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Karthik Siva kumar
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Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), known professionally as Karthi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Sivakumar, and began his career as an assistant director in his elder brother Suriya's film Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). He debuted as a lead actor with Paruthiveeran (2007). Karthi is a recipient of four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Film & TV
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Karthi is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He began his career in cinema as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam on the film Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). Karthi made his acting debut with Paruthiveeran (2007), becoming an overnight sensation. He then went on to star in commercially successful films including Paiyaa (2010), Naan Mahaan Alla (2010), Siruthai (2011), Madras…
Known for
- Vaa Vaathiyaar — Rameshwaran "Ramu"2026
- Sardar 2 — Agent “Sardar” Chandra Bose / Inspector Vijay Prakash2026
- HIT: The Third Case — ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)2025
- 3BHK — House - Tamil (voice)2025
- Meiyazhagan — Meiyazhagan2024
- Kanguva — Rathaangasan / Commander Ryan2024
- Mark Antony — Narrator (Voice)2023
- Japan — Japan Muni2023
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part II — Vanthiyathevan2023
- Vikram — Dilli (voice)2022
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Karthi
- Person.image
- Karthi Sivakumar at Nenjil Thunivirunthal Audio Launch (cropped).jpg
- Person.caption
- Karthi in 2017
- Person.birth_name
- Karthik Sivakumar
- Person.birth_place
- Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.children
- 2
- Person.father
- Sivakumar
- Person.yearsactive
- 2004–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Tamil Nadu
- Father
- Sivakumar
- Sibling
- Jyothika
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Native language
- Tamil
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Technology
- Image
- Karthi Sivakumar (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1977-05-25
- Commons category
- Karthi
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Acting career
- 2004–2007 ; Debut success
- 2008–2011: Break after ''Paruthiveeran''
- 2012–present: Career slump and resurgence
- Personal life
- Other work
- Filmography
- As voice actor
- Discography
- Notes
- References
- External links
Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), known professionally as Karthi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Sivakumar, and began his career as an assistant director in his elder brother Suriya's film Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). He debuted as a lead actor with Paruthiveeran (2007). Karthi is a recipient of four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
After a three-year hiatus from acting, he then returned to star in films such as Aayirathil Orvuan, Paiyaa and Naan Mahaan Alla, all three of which were released in 2010. He then continued to star in films such as Siruthai (2011), Saguni (2012), Alex Pandian (2013), All In All Azhagu Raja (2013) and Biriyani (2013).
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