Karthi

Karthi


NameKarthi (கார்த்திக் சிவகுமார், కార్తిక్శి వకుమార్)
Other NamesKarthik Sivakumar
Date Of Birth25 May 1977
Age46 years 9 months 23 days
Place Of BirthChennai, Tamil Nadu
MotherLakshmi
Sister-In-LawJyothika
BrotherSuriya(Elder)
FatherSivakumar
ReligionHinduism
Favorite ColorBlack & white
Height5 feet 10 inches
Eye colorDark Brown
Wiki Pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthi
Debut MovieParuthiveeran(2007)
WifeRanjini(m. 2011 –)
DaughterUmayaal
Education (Graduation)B.E, Mechanical Engineering, Crescent Engineering College Binghamton University
Education (Post-Graduation)M.S, Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University, New York
Education(School)Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
Education (High School)St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
SisterBrindha(young)
Twitter Profilehttps://twitter.com/Karthi_Offl
Facebook Profilehttps://www.facebook.com/sikarthi/
Weight78kg
Hair colorBlacl
Favorite ActorRajnikanth
Favorite FoodMexican
Favorite Carhttp://starsunfolded.com/karthi/Mercedes-Benz
Biography
Karthi, is an Indian film actor who works in the Tamil film industry.

Karthi: Photos, Pictures

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Karthi family: wife rajani & daughter umayaal
Karthi family: wife rajani & daughter umayaal
Karthi family: with father, mother, sister, brother, wife, sister-in-law, brother-in-law
Karthi family: with father, mother, sister, brother, wife, sister-in-law, brother-in-law
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Interesting Facts and Trivia

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  1. For his roles in the movie Karthi would practice by removing his jeans and wearing Lungi all the time.

  2. Karthi married Ranjani in 2011 at CODISSIA trade fair complex, Coimbatore. She is M.A English Literature major from Stella Maris College, Chennai

  3. When he was in New York, Karthi worked as a part-time graphic designer.

  4. Karthi wanted to become a director, after his education he became an assistant to direcor Maniratnam

  5. Mani Ratnam offered Karthi a significant role in Aayutha Ezhuthu, but he declined it as he wanted to become a director.

  6. Karthi inaugurated "Makkal Nala Mandram", a social welfare club of like minded

  7. Karthi worked as an Engineering consultant after his graduation and was thinking of higher studies before becoming an assistant director.

  8. Karthik & Charity: Karthi donates blood regularly, through his charity organizatino he helps poor kids with books, bags and bicycles, he donates money to help AIDS affected children. He has been ambassdor of many awareness campaigns.

  9. He promotes awareness about lysosomal storage disease

  10. Karthi & Rajani were engaged on 29 April 2011 at Goundampalayam, Erode, native place of Rajani

  11. Paruthiveeran, a 2007 movie became the turning point, it got him acclaim as an actor.

  12. Karthi is the younger brother of actor Tamil actor Suriya

  13. In 2015, he worked as the treasurer of the Nadigar Sangam.

  14. Karthi is the stage name of actor Karthik Shivakaumar

  15. Karthi adopted a white tiger cub at Vandalur Zoo and donated towards preserving it.

  16. Karthi attended two separate courses in film making at New York State University

  17. Karthi became brand ambassador of Bharti Airtel in South India

  18. Karthi visits orphanages and donates funds to them On his birthdays.

  19. His appearance for the Bru Coffee Ad along with Kajal Aggarwal is televised throughout India

  20. Karthi won Filmfare Award for Best Actor and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for his first movie as an actor- Paruthiveeran(2007)


Karthi: Filmography (1)

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2016 Oopiri[Actor]

Quotes

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  1. I want to look nice shirtless

  2. On his journey to film industry "I was earning about INR 5000, per month and found the work monotonous. That was when I thought, I should do something more"

  3. When asked about his wife's reactions to his romantic movies "None of the wives like love stories. They don't like to see their husband romancing other ladies"