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Sivakartikeyan
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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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Singampuneri, Tamil Nadu, India
Sivakarthikeyan is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a television host and stand up comedian before transitioning to films with Marina (2012). His breakthrough came with Ethir Neechal (2013) and Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), which established him as a leading figure in Tamil comedy and family entertainers. Over the years, he has taken on more…
Known for
- Parasakthi — Chezhiyan2026
- Seyon2026
- Madharaasi — Raghu Ram2025
- Amaran — Major Mukund Varadarajan2024
- Ayalaan — Tamizh2024
- The Greatest of All Time — Self2024
- Maaveeran — Sathya / Maaveeran2023
- Don — Don/Chakaravarthi2022
- Prince — Anbu2022
- Doctor — Dr. Varun2021
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- Sivakarthikeyan
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- Piranmalai, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.years_active
- 2006present
- Person.children
- 3
- Person.honours
- Kalaimamani (2020)
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Singampunari
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Native language
- Tamil
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Sivakarthikeyan at Maan Karate Success Meet (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1985-02-17
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- 2007-00-00
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- 7732217
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- 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 (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.
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).
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