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Karthi

Actor

Karthi

Born May 25, 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India41 films

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.

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Meiyazhagan posterFirst watchMeiyazhagan20248.2as MeiyazhaganTwenty-two years after losing his home, Arulmozhi Varman returns to his native Thanjavur to attend his cousin's wedding.View film

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Vikram poster7.6Vikram2022Kaithi poster7.6Kaithi2019Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru poster7.8Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru2017Ponniyin Selvan: Part I poster7.1Ponniyin Selvan: Part I2022Ko poster7.1Ko2011Oopiri poster7.2Oopiri2016HIT: The Third Case poster6.7HIT: The Third Case2025Aayirathil Oruvan poster6.6Aayirathil Oruvan2010

Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. TBAKaithi 2Dilli
  2. TBAMarshal
  3. TBAHIT: The Fourth CaseACP Veerappan
  4. TBAVikram 2Dilli
  5. TBA#Karthi 30
  6. TBAUntitled Karthi - Mohan Raja Film
  7. 2026Sardar 2Chandra Bose 'Agent Sardar' / Inspector Vijay Prakash
  8. 2026Vaa VaathiyaarRameshwaran "Ramu"
  9. 20253BHKHouse - Tamil (voice)
  10. 2025HIT: The Third CaseACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
  11. 2024KanguvaRathaangasan / Commander Ryan
  12. 2024MeiyazhaganMeiyazhagan
  13. 2023JapanJapan Muni
  14. 2023Mark AntonyNarrator (Voice)
  15. 2023Ponniyin Selvan: Part IIVanthiyathevan
  16. 2022SardarChandra Bose 'Agent Sardar' / Inspector Vijay Prakash
  17. 2022Ponniyin Selvan: Part IVanthiyathevan
  18. 2022VirumanViruman
  19. 2022VikramDilli (voice)
  20. 2021SulthanVikram Alias Sulthan
  21. 2019ThambiVicky (Saravanan)
  22. 2019KaithiDilli
  23. 2019DevDev Ramalingam
  24. 2018Kadaikutty SingamGunasingam
  25. 2017Theeran Adhigaaram OndruTheeran Thirumaran
  26. 2017Kaatru VeliyidaiVarun
  27. 2016KaashmoraKaashmora / Raj Nayak
  28. 2016OopiriSeenu
  29. 2015KombanKombaiah Pandian
  30. 2014MadrasKaali
  31. 2013BiriyaniSugan
  32. 2013All in All Azhagu RajaAzhagu Raja
  33. 2013Alex PandianAlex Pandian
  34. 2012SaguniKamalakannan
  35. 2011KoCameo Appearance in "Aga Aga" Song
  36. 2011SiruthaiRatnavel Pandian IPS / Rocket Raja
  37. 2010Naan Mahaan AllaJeeva Pragasam
  38. 2010PaiyaaSiva
  39. 2010Aayirathil OruvanMuthu
  40. 2007ParuthiveeranParuthiveeran
  41. 2004Aayitha EzhuthuMichael's Friend (Uncredited)