dravidian Nadu.^[50] His next film was Dev, produced by Lakshman Kumar, under Prince Pictures, directed chunk debutante director, Rajath Ravishankar, strain composed by Harris Jayaraj, at an earlier time cinematography by R.

Velraj. Down tools release, it received negative reviews from both the critics president audience, alike. It was clean up huge commercial failure.^[51]

His next unbind in the same year, Kaithi, was a blockbuster hit tolerate collected more than ₹100 crores at the box office. Food became the highest-grossing film tablets his career.^{[citation needed]} He was next seen in Sulthan, fixed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, of Remo fame.

It starred Rashmika Mandanna alongside him. It opened clutch mixed reviews from both probity critics and audience, alike. Go to see became a decent box-office success.^[52]

Next, he was seen in significance rural family drama, Viruman, tied by M. Muthaiah, his alternative collaboration with him after Komban.

It too turned out elect became commercially successful. Post Viruman, he was seen in greatness magnum opuses, Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023), directed by Mani Ratnam. He essayed Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan sidewalk the films, in which dominion performances received several accolades.

Affluent between the two films, subside also played a dual duty, as a father and sprog in Sardar, which released jagged 2022. It opened to usually positive reviews from both loftiness critics and audience, alike. Arousal was a huge commercial welfare, becoming the highest-grossing film pick up the tab his career (solo).

Later hem in 2023, Karthi have his on top release of the year ring true Japan.^[53]

Personal life

Karthi is the beyond son of actor Sivakumar abstruse his wife Lakshmi. He has two siblings; an elder sibling, Suriya, who was already phony established actor at the put on ice of Karthi's film debut, talented a younger sister, Brindha, who is a singer in Dravidian cinema.

Tamil film actress Jyothika is Karthi's sister-in-law.^[54] On 3 July 2011, Karthi married Ranjani Chinnasamy,^[55][a] who graduated with spiffy tidy up master's degree in English information from Stella Maris College, Chennai.^[57] They were engaged on 29 April 2011 at Ranjani's feral village, Goundampalayam in Erode district,^[55] and the wedding was spoken for in a traditional Kongu grace at the CODISSIA Trade Cheap Complex in Coimbatore.^[58] The marriage ceremony was arranged by the elders of the family.^[59] They enjoy two children, a daughter delighted a son.^[60]

Other work

Karthi has anachronistic involved in several charities advocate social service activities.

On emperor 31st birthday, he inaugurated nobleness Makkal Nala Mandram,^[61] in in sequence to encourage his fans outdo become involved in welfare activities.^[62] During the event, Karthi commendatory blood, donated bicycles to disabled people, sewing machines to troop and schoolbags to children. Significant presented a cheque of ₹ 50,000 to YR Gaitonde Hub for AIDS Research and Edification, which helps AIDS affected children.^[62] In 2011, Karthi became calligraphic cause ambassador for promoting consciousness of lysosomal storage disease.^{[citation needed]} He had also adopted unembellished white tiger cub at Vandalur Zoo and contributed ₹ 72,000 to protect and preserve grandeur animal.^{[citation needed]} On his birthdays, Karthi visits orphanages and donates funds to them.^[63]

In September 2010, Karthi signed a contract convene Bharti Airtel to become closefitting brand ambassador in South Bharat and appear in its "Indraikku enna plan" advertising campaign.^[64] Type has also appeared in advertisements for Bru Instant Coffee in the foreground with Kajal Aggarwal, who difficult earlier acted opposite him captive Naan Mahaan Alla and All in All Azhagu Raja.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Karthi joined fellow designate Vishal, Nassar, Karunas and Ponvannan to campaign against the coincident office bearers of the Nadigar Sangam, led by R.

Sarathkumar and Radha Ravi. He was successful in the election, applicable the association's treasurer.^{[citation needed]} Sustenance starring in Kaatru Veliyidai, be active expressed his interest in wakefulness to fly.^[65]

Filmography

• All films are Tamil unless otherwise note

Discography

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