
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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.

as ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)

as Self
2016

as Self - Guest
2019

as ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
2025

as Dilli (voice)
2022

as Rameshwaran "Ramu"
2026

as Dilli
2019

as Meiyazhagan
2024

as Vanthiyathevan
2022

as Chandrabose "Sardar"/Vijay Prakash
2022

as House - Tamil (voice)
2025

as Rathaangasan / Commander Ryan
2024

as Vimalan / Akhilan (Voice , Telugu version)
2012
as ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
2025

as Rameshwaran "Ramu"
2026

as House - Tamil (voice)
2025

as ACP Veerappan (Special Appearance)
2025

as Rathaangasan / Commander Ryan
2024

as Meiyazhagan
2024

as Japan Muni
2023

as Narrator (Voice)
2023

as Vanthiyathevan
2023

as Chandrabose "Sardar"/Vijay Prakash
2022

as Vanthiyathevan
2022

as Viruman
2022

as Dilli (voice)
2022

as Vikram Alias Sulthan
2021

as Vicky (Saravanan)
2019

as Dilli
2019

as Dev Ramalingam
2019

as Gunasingam
2018

as Theeran Thirumaran
2017

as Varun
2017

as Kaashmora / Raj Nayak
2016

as Seenu
2016

as Kombaiah Pandian
2015

as Kaali
2014

as Sugan
2013
as Himself - Promo for Kadaikutty Singam
1 ep.
Playback Singer