He looks every inch a hot blooded youngster from some rural part of Tamil Nadu appears seasoned in the romantic scenes . Uninformed people might not believe that this is the young man's big screen debut. Behindwoods said: "He has done away with every trace of sophistication in his body language and even handles the sickle with consummate ease. Ĭritics unanimously praised Karthi's portrayal of a careless village ruffian. It was released in January 2007, to critical acclaim and became commercially successful. The filming started in July 2005 and experienced financial difficulties, and was almost abandoned by mid–2006. When director Ameer approached him to play the titular character in the film Paruthiveeran, he accepted the offer because the film was " . so compelling". He accepted his first acting assignment with Priyamani as female lead in April 2005. 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". 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. But my father insisted that I get a good education before I joined the film industry". I loved movies and watched a lot of them. He stated: "I always knew I wanted to be in films, but I did not know exactly what I wanted to do. He then decided to pursue a career in filmmaking he attended two courses in basic filmmaking at State University of New York. ĭuring his stay in New York, Karthi worked as a part-time graphic designer. While pursuing his master's degree, he also took elective courses on filmmaking. 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.
That was when I thought, I should do something more", he recalled in an interview. "I was earning about ₹ 5000 per month and found the work monotonous. After graduation, he worked as an Engineering consultant in Chennai and considered higher studies abroad. He gained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Crescent Engineering College, Chennai. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He completed his elementary and secondary school education at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Karthi was born Karthik Sivakumar on in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India.
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After appearing in a series of box office flops, he starred in successful films such as Madras (2014), Thozha (2016), Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018) and Kaithi (2019).Īpart 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. He achieved consecutive commercial successes with his subsequent releases – Paiyaa (2010), Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) and Siruthai (2011). His next project was that of the lead role in Aayirathil Oruvan (2010), an action-adventure film directed by Selvaraghavan. He was offered acting roles and made his acting debut in Paruthiveeran in 2007, which garnered critical acclaim and several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. The younger brother of actor Suriya and the youngest son of actor Sivakumar, Karthi initially joined Mani Ratnam as an assistant director. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Karthik Sivakumar (born ), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema.
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