Sivakartikeyan

Also known as Siva, Shivakarthikeyan

Sivakarthikeyan (born 17 February 1985), also known by his initials as SK, is an Indian actor, playback singer, lyricist, and film producer primarily active in Tamil cinema. He served as a television presenter before his entry into films. He is a recipient of one Filmfare Award, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and eight SIIMA Awards.

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Person.name: Sivakarthikeyan
Person.image: Sivakarthikeyan2025.jpg
Person.caption: Sivakarthikeyan in 2025
Person.birth_place: Piranmalai, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India
Person.years_active: 2006present
Person.children: 3

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Early life and family
Career
2006–2012: Early career and introduction to cinema
2013–2019: Experimentation in genres and success
2021–present: Further success
Controversies
Filmography
Films
As an actor
As a producer
As dubbing artist
Television
Discography
As playback singer
As lyricist
Awards and nominations
References
External links

Sivakarthikeyan gained attention after winning the stand-up comedy show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? in 2006 and began hosting various shows on Star Vijay. His Tamil film breakthrough came with the 2012 comedy drama Marina. Later, he went on to star in commercially and critically successful films such as Ethir Neechal (2013), Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), Namma Veettu Pillai (2019) and Amaran (2024), the latter becoming one of the top‑grossing Tamil films of that year. He launched his own production company, Sivakarthikeyan Productions, and produced various films including Kanaa (2018).