Person
Karthi
Acting · Born 1977-05-25 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
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 (2014), Thozha (2016), Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), Kaithi (2019), Thambi (2019), Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022), Sardar (2022), and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023), establishing himself as a successful leading actor of Tamil cinema. Karthi has won three Filmfare Awards, an Edison Award, two SIIMA Awards, and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
Known for
The Kapil Sharma Show
Self
Cooku with Comali
Self - Guest
#Karthi 30
Kaithi
Dilli
Vikram 2
Dilli
Maattrraan
Vimalan / Akhilan (Voice , Telugu version)
Kaithi 2
Dilli
Siruthai
Ratnavel Pandian IPS / Rocket Raja
Kaatru Veliyidai
Varun
Vaa Vaathiyaar
Rameshwaran "Ramu"
Filmography
- 2026Sardar 2Agent Sardar Chandra Bose / Inspector Vijay Prakash
- 2026Vaa VaathiyaarRameshwaran "Ramu"
- 20253BHKHouse - Tamil (voice)
- 2025HIT: The Third CaseACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
- 2024KanguvaRathaangasan / Commander Ryan
- 2024MeiyazhaganMeiyazhagan
- 2023JapanJapan Muni
- 2023Mark AntonyNarrator (Voice)
- 2023Ponniyin Selvan: Part IIVanthiyathevan
- 2022SardarChandrabose "Sardar"/Vijay Prakash
- 2022Ponniyin Selvan: Part IVanthiyathevan
- 2022KanamPlayback Singer
- 2022VirumanViruman
- 2022VikramDilli (voice)
- 2021SulthanVikram Alias Sulthan
- 2019ThambiVicky (Saravanan)
- 2019Cooku with ComaliSelf - Guest
- 2019KaithiDilli
- 2019DevDev Ramalingam
- 2018Kadaikutty SingamGunasingam
- 2017Theeran Adhigaaram OndruTheeran Thirumaran
- 2017Magalir MattumPlayback Singer
- 2017Bigg BossHimself - Promo for Kadaikutty Singam
- 2017Kaatru VeliyidaiVarun
- 2016KaashmoraKaashmora / Raj Nayak
- 2016The Kapil Sharma ShowSelf
- 2016OopiriSeenu
- 2015KombanKombaiah Pandian
- 2014MadrasKaali
- 2013BiriyaniSugan
- 2013All in All Azhagu RajaAzhagu Raja
- 2013Alex PandianAlex Pandian
- 2012MaattrraanVimalan / Akhilan (Voice , Telugu version)
- 2012SaguniKamalakannan
- 2011KoCameo Appearance in "Aga Aga" Song
- 2011SiruthaiRatnavel Pandian IPS / Rocket Raja
- 2010Naan Mahaan AllaJeeva Pragasam
- 2010PaiyaaSiva
- 2010Aayirathil OruvanMuthu
- 2007ParuthiveeranParuthiveeran
- 2004Aayitha EzhuthuMichael's Friend (Uncredited)
- —Kaithi 2Dilli
- —Marshal
- —HIT: The Fourth CaseACP Veerappan
- —Vikram 2Dilli
- —#Karthi 30
- —PartyPlayback Singer
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