Karthi

Karthi

Known for
Acting
Born
May 25, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Kaithi 2 poster

Kaithi 2

Movie · as Dilli

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Marshal poster

Marshal

Movie

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HIT: The Fourth Case

HIT: The Fourth Case

Movie · as ACP Veerappan

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Vikram 2 poster

Vikram 2

Movie · as Dilli

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Karthi 30

Karthi 30

Movie

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Untitled Karthi - Mohan Raja Film

Untitled Karthi - Mohan Raja Film

Movie

2026
Vaa Vaathiyaar poster

Vaa Vaathiyaar

Movie · as Rameshwaran "Ramu"

2026
Sardar 2 poster

Sardar 2

Movie · as Chandra Bose 'Agent Sardar' / Inspector Vijay Prakash

2025
HIT: The Third Case poster

HIT: The Third Case

Movie · as ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)

2025
3BHK poster

3BHK

Movie · as House - Tamil (voice)

2024
Meiyazhagan poster

Meiyazhagan

Movie · as Meiyazhagan

2024
Kanguva poster

Kanguva

Movie · as Rathaangasan / Commander Ryan

2023
Mark Antony poster

Mark Antony

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

2023
Japan poster

Japan

Movie · as Japan Muni

2023
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II poster

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

Movie · as Vanthiyathevan

2022
Vikram poster

Vikram

Movie · as Dilli (voice)

2022
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I poster

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Movie · as Vanthiyathevan

2022
Sardar poster

Sardar

Movie · as Chandra Bose 'Agent Sardar' / Inspector Vijay Prakash

2022
Viruman poster

Viruman

Movie · as Viruman

2021
Sulthan poster

Sulthan

Movie · as Vikram Alias Sulthan

2019
Dev poster

Dev

Movie · as Dev Ramalingam

2019
Kaithi poster

Kaithi

Movie · as Dilli

2019
Thambi poster

Thambi

Movie · as Vicky (Saravanan)

2019
Cooku with Comali poster

Cooku with Comali

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
Kadaikutty Singam poster

Kadaikutty Singam

Movie · as Gunasingam

2017
Kaatru Veliyidai poster

Kaatru Veliyidai

Movie · as Varun Chakrapani aka VC

2017
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru poster

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru

Movie · as Theeran Thirumaran

2017
Bigg Boss poster

Bigg Boss

TV · as Himself - Promo for Kadaikutty Singam · 1 ep

2016
Oopiri poster

Oopiri

Movie · as Seenu

2016
Kaashmora poster

Kaashmora

Movie · as Kaashmora / Raj Nayak

2016
The Kapil Sharma Show poster

The Kapil Sharma Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Komban poster

Komban

Movie · as Kombaiah Pandian

2014
Madras poster

Madras

Movie · as Kaali

2013
Alex Pandian poster

Alex Pandian

Movie · as Alex Pandian

2013
Biriyani poster

Biriyani

Movie · as Sugan

2013
All in All Azhagu Raja poster

All in All Azhagu Raja

Movie · as Azhagu Raja

2012
Saguni poster

Saguni

Movie · as Kamalakannan

2011
Siruthai poster

Siruthai

Movie · as Ratnavel Pandian IPS / Rocket Raja

2011
Ko poster

Ko

Movie · as Cameo Appearance in "Aga Aga" Song

2010
Paiyaa poster

Paiyaa

Movie · as Siva

2010
Aayirathil Oruvan poster

Aayirathil Oruvan

Movie · as Muthu

2010
Naan Mahaan Alla poster

Naan Mahaan Alla

Movie · as Jeeva Pragasam

2007
Paruthiveeran poster

Paruthiveeran

Movie · as Paruthiveeran

2004
Aayitha Ezhuthu poster

Aayitha Ezhuthu

Movie · as Michael's Friend (Uncredited)