Karthik Kumar

Karthik Kumar
Karthik Kumar
Born	21 November 1977 (age 47); Chennai, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, standup comedian
Years active	2000–2018
	Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up comedy
Genres	Observational comedy, improvisational comedy, physical comedy, political satire
Spouse	Suchitra
Website	evamstanduptamasha

Karthik Kumar (born 21 November 1977) is an Indian stand up comedian and former actor in the Tamil film and television industry.

Biography

He studied chemical engineering in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering.^[1]^[2]

After completing Chemical Engineering, Karthik along with his friend Sunil Vishnu quit their respective jobs and started the event management company "Evam", which today is a theatre company of renown.

Karthik made his acting debut with Alaipayuthey (2000) portraying a small role as Shalini's prospective suitor.^[3] He was first test shot for the role of R. Madhavan in Alaipayuthey (2000) and rejected as he was too young with no acting experience at the time. He went on to portray supporting roles notably in films like Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008) and Poi Solla Porom (2008).

In November 2016, Karthik expressed regret for getting typecast in particular roles, and wrote about his "retirement" from the film industry.^[4]

Karthik Kumar is also a prolific stand-up comedian who has done three stand-up specials. His first special, #PokeMe has more than half a million views on YouTube. His second special was titled "Second Decoction". And his third special Blood Chutney streams on Amazon Prime. He has performed over 1000 shows across India, USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. He is managed by Evam Standup Tamasha, a stand-up movement in South India.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Alaipayuthey	Shyam	Tamil
2002	Saathiya		Hindi	Remake of Alaipayuthey
2004	Vaanam Vasappadum	Karthik	Tamil
2004	Yuva	Vishnu	Hindi
2005	Kanda Naal Mudhal	Aravind	Tamil
2008	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Cheenu	Tamil
2008	Poi Solla Porom	Uppilinathan	Tamil
2009	Ninaithale Inikkum	Vasu	Tamil
2009	Edhuvum Nadakkum	Naga	Tamil
2010	Sapno Ke Desh Mein		Hindi
2010	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	Krish	Tamil
2011	Deiva Thirumagal	Karthik	Tamil	Guest appearance
2011	Veppam	Vishnu	Tamil
2015	Pasanga 2	Akhil	Tamil
2015	Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan	Dr. Raghu	Tamil
2017	Ticket	Althif Hussain	Tamil
2018	Mannar Vagaiyara	Arivazhagan	Tamil

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2012	Dharmayutham	Arjun	Tamil	Vijay Television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmayutham

Voice Artist

For Atul Kulkarni in Aval (2017, Tamil)

References

^ "Wedding bells for 'Mirchi' Suchi!". Sify. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ "All fun and adventure". The Hindu. 11 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ thsgp (9 September 2003). "The Hindu : Their world's a STAGE". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Actor Karthik Kumar's confessions are a refreshing take on the film industry". The News Minute. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

External links

Karthik Kumar at IMDb

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[1] "Wedding bells for 'Mirchi' Suchi!". Sify. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

[2] "All fun and adventure". The Hindu. 11 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

[3] thsgp (9 September 2003). "The Hindu : Their world's a STAGE". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[4] "Actor Karthik Kumar's confessions are a refreshing take on the film industry". The News Minute. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

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