Karthik Kumar

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

Karthik Kumar
Born (1977-11-21) 21 November 1977
Chennai, India
OccupationActor, standup comedian
Years active2000–2018
Comedy career
MediumStand-up comedy
GenresObservational comedy, improvisational comedy, physical comedy, political satire
Websiteevamstanduptamasha

Biography

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

After earning his Bacherlors' degree, 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 tested for the role of R. Madhavan in the film but was 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 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" followed by "Blood Chutney" streaming 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.

Personal life

Karthik Kumar was married to Suchitra between 2005 to 2017.[5] He is now married to Amrutha Srinivasan.[6]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000AlaipayutheyShyamTamil
2002SaathiyaHindiRemake of Alaipayuthey
2004Vaanam VasappadumKarthikTamil
2004YuvaVishnuHindi
2005Kanda Naal MudhalAravindTamil
2007ChaurahenNaveenEnglish
2008Yaaradi Nee MohiniCheenuTamil
Poi Solla PoromUppilinathanTamil
2009Ninaithale InikkumVasuTamil
Edhuvum NadakkumNagaTamil
2010Sapno Ke Desh MeinHindi
Kola Kolaya MundhirikaKrishTamil
2011Deiva ThirumagalKarthikTamil
VeppamVishnuTamil
2015Pasanga 2AkhilTamil
Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla MaatanDr. RaghuTamil
2017TicketAlthif HussainTamil
2018Mannar VagaiyaraArivazhaganTamil

Television
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2012DharmayuthamArjunTamil

Voice Artist

References
  1. "Wedding bells for 'Mirchi' Suchi!". Sify. 6 October 2005. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. thsgp (9 September 2003). "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.
  5. R, Aishwarya (12 August 2015). "Karthik Kumar gives the perfect reply". pinkvilla. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. "Karthik Kumar and Amrutha Srinivasan tie the knot!".


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