Acting credits
43
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Karthi
Acting
Career Snapshot
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2.1
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Movies: 43Series: 3Crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 123066
IMDb ID: nm1912683
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2004 - 2026
Years active: 23
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q3534361
Also known as
Karthik Sivakumar • Kaarthi • Kaarthik • کارتی
Other jobs
Playback Singer (8)Assistant Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Karthi.
5.0
Vaa Vaathiyaar
as Rameshwaran
2026 Movie
7.0
3BHK
as House - Tamil (voice)
2025 Movie
7.0
HIT: The Third Case
as ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
2025 Movie
3.7
Kanguva
as Rathaangasan / Commander Ryan
2024 Movie
7.9
Meiyazhagan
as Meiyazhagan
2024 Movie
3.3
Japan
as Japan Muni
2023 Movie
6.0
Mark Antony
as Narrator (Voice)
2023 Movie
6.2
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
as Vanthiyathevan
2023 Movie
7.0
Sardar
as Chandrabose "Sardar"/Vijay Prakash
2022 Movie
7.1
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
as Vanthiyathevan
2022 Movie
7.2
Kanam
Playback Singer
2022 Movie
5.5
Viruman
as Viruman
2022 Movie
7.6
Vikram
as Dilli (voice)
2022 Movie
5.5
Sulthan
as Vikram Alias Sulthan
2021 Movie
6.5
Thambi
as Vicky (Saravanan)
2019 Movie
7.6
Kaithi
as Dilli
2019 Movie
4.9
Dev
as Dev Ramalingam
2019 Movie
6.7
Kadaikutty Singam
as Gunasingam
2018 Movie
7.8
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
as Theeran Thirumaran
2017 Movie
6.8
Magalir Mattum
Playback Singer
2017 Movie
5.7
Kaatru Veliyidai
as Varun
2017 Movie
4.9
Kaashmora
as Kaashmora / Raj Nayak
2016 Movie
7.1
Oopiri
as Seenu
2016 Movie
5.1
Komban
as Kombaiah Pandian
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Karthi.
