Karthi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karthi
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	May 25, 1977(1977-05-25)
Age	47
Birthplace	Chennai
Country	India
Birth City	Tamil Nadu
Horoscope	Taurus

Karthi Biography

Karthi is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on May 25, 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Tamil cinema actor who enjoyed breakthrough hits in Paiyaa as well as Naan Mahaan Alla during the year 2010. His portrayal as the main actor of Paruthiveeran brought him an award called the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

The younger sibling of Tamil popular actor He is the younger brother of the Tamil leading man, Suriya..

Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian film actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, a Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

When Karthi returned to Chennai, he met director Mani Ratnam and got a chance to work as an assistant director for the film Ayitha Ezhuthu because he wanted to become a film director and preferred directing to acting, though he did appear as an extra in Aaytha Ezhuthu. He continued to receive acting offers and his father convinced him to take up acting, telling him ” … one can always direct films, but one will not get a chance to act once you grow older”. He accepted his first acting assignment with Priyamani as female lead in April

2005. When director Ameer approached him to play the titular character in the film Paruthiveeran, he accepted the offer because the film was ” … so compelling”. The filming started in July 2005 and experienced financial difficulties, and was almost abandoned by mid–2006. It was released in January 2007, to critical acclaim and became commercially successful.

The father of his son Sivakumar was a famous Tamil actor of his time. He married Ranjini Chinnaswarmy in 2011. They share one daughter named Umayaal who was born in the year 2013.

Karthi Net Worth

Karthi is one of the richest Movie Actor from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karthi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student of engineering at school and was consultant but found the job boring.

Alongside his screen work, he’s been a prominent social activist helping the poor and encouraging his followers to help in the same way.

Karthi was born on 25 May 1977 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his elementary and secondary school education at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He gained a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Crescent Engineering College, Chennai. After graduation, he worked as an Engineering consultant in Chennai and considered higher studies abroad. “I was earning about ₹ 5000 per month and found the work monotonous. That was when I thought, I should do something more”, he recalled in an interview. Karthi got a scholarship for his higher studies in the United States, and enrolled at Binghamton University, New York, where he earned his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. While pursuing his masters, he also took elective courses on filmmaking.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Karthi height 5 ft 11 in Karthi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Karthi Dating?

According to our records, Karthi married to Ranjini Chinnaswamy. As of December 1, 2023, Karthi’s is not dating anyone.

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Karthi’s third film in 2010 was Suseenthiran’s action thriller Naan Mahaan Alla, in which he played a middle class youth from Chennai whose life is disrupted when his father is targeted by a gang of killers. It received good reviews, was very popular, and Karthi’s performances was praised by critics. Sreedhar Pillai wrote for Sify: “[Karthi] nails the character to perfection” … He is one good reason to see the film.” Bhama Devi Ravi of Times of India wrote: ” … what a pleasure to see Karthi deliver his best performance to date … “. Rediff wrote that “Karthi has simply had a ball … ” and “It’s been a long time since you saw an actor who can be as convincing in sadness and rage, as in happiness.” Naan Mahaan Alla was dubbed into Telugu and released as Naa Peru Shiva in 2011; it was very successful and earned Karthi some Telugu film offers.

Facts & Trivia

Karthi Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Karthi celebrates birthday on May 25 of every year.

Aayirathil Oruvan was released in early 2010. Karthi’s portrayal of a chief coolie was often compared to that in his debut film. Sify called Karthi’s performance ” … a scream.”, and said, “Right from his introduction scene till the end, he is lovable and provides humour.”, and that he had ” … made a sensational comeback … “.

Who is elder Surya or Karthi?

Karthi is the second son of actor Sivakumar and his wife Lakshmi. He has two siblings; an elder brother, Suriya , who was already an established actor at the time of Karthi’s film debut, and a younger sister, Brindha, who is a singer in Tamil cinema.

Are Suriya and Karthi brothers?

Suriya is the eldest child of actor Sivakumar and his younger brother Karthi is also an actor. He married co-star Jyothika in 2006.

What is the age of Karthi?

45 years (May 25, 1977)

Who is the father of Karthi?

Sivakumar

Who is Karthi son?

Kandhan