Karthi

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

Paiyaa

Siva

Siruthai

Ratnavel Pandian IPS / Rocket Raja

Cooku with Comali

Self - Guest

Maattrraan

Vimalan / Akhilan (Voice , Telugu version)

Marshal

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

Vanthiyathevan

Aayitha Ezhuthu

Michael's Friend (Uncredited)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2026	Vaa Vaathiyaar	Rameshwaran
2025	HIT: The Third Case	ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
2025	3BHK	Narrator (Tamil)
2024	Meiyazhagan	Meiyazhagan
2024	Kanguva	Rathaangasan / Commander Ryan
2023	Mark Antony	Narrator (Voice)
2023	Japan	Japan Muni
2023	Ponniyin Selvan: Part II	Vanthiyathevan
2022	Vikram	Dilli (voice)
2022	Ponniyin Selvan: Part I	Vanthiyathevan
2022	Sardar	Chandrabose "Sardar"/Vijay Prakash
2022	Viruman	Viruman
2021	Sulthan	Vikram Alias Sulthan
2019	Dev	Dev Ramalingam
2019	Kaithi	Dilli
2019	Thambi	Vicky (Saravanan)
2018	Kadaikutty Singam	Gunasingam
2017	Kaatru Veliyidai	Varun
2017	Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru	Theeran Thirumaran
2016	Oopiri	Seenu
2016	Kaashmora	Kaashmora / Raj Nayak
2015	Komban	Kombaiah Pandian
2014	Madras	Kaali
2013	Alex Pandian	Alex Pandian
2013	Biriyani	Sugan
2013	All in All Azhagu Raja	Azhagu Raja
2012	Saguni	Kamalakannan
2012	Maattrraan	Vimalan / Akhilan (Voice , Telugu version)
2011	Siruthai	Ratnavel Pandian IPS / Rocket Raja
2011	Ko	Cameo Appearance in "Aga Aga" Song
2010	Paiyaa	Siva
2010	Aayirathil Oruvan	Muthu
2010	Naan Mahaan Alla	Jeeva Pragasam
2007	Paruthiveeran	Paruthiveeran
2004	Aayitha Ezhuthu	Michael's Friend (Uncredited)
	Kaithi 2	Dilli
	Sardar 2	Agent Sardar Chandra Bose / Inspector Vijay Prakash
	Marshal
	HIT: The Fourth Case	ACP Veerappan
	Vikram 2	Dilli
	Production no 41

Year	TV Show	Role
2019	Cooku with Comali	Self - Guest
2017	Bigg Boss	Himself - Promo for Kadaikutty Singam
2016	The Kapil Sharma Show	Self