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 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
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000AlaipayutheyShyamTamil
2002SaathiyaHindiRemake of Alaipayuthey
2004Vaanam VasappadumKarthikTamil
2004YuvaVishnuHindi
2005Kanda Naal MudhalAravindTamil
2008Yaaradi Nee MohiniCheenuTamil
Poi Solla PoromUppilinathanTamil
2009Ninaithale InikkumVasuTamil
Edhuvum NadakkumNagaTamil
2010Sapno Ke Desh MeinHindi
Kola Kolaya MundhirikaKrishTamil
2011Deiva ThirumagalKarthikTamilGuest appearance
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. 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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