Karthik Subbaraj
Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian film Director, Writer and Producer working mainly in Tamil cinema.[3]
Karthik Subbaraj | |
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 Karthik at Iraivi Press Meet in 2016 | |
| Born | Karthik Subbaraj 19 March 1983[1] |
| Alma mater | Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai |
| Occupation | Film director Screenwriter Film producer Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sathya Prema (m. 2011) |
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Life and career
Karthik did his schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai[4] after which he went on to study Mechatronics at Thiagarajar College of Engineering.[5] During his college days he performed stage shows and skits.[6] His father, Gajaraj, is an actor who has acted in many supporting roles in films like Mundasupatti and Kabali.[7]
He made the short film "Kaatchipizhai" in Madurai, which was selected for Nalaya Iyakunar (a TV competition for short films).[8]
Karthik had intended to direct Jigarthanda first but could not fund the project. He then came up with the story for the low-budget Pizza which introduced the 7.1 sound system. The film was a commercial success, remade in Hindi and Kannada.[9] This allowed him the opportunity to make Jigarthanda, which received positive reviews and earned actor Bobby Simha a national award.[10] Subbaraj was praised by industry stalwarts like director S. Shankar and Mani Ratnam.[11][12] His third movie, Iraivi (2016), received positive reviews and Subbaraj was praised for the film's portrayal of society's treatment of women. The movie also observed the various ways men's attitudes and behaviors impact women throughout life. He went on and directed a silent thriller, Mercury (2018), starring Prabhu Deva in its lead. He produced Kallachirippu, a web series under his banner Stone bench.[13]
Subbaraj, A Rajinikanth fanatic, directed the action thriller Petta (2019), Rajinikanth's 166th film. Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures produced the film while Anirudh Ravichander composed the film's music, replacing Karthik's usual music director, Santhosh Narayanan who composed for the director's previous ventures. Nawazuddin Siddiqui made his Tamil film debut with this film.
[14] In the meanwhile he produced Amazon Original Penguin movie starring Keerthy Suresh in the lead role and Hotstar Originals Triples (web series) starring Jai and Vani Bhojan in the lead roles directed by his assistant Charukesh Sekar.
He then directed Miracle, a short for the Amazon Anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai which was well received. He is also awaiting the release of Jagame Thandhiram starring Dhanush in the lead role.
He is currently involved in the pre-production of Chiyaan 60 starring Vikram and Dhruv Vikram in the lead roles.
Filmography
As director
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 2012 | Pizza | Debut film |
| 2014 | Jigarthanda | |
| 2015 | Bench Talkies (Segment : Neer) | |
| 2016 | Iraivi | |
| 2018 | Mercury | |
| 2019 | Petta | |
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai (Segment : Miracle) | |
| 2021 | Jagame Thandhiram | |
| 2021 | Chiyaan 60 |
As Actor
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Jaguar car owner |
As producer
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Aviyal | |
| 2017 | Meyaadha Maan | |
| 2018 | Kallachirippu | Tamil Web Series |
| 2020 | Penguin | Amazon Prime film Bilingual( Tamil / Telugu ) |
| 2020 | Triples | Hotstar Web series[15][16] |
References
- "Karthik Subbaraj: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography - eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- "Kadhalil Sodhapathathu Eppadi - Kadhalil Sodhapathathu Eppadi - (Karthik Subbaraj & Sathya Prema) - (23/03/2014)". YouTube. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/karthik-subbaraj/biography.html
- "'SBOA' alumni". SBOA School (Facebook). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- Varty, Neeraj (December 2015). "Bollywood Biz: Corporate Manager, now Filmmaker!". Corporate Citizen. 1 (19).
- "Stage shows and skits during college days". December 2015.
- Kabali: Karthik Subbaraj's father to play a role in Rajini's next : Regional cinema, News – India Today. Indiatoday.intoday.in (22 August 2015). Retrieved on 17 December 2016.
- https://www.filmistreet.com/celebrity/karthik-subbaraj/
- Pizza Review – Pizza Movie Review. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved on 17 December 2016.
- Jigarthanda Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 17 December 2016.
- Vijay enjoys every bit of Jigarthanda – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (15 August 2014). Retrieved on 17 December 2016.
- Updated, Ramchander. (8 August 2014) Now, Mani Ratnam Is Impressed By Jigarthanda. Filmibeat. Retrieved on 17 December 2016.
- "Karthik Subbaraj goes full throttle as producer". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- https://english.newstracklive.com/news/this-is-the-rajinikanths-next-venture-after-superhit--petta-sc68-nu-1001065-1.html
- "Karthik Subbaraj to produce a web series starring Jai and Vani Bhojan". India Today. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "The New Disney+ Hotstar Show Triples, Starring Jai And Vani Bhojan, Promises To Be An Adventurous Ride". Film Companion. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.