Karthi

In this Indian name, the name Sivakumar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Karthik.

Karthi
Karthi in 2017
Born
Karthik Sivakumar

(1977-05-25) 25 May 1977 (age 47)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Education
Occupations
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Ranjani Chinnasamy
​
(m. 2011)​
Children2
FatherSivakumar
Relatives

Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977[1]), known as Karthi, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, two SIIMA Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

The younger brother of the actor Suriya and son of actor Sivakumar, Karthi initially joined Mani Ratnam as an assistant director and made his acting debut with Paruthiveeran (2007), which earned him several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He went on to star in hit films like 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), thus establishing himself as a commercially successful leading actor of Tamil cinema.[2][3]

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 lysosomal storage diseases. As of 2015, he is the treasurer of the Nadigar Sangam.[4]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Karthi!". The Times of India. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Karthi – Tamil Movie News – Karthi's hat-trick". Behindwoods. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  3. ^ Warrior, Shobha (18 August 2010). "Eagerly awaiting Karthi's Naan Mahaan Alla". Rediff. Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  4. ^ Press Trust of India (19 October 2015). "Nasser, Vishal led team sweeps SIAA polls". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.