Karthi
Acting
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
2026Vaa Vaathiyaar
Rameshwaran "Ramu"
2025HIT: The Third Case
ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
20253BHK
House - Tamil (voice)
2024Meiyazhagan
Meiyazhagan
2024Kanguva
Rathaangasan / Commander Ryan
2023Mark Antony
Narrator (Voice)
2023Japan
Japan Muni
2023Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Vanthiyathevan
2022Vikram
Dilli (voice)
2022Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Vanthiyathevan
2022Sardar
Chandrabose "Sardar"/Vijay Prakash
2022Viruman
Viruman
2021Sulthan
Vikram Alias Sulthan
2019Dev
Dev Ramalingam
2019Kaithi
Dilli
2019Thambi
Vicky (Saravanan)
2018Kadaikutty Singam
Gunasingam
2017Kaatru Veliyidai
Varun
2017Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
Theeran Thirumaran
2016Oopiri
Seenu
2016Kaashmora
Kaashmora / Raj Nayak
2015Komban
Kombaiah Pandian
2014Madras
Kaali
2013Alex Pandian
Alex Pandian