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. (Brother). (Sister–in–law)Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his Karthi, is an Indian film actor who works primarily in.The younger brother of actor and the youngest son of actor, Karthi holds a Bachelor's degree in from Crescent Engineering College India and a Master of Science in which he earned in the. He however always wanted to become a film director, and hence returned to India and joined as an assistant director.He was offered acting roles and made his acting debut in in 2007 as the, a careless village ruffian, winning critical acclaim and several accolades including the and a.
His next role was that of a in (2010), an adventure fantasy film directed. He achieved consecutive commercial successes with his subsequent releases – (2010), (2010) and (2011).After appearing in a series of box office flops, he starred in successful films such as (2014) (2016) and (2017).Apart from his film career, Karthi has also been involved in social welfare activities, encouraging fans to do likewise through the 'Makkal Nala Mandram', a social welfare club that he inaugurated. In 2011, he became a cause ambassador to promote awareness of. As of 2015, he is the treasurer of the. Contents.Early life Karthi was born on 25 May 1977 in Madras (now ), Tamil Nadu, India.
He completed his elementary and secondary school education at and, Chennai. He gained a bachelor's degree in from, 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, New York, where he earned his in. While pursuing his masters, he also took elective courses on filmmaking.During his stay in New York, Karthi worked as a part-time. He then decided to pursue a career in filmmaking; he attended two courses in basic filmmaking at. He stated: 'I always knew I wanted to be in films, but I did not know exactly what I wanted to do.
I loved movies and watched a lot of them. But my father insisted that I get a good education before I joined the film industry'. Career 2004-2007: Debut success When Karthi returned to Chennai, he met director and got a chance to work as an assistant director for the film 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 as female lead in April 2005. When director approached him to play the titular character in the film, 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.Critics unanimously praised Karthi's portrayal of a careless village ruffian.
Behindwoods said: 'He has done away with every trace of sophistication in his body language and even handles the sickle with consummate ease. He looks every inch a hot blooded youngster from some rural part of Tamil Nadu and appears seasoned in the romantic scenes. Uninformed people might not believe that this is the young man's big screen debut. Look out for this guy. '. Said: 'It's hard to believe that it is Karthi's debut film as he is just spectacular.
His expressions, anger, laughter and anguish are all so realistic that you can feel the fire in him.' Called his performance 'excellent', and '. one of the top performances of 2007'. Karthi received several accolades for his performance, including the. 2010–2011: Break after Paruthiveeran In October 2006, Karthi signed his second project under 's direction, which was supposed to be a romance film, featuring as the female lead. Karthi's character was a '. sophisticated upmarket stylish guy. '. Selvaraghavan abandoned that project and in July 2007, he announced the production of an adventure film titled, with Karthi in the lead role.
Filming began later that year and was expected to be completed by February 2008. The producers planned to release it in mid-2008, but production was delayed and filming continued until early 2009. He had agreed to play the lead character in 's next film, in September 2007. Because of the slow progress of Aayirathil Oruvan, Paiyaa was postponed several times. He later said that he became anxious because he received several film offers, but could not work on them because he needed to maintain the continuity of his looks. During the filming of Aayirathil Oruvan, producer R.Ravindran complained that Karthi was trying to change his look and move on to Paiyaa before finishing his commitments.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. '.In April 2010, Linguswamy's Paiyaa released. A romantic road-trip film, featuring an by, it was very successful. For the first time, he enacted a character that lives in an urban area. He said that he accepted the film because he desperately wanted to play a cool dude on screen.
Karthi's performances in Aayirathil Oruvan and Paiyaa earned him further nominations at the in the category. Both films were dubbed into as and Aawara, respectively, and were successful.Karthi's third film in 2010 was 's, in which he played a middle class youth from Chennai whose life is disrupted when his father is killed. 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 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 in 2011; it was very successful and earned Karthi some Telugu film offers.Karthi's next film was the action– (2011), a remake of the 2006 Telugu film. He played two roles; a thief and a police officer. Karthi's performances received favourable reviews. Malathi Rangarajan of wrote: 'Karthi looks and performs better with every film.
Siruthai exemplifies the observation'. Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote: 'But the film belongs to Rocket Raja (Karthi), the sort of adorable ruffian Tamil cinema has been missing for a while. He picks pockets, slices off handbags, charms women and even bashes (!) them up without a single jolt to his conscience.'
Despite gaining mixed critical response, the film achieved financial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2011. In 2011, Siruthai became Karthi's biggest commercial success, cementing his position in the Tamil film industry. Sify said that Karthi had become '. one of the hottest stars in '. He made a special appearance in a song in 's (2011), alongside other prominent actors from Tamil cinema. 2012–present: Career slump and resurgence In May 2011, Karthi began working on the political comedy film, directed by and featuring him amongst an ensemble cast of supporting actors. He played Kamalakannan in the film, a villager who comes to the city to save his palatial house in from being destroyed for a politician's personal gain and unknowingly transforms to become a in Tamil Nadu politics.
The film opened to negative reviews from critics, and became a box office failure. He later appeared in the 2013 release, opposite, which also opened to negative critical response upon release.Karthi's next release was 's, which featured him opposite. The film was released on 2013, and received mostly negative reviews from critics, with Behindwoods saying: 'Though the laughs are spread across a few moments, when All in All Azhagu Raja is pitted against Rajesh's other wholesome 'laughathons' such as OKOK and Boss Engira Bhaskaran, it falls way short' and Sify saying 'The trouble with All in All Azhagu Raja is that it lacks basic story line and took the audiences for granted.
The film has no real script to speak of, at best a skeletal plot.' His next film was 's, which was released in December 2013, opening to positive reviews and became a box office success. He also sang the song 'Mississippi' under 's direction for both the Tamil and Telugu versions of the film.
In 2014, Karthi appeared in 's, a critical and commercial success. His next release was the 2015 action drama. His first release in 2016 was the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film. The film received positive reviews. Karthi's performance was also praised, with of stating (in his review of the Tamil version Thozha), 'At a time every leading man (including Karthi) seems to be participating in a game-show titled Who Wants To Be The Next Rajinikanth?, here's a simple 'buddy movie' (in the Hollywoodian sense), with no punch dialogues, no action sequences, with just one duet (with Tamannaah, who plays Vikram's secretary; her romance with Seenu is strangely unresolved). We see, all the time, character actors striving to become larger-than-life heroes. For a change, here's a hero scaling himself down to play a life-sized character.'
Later that year, Karthi appeared in director 's. Though the film received mixed reviews, his performance was praised.Karthi's, was directed and produced. The film met with mixed reviews and became a failure. Karthi's was directed by and produced. It received critical acclaim and Karthi received a Filmfare Award South for the Best Actor - Critics for his performance. The film became a huge success at the box office.
Right after Theeran karthi acted in portrayed the role of a farmer directed by which has been produced by this brother which has gained the highest footfalls in the year 2018 in Tamil Nadu. Karthi's next film was produced by Prince Pictures, directed by debutante director Rajath Ravishankar, music composed by and R.Velraj handles the camera. The film received received negative reviews from critics and eventually became a commercial failure.Personal life Karthi is the second son of actor and his wife Lakshmi.
He has two siblings; an elder brother, who was already an established actor at the time of Karthi's film debut, and a younger sister named Brindha. Tamil film actress is Karthi's sister-in-law.
On 3 July 2011, Karthi married Ranjani Chinnaswamy, who graduated with a master's degree in English literature from. They were engaged on 29 April 2011 at Ranjani's native village, in District, and the wedding was held at the CODISSIA trade fair complex in.
The wedding was by the elders of the family. They have a daughter named Umayaal, born on 11 January 2013. Other work Karthi has been involved in several charities and social service activities. On his 31st birthday, he inaugurated the Makkal Nala Mandram, in order to encourage his fans to become involved in welfare activities. During the event, Karthi donated blood, donated bicycles to handicapped people, sewing machines to women and schoolbags to children. He presented a cheque of ₹ 50,000 to YRG Care Centre, which helps affected children.
In 2011, Karthi became a cause ambassador for promoting awareness of. He had also adopted a cub at and contributed ₹72,000 to protect and preserve the animal. On his birthdays, Karthi visits orphanages and donates funds to them.
He told Indiaglitz; 'When I see people in need, I make sure I go and help. If I am going on birthdays to reach out to kids in orphanages, it is for my own satisfaction. I feel happier to be with them and it's nice to make them smile on that particular day.'
On September 2010, Karthi signed a contract with to become its brand ambassador in South India and appear in its 'Indraikku enna plan' advertising campaign. He has also appeared in advertisements for Bru Instant Coffee along with, who had earlier acted opposite him in Naan Mahaan Alla and All in All Azhagu Raja.In 2015, Karthi joined fellow actors, and to campaign against the concurrent office bearers of the, led. He was successful in the election, becoming the association's treasurer. After starring in Kaatru Veliyidai, he expressed his interest in learning to fly.
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