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Karthik Raj is a Tamil film and leading television actor.
Karthik Raj | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21st January, 1988 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Website | Karthik Raj on Instagram |
Career
He got introduced to television through Kana Kaanum Kaalangal - Kalooriyin Kadhai where he played the lead role of Karthikeyan in STAR Vijay. He continued working in STAR Vijay in the lead role in Office alongside Shruthi Raj. He also participated in Jodi Number One Season 7 with Nancy Jennifer. He also rendered his voice as a narrator in a short film "yaanum neeyum" starring Vetri his co actor in k5.
He has acted as a lead actor in the movies 465 [1][2] and Naalu Peruku Nalladhun Edhuvum Thappilla.[3] His acting was well appreciated in both the movies, despite the films not doing so well at the box office.
In 2017, Karthik essayed the role of Adithyaa in the super-hit Tamil daily soap Sembaruthi [4] alongside actress Priya Raman and newcomer Shabana Shajahan. This was Karthikraj's first serial in Zee Tamil channel. This serial made Karthik a household name, and his chemistry with the lead actress garnered positive acclaim. In December 2020, Karthik Raj was replaced due to unforeseen reasons as quoted in the channel's official statement.
On Oct 15, 2020 ZEE5 proudly announced its web series Mugilan [5] starring Karthik and Ramya Pandian in lead roles & the first look received massive positive responses from his fans and so did the teaser",[6] which was subsequently released on Oct 18,2020.
Mugilan premiered Oct 30th 2020 on ZEE5. This web series won the Most Viewed Regional Original Series award for the month of November by zee5.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Kana Kanum Kalangal Kallooriyin Kathai | Karthik | STAR Vijay |
| 2013–2015 | Office | Karthikeyan | STAR Vijay |
| 2014 | Jodi Number One (season 7) (Semi-finalist) | Karthik | STAR Vijay |
| 2017– 2020 | Sembaruthi | Adhitya | Zee Tamil |
Films
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | yaanum neeyum | Narrator (voice for Anto) | Short film |
| 2017 | 465 | Jai | |
| 2017 | Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla | Anil | |
| 2020 | Mugilan | Mugilan | series on ZEE5 |
Awards
For Sembaruthi, Karthik won the Favorite Actor Award 2018 in Zeetamil Kudumba Virudhugal 2018 with an overwhelming vote count of more than 40 Lakhs (this data was proclaimed by the channel while presenting the award). He won the Favorite Actor Award 2019 again for the next year as well. In 2020, he won the Favourite Actor Award and Best On-Screen Pair along with his co-actor Shabana Shajahan, making it a hat-trick award-winning under the two categories. (This time the vote count for favorite hero was a whopping count of "more than half a crore" which is nearly 65 lakhs)
| Year | Award | Category | Serial | Role | Result | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 & 2015 | Vijay Television Award | Favourite Onscreen Pair | Office | Karthik & Raji | Won | STAR Vijay |
| 2018 | Zee Tamil Kudumba Virudhugal 2018 | Favourite Actor & Favourite Onscreen Pair | Sembaruthi | Adhitya & Parvathi | Won | Zee Tamil |
| 2019 | Galatta Nakshathra Award for the Best Actor 2019 | Best Actor | Sembaruthi | Aadhithya | Won | Zee Tamil |
| 2019 | Zee Tamil Kudumba Virudhugal 2019 | Favourite Actor & Favourite Onscreen Pair | Sembaruthi | Adhitya & Parvathi | Won | Zee Tamil |
| 2020 | Zee Tamil Kudumba Virudhugal 2020 | Favourite Actor & Favourite Onscreen Pair | Sembaruthi | Adhitya & Parvathi | Won | Zee Tamil |
| 2021 | Galatta Tamil Awards | Dream Lover 2021 | Dream Lover 2021 Title winner[7] | Karthikraj | Won | Galatta Tamil |
References
- ^ "Karthik Raj: A horror thriller with very little dialogue". The Times of India.
- ^ "465 Movie Press Meet". Cineulagam.com.
- ^ "Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla Movie Teaser". The Times of India.
- ^ "Sembaruthi Behind The Scenes". Ananda Vikatan.
- ^ "Mugilan". mykollywood.com.
- ^ "Mugilan Official Teaser". zee5.com.
- ^ "Karthik Raj Dream Lover 2021". Galatta Tamil.