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Karthik is a Actor and Playback Singer Indian born on 13 september 1960 at Chennai (Inde)

Karthik

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Birth name Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman
Nationality Inde
Birth 13 september 1960 (64 years) at Chennai (Inde)

Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman known by screen name Karthik, is an Indian film actor, playback singer and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai. He has primarily appeared in lead roles in Tamil films.

Karthik has won four Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil. He is also the recipient of Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award.

Biography

Karthik married actress Ragini his co-star in the film Solaikuyil in 1988 and the couple has two sons, Gautham Karthik & Ghayn karthik. Later he married Ragini's sister Rathi in 1992 and the couple has son, Thiran karthik. His eldest son Gautham Karthik has entered the Tamil film industry by starring in the movie Kadal directed by Mani Ratnam.

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Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
(50 films)
Senthil
Senthil
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Radha Ravi
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Janagaraj
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Filmography of Karthik (127 films)

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Anegan
Anegan (2015)
, 2h40
Directed by K. V. Anand
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Dhanush, Karthik, Amyra Dastur, Jagan, Atul Kulkarni, Soori
Roles Ravi and Kiran
Rating66% 3.3473353.3473353.3473353.3473353.347335
The film begins in a fantasy sequence taking place in Madhumitha's (Amyra Dastur) imagination as she shares the story with her psychiatrist, Dr. Radhika (Lena): Munaruna (Dhanush) is a Tamil worker in Burma. His friend Saamuda (Jagan) falls in love with Mallika (Aishwarya Devan), but Mallika loves Munaruna instead. Munaruna saves Samudra (Amyra Dastur), the daughter of a Burmese army general, from a Ferris wheel accident and they fall in love. When Mallika learns about this, she is devastated and marries Saamuda. The Burmese general disapproves of the union between Munaruna and Samudra, and revokes the privileges that the Tamil immigrants had until then. Violence breaks out and the Tamil nationals flee Burma. Munaruna and Samudra also join the refugees on on a ship along with Saamuda and Mallika. When Samudra's father comes looking for her, Mallika spitefully reveals where they are hiding. As Samudra and Munaruna try to escape by diving into the ocean, Munaruna is shot and killed. Samudra drowns after promising to be together forever.
ABCD 2
ABCD 2 (2015)
, 2h34
Directed by Remo D'Souza
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Children's films
Actors Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapooor, Prabhu Deva, Lauren Gottlieb, Tisca Chopra, Dolly Bindra
Roles Raju
Rating54% 2.701852.701852.701852.701852.70185
Suresh Mukund (Varun Dhawan) wants to be a big dancer to fulfill his mother's wish. Vinnie (Shraddha Kapoor) wants to be the best hip-hop dancer. Childhood friends from suburban Nalasopara, Mumbai, they form a team and participate in a national level competition "Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin" where they are disqualified as their moves are copied and everyone calls them cheaters. Everyone departs to search for jobs. Suresh works in a bar as a waiter, Vinnie joins a beauty parlour and Vernon (Sushant Pujari) works as a delivery boy where, time and again, they are insulted as cheaters. The departure of angry teammates adds injury to insult, and nothing is set to be corrected.
Om 3D
Om 3D (2013)
, 2h5
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Kriti Kharbanda, Nikesha Patel, Karthik, Karthik, Rao Ramesh
Roles Harischandra Prasad
Rating44% 2.209822.209822.209822.209822.20982
Arjun(Nandamuri Kalyan Ram) has a family. Arjun’s father is Harischandra Prasad aka Hari(Karthik). Arjun’s mother is Jothi. Hari has a younger brother named Lakshman. Hari’s business rival is Byreddy(Rao Ramesh). 1 of Hari’s friends is Ajay(Ahuti Prasad). 1 of Arjun’s friends is Joseph. Bhavani(Sampath Raj) has been sitting in prison for a very long time. Bala & Bhavani’s lawyer come to the prison because Bhavani’s bail was revoked again. Bhavani’s lawyer is still trying to get Bhavani released from prison. Bhavani wants Hari to die. Arjun sees a hot chick named Anjali(Kriti Kharbanda) on the beach. Bala wants Chandu to kill Hari, but Anjali saves Hari’s life. Arjun falls in love with Anjali. Byreddy & his henchmen help Bala to get Bhavani released from prison. Lakshman informs Hari & Ajay that Byreddy joined forces with Bhavani. Hari wants Lakshman to locate Arjun just in case if Bhavani plans to kill Arjun. Arjun comes to train station because Anjali has to get onto a train. Lakshman calls Arjun’s cellphone, but Anjali answers & disconnects the phone call. Before the call got disconnected, Lakshman heard the train engine making noise. While Anjali’s leaving, Lakshman calls Arjun’s phone again. Bhavani shows up. Bhavani tries to kill Arjun, but Arjun manages to dodge the bullet. Lakshman & his bodyguards show up. Lakshman throws a gun to Arjun. Some of Lakshman’s bodyguards gets killed. Most of Bhavani’s henchmen gets killed. Bhavani & his other henchmen escape. Arjun & Lakshman go back to Hari’s office. Jimmy was the father of Hari & Lakshman. Bhavani was like another brother to Hari. Bhavani got arrested for doing illegal business. Bhavani broke out of jail to kill Jimmy. Bhavani got arrested again. Ajay’s daughter is Riya(Nikesha Patel). On Holi Day, Arjun wants to introduce Anjali to his family. Bhavani puts Holi on his face, so he can sneak into Holi Festival. Arjun introduces Anjali to Jothi. Jothi realizes that Arjun & Anjali are lovers. Arjun sees Hari asking Ajay if Riya can marry Arjun. Ajay doesn’t mind if Riya marries Arjun. Lakshman, Hari, Ajay, & Riya don’t know that Arjun’s in love with Anjali. Anjali’s sad because Hari talked about Arjun & Riya getting married. Anjali decides to leave. Arjun tries to stop Anjali from leaving. Anjali still wants to leave. Bhavani kills Ajay. It’s presumed that Bhavani tried to kill Hari. Hari doesn’t want Arjun to get revenge on Bhavani now, but Arjun still wants to get revenge on Bhavani. Arjun goes to Byreddy’s business. Arjun beats up Byreddy’s employees. Arjun kidnaps Byreddy, inorder to lure Bhavani into a trap. When Arjun sees Bala pointing Gun at Anjali, Arjun has no other choice to let Bhavani & his henchmen escape. Arjun takes Anjali back to college. Arjun goes back home. Bhavani & his henchmen came to Bhavani’s safehouse. Anjali shows up. Byreddy realizes that Bhavani paid Anjali to enter Arjun’s life, so they can separate Arjun from Hari. If they separate Arjun from Hari, then they can kill Hari & Lakshman. Anjali calls Arjun’s phone. Anjali needs to see Arjun. Arjun’s about to leave, but Hari asks Arjun to marry Riya. Hari realizes that Arjun already has a lover, but Hari has no problem with it. Lakshman tells them that Anjali’s actually working for Bhavani. Bala wanted Anjali to go onto the beach, so Arjun can see Anjali. Although Bala wanted Chandu to drive towards Hari, Bala wanted Anjali & Chandu to crash into each other accidentally. When Anjali came to Holi Festival, Arjun told security that they didn’t need to check Anjali’s car but Bhavani was hiding inside Anjali’s trunk & that’s how Bhavani sneaked into Holi Festival. Although Bala pointed Gun at Anjali, Bala wasn’t going to shoot Anjali. Anjali pretended to love Arjun. Hari asks Arjun to stop loving Anjali. Arjun & his friend named Joseph go to Anjali’s location. Bala & his henchmen take Anjali back to their safehouse. Bhavani didn’t expect Anjali to call Arjun again. Anjali truly loves Arjun. For now, Bhavani doesn’t want Anjali to know why they want to kill Hari. Riya loves Arjun. When Anjali goes to Hari’s business, Anjali tries to explain to Arjun but Arjun & Riya still believe that Anjali’s a bad woman. When Arjun saw Anjali’s eyes, Arjun thinks that Bhavani forced Anjali to do bad things. Hari asks Arjun to bring Anjali to their house. Lakshman tells Riya that they have to kill Anjali. Riya retrieves Anjali from a bus stop. Riya goes outside. Anjali’s still inside Riya’s car. Riya locks her car. 1 of Lakshman’s henchmen uses a truck to crash into Riya’s car. Hari & Arjun go to hospital. Anjali’s still alive & unconscious. Lakshman slaps Riya because Anjali’s still alive. Riya bribed Byreddy to betray Bhavani. Riya, Byreddy, & Lakshman go to hospital. Byreddy lies to Hari & Arjun that Bhavani tried to kill Anjali. Hari tells Arjun to kill Bhavani. Arjun breaks into Bhavani’s safehouse. Arjun kills Bhavani’s henchmen except for Bala. Arjun tries to kill Bhavani, but Bala knocks out Arjun from behind. Bhavani puts Arjun in the car. While Bhavani’s driving, Laksman & his henchmen show up. Bhavani kills some of Lakshman’s henchmen. Arjun wakes up & causes Lakshman to crash. While Arjun’s hanging onto bridge, Arjun shoots Bhavani’s heart. Instead, Bhavani pulls Arjun back onto bridge. Bhavani reveals that he’s actually Arjun’s real father. Hari tells Byreddy that Arjun & Bhavani are father & son. Hari’s hoping for Arjun & Bhavani to kill each other. Hari hoped for Ajay’s murder to provoke Arjun to get revenge on Bhavani. Hari told Riya & Bhavani to kill Anjali. Bhavani & Bala never planned to kill Arjun. Bhavani came to meet Arjun at train station, but Bhavani pulled out a gun just incase if Lakshman & his henchmen planned to kill Arjun. Bhavani never told Anjali that he & Arjun are (father & son) because Bhavani wanted to tell Arjun the truth first. Bhavani wanted to kill Hari, but Bhavani wanted to Arjun the truth first. During the Holy Festival, Bhavani killed Ajay on purpose. Jothi realizes that Hari’s a bad man. Lakshman & his henchmen try to kill Arjun. Bhavani grabs a grenade. Bhavani kills Lakshman & his henchmen by committing suicide. Bala takes Arjun to another safehouse. Jothi & Joseph also show up. Bala puts bandages onto Arjun’s body.
Maharaja
Maharaja (2011)

Actors Anjali, Nassar, Anita Hassanandani, Sathya, Saranya, Karunas Sethu

Mahadevan (Nassar), a middle-aged government employee who leads a very normal family life with his wife, a son and his father who is also living with him. He lives a budget life, rides an old scooter, wears out-of-fashion clothes and bears a sullen expression on his face for all the reasons above. He is unhappy with his present life which is monotonous and feels that he should lives a modernized life which he has missed in his earlier life.
Puli Vesham
Directed by P. Vasu
Actors Karthik, R. K., Sadha, Divya Padmini, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mansoor Ali Khan
Roles P. Eswara Moorthy
Rating70% 3.509483.509483.509483.509483.50948
Munian (R.K), the innocent turned underworld dada. The naïve youngster from a remote village becomes a dreaded dada who could fix anyone and anything for money. He spends the money to treat a girl who is in coma for six months. Who is that girl and why does he spend money for her?
Raavan
Raavan (2010)
, 2h10
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priyaman, Govinda
Rating54% 2.7002152.7002152.7002152.7002152.700215
The film opens with shots showing Beera Munda (Abhishek Bachchan), a bandit, jumping off a cliff into the water. His gang is busy distracting the police and a few police vehicles are set ablaze.
Maanja Velu
Genres Action
Actors Arun Vijay, Karthik, Suresh Gopi, Dhansika, Prakash Raj, Prabhu
Roles Subash Chandra Bose
Rating47% 2.3557952.3557952.3557952.3557952.355795
The film starts with a flashback. ACP Bose (karthik) is a sincere police officer happily married and lives with his parents and younger brother velu (arunvijay). Velu is a college student and he falls in love with his classmate Anjali (dhansika). Enter Umapathi (chandrasekar) the villain who is notorious for settlements and land deals. Shalini comes across ACP Bose when she is on a field trip from her college with her friends. She gets friendly with his daughter Pinky who tells her that she would get her introduced to her uncle velu and they would make a good pair. It turns out that velu studies in Indu’s college and soon after they accidentally even come to know each other and get close.
Raavanan
Raavanan (2010)
, 2h8
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Musical films
Actors Vikram, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aishwarya Rai, Karthik, Prabhu, Priyaman
Roles Gnanaprakasam
Rating68% 3.448783.448783.448783.448783.44878
The film opens with shots showing Veeraiya (Vikram) jumping off a cliff into water. His gang is busy distracting the police. Police vehicles are set ablaze and women seduce policemen into a trap whereby Veera's henchmen attack. The police are ruthlessly murdered. Raagini (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), whilst on a boating trip, is kidnapped by Veera. Dev Prakash (Prithviraj Sukumaran), her husband and a senior police officer, is informed of the incident.
Kusthi
Kusthi (2006)

Directed by Raj Kapoor
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Prabhu, Karthik, Vadivelu, Manya, Flora Saini, Vijayakumar
Roles Singam

The movie begins with Jeeva (Prabhu), running away from his village to Chennai fearing a possible marriage with the daughter of a local chieftain (Radharavi), arranged by his father. He joins his old-friend Velu (Vadivelu), who runs an eatery in the city. Meanwhile, he saves a youth (Mahandahi Shankar), a henchman of a local goon Singam (Karthick) from some gangsters. Thus he gets the acquaintance of Singam. Meanwhile Singam come across Abi (Flora), a research scholar and Jeeva meets Divya (Manya). Both fall in love with them. Enters another goon (Raj Kapoor), who leaves his stolen money with Singam. He runs behind Singam to get the money back.
Love Thy Neighbor
Directed by Raghuram
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Alexandra Paul, Karthik, Anand Babu, Jeevitha rajasekhar, Charlie Day, John Bourgeois
Rating57% 2.876982.876982.876982.876982.87698
A la suite d'un cambriolage qui a bouleversé toute la famille, les Benson déménagent dans un quartier résidentiel très sécurisé. Mais à peine installés dans leur nouvelle maison, d'étranges évènements se produisent dans le voisinage, et les Benson commencent à recevoir des menaces.
Mitr, My Friend, 1h45
Directed by Revathi
Genres Drama
Actors Shobana, Poonam Sinha, Mike Bailey, Revathi, Karthik
Rating67% 3.3830453.3830453.3830453.3830453.383045
"Mitr, My Friend" is a film about the plight of women who sacrifice their life for the betterment of their family. It also describes the cultural differences experienced by a small town girl on moving to a transposed environment.
Devan
Devan (2002)

Directed by Arun Pandian
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Karthik, Arun Pandian, Meena, Kausalya, Vivek, Ajay Rathnam
Rating12% 0.6396650.6396650.6396650.6396650.639665
When the movie opens Devan(Arun Pandiyan) murdering photographer Jeeva(Thalaivasal Vijay) in cold blood in his house. Jeeva strategically positions a video camera to capture the impending murder but Devan never shows his face to it. And when Jeeva shouts out the name of his killer before dying, the audio is lost at that point. While the police search for the killer, Devan zeroes in on Chetta (Saikumar) as his next target. He follows Chetta to Chandigarh but is apprehended by CBI officer Ratnavel(Vijayakanth). But once Ratnavel realises Chetta's true nature, he begins to help Devan, even hiring successful lawyer Chakravarthy(Karthik) to fight for him.