About Karthi
Karthi is a critically acclaimed actor and a Tamil stalwart known for his effortless and flawless style of acting. His performances carry immense dedication and a lot of hard work.
He began his career as an Assistant Director under Mani Ratnam. Soon featured in the film Paruthiveeran, which was a huge success and his performance was highly applauded for its high level of quality. For his role, he even won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Tamil.
Karthi’s illustrious career consists of popular films such as Paiyaa, Madras, Oopiri, Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru, Alex Pandian with Tamil and Telugu star Anushka Shetty and Kaithi.
Karthi comes from the lineage of superstars, as he is the son of veteran actor Sivakumar and the younger brother of famous actor Suriya. He will soon feature in P.S. Mithran’s Sardar.
Karthi Biography
Real Name: Karthik Shivkumar
Nickname: Karthi
Date of Birth of Karthi: 25 May 1977
Age of Karthi: 43
Height of Karthi: In cm- 178, In m-1.78, In ft inch-5’10
Weight of Karthi: 78 kg (172)
Body Measurement of Karthi: 42-34-13.5
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: Black
Zodiac Sign/Star Sign: Gemini
Known Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Urdu, Marathi
Religion: Hindu
Profession: Actor
Favorite Actor: Rajnikanth
Favourite Car: Mercedes-Benz
Favourite Sport: Badminton
Favourite Colour: Black, White, Blue
Favourite Destination: London
Favourite Food: Chicken
Net Worth of Karthi: $3 Million
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Home Town: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Currently Living: Chennai
Controversies of Karthi
1. Karthi’s film Kaithi surrounded itself with controversy when a person named Rajeev filed a complaint stating he was the one behind the script of Kaithi. Moreover, he has demanded Rs. 4 Crore as compensation and license for the story from the producers.
2. Over a selfie, the situation grew tense between Karthi and actress Kasturi Shankar. When, both the actors met each other on a stage for the promotion of the audio launch of July Kaatril.
Kasturi while taking a selfie with Karthi, took a dig at Karthi’s father Sivakumar, that he isn’t there with them, pointing out to the older controversy of his father. Karthi quickly replied that the act of taking a selfie has become disrespectful in recent times.
Interesting Facts about Karthi
1. Karthi did not want to become an actor first. He always mentioned that it was the circumstances that brought out the actor in him.
2. Karthi and superstar Mahesh Babu, both have studied from the same college.
3. During his school days, he didn’t like watching films of Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam.
4. Karthi had established a negative image among the audience by doing the same kind of movies like Paruththi Veeran and Yuganiki Okkadu. Slowly he changed his image, by performing different kinds of roles.
5. Apart from his on-screen work, he has been an active welfare activist, helping out the needy and inspiring his fans to try to do the same.
6. His father Sivakumar is a great Tamil actor.
7. He married Ranjini Chinnaswamy in 2011. Together they have a daughter named Umayaal who was born in 2013.
8. He has adopted a White Lion cub named Namratha.
9. Before he became an actor, he used to work as a graphic designer in New York.
10. Karthi’s movie Sulthan starring Rashmika Mandanna was given 4 out of 5 stars by The Indian Express and was praised for its strong casts and emotional sequences.
11.Karthi will feature in Mani Ratnam’s multi-starrer epic historical drama Ponniyin Selvan which also includes popular actors like Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Upcoming Movies of Karthi
Sardar (Tamil)
Mdhuravada (Telugu)
Family of Karthi
Father: Sivakumar
Mother: Lakshmi
Wife: Ranjani Chinnaswamy
Daughter of Karthi: Umayal
Son of Karthi: Kandhan
Social Media Profiles of Karthi
Facebook: sikarthi
Instagram: @karthi.offl
Twitter: @iskarthi_
Education/Qualification of Karthi
School: St. Bede’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai.
College: Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering,
Hobbies of Karthi
Singing