Karthi Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Real name	Karthik Sivakumar
Nickname	Karthi
Profession(s)	Actor, Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5’ 10” (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black (dyed brown)
Career
Debut	Film (Tamil; As an actor): Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004) as Michael's Friend Film (Telugu; As an actor): Oopiri/Thozha (2016) as Seenu Film (Tamil; As a singer): "Oororam Puliyamaram" from the film Paruthiveeran (2007) Film (Telugu; As a singer): "Maaripoye" from Oke Oka Jeevitham (2022)
Awards	• 2006: Tamil Nadu State Film Award- Special Prize for the Tamil film Paruthiveeran • 2008: Filmfare Award - Tamil Film for Best Actor for the film Paruthiveeran • 2015: Filmfare Award - Special Award Critics Award for Best Actor for the Tamil film Madras • 2015: SIIMA - Tamil for Best Actor Critics for the Tamil film Madras • 2018: Filmfare Award - Tamil Film for Best Actor (Critics) for the film Theeran Adhigaram Ondru • 2018: Edison Award India (Merit Award) for Best Actor for the Tamil film Theeran Adhigaram Ondru • 2020: SIIMA - Tamil for Best Actor: Critics for the Tamil film Kaithi • 2020: Norway Tamil Film Festival for Best Actor for the Tamil film Kaithi • 2020: Asianet Film Award for Most Popular Tamil Actor for the film Kaithi
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 May 1977 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	47 Years
Birthplace	Madras, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
School(s)	• Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai • St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
College/University	• B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai • Binghamton University, New York, US • SUNY - The State University of New York, US
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering at B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai • Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (Elective Filmmaking) at Binghamton University, New York, US • Two Courses in Basic Filmmaking at SUNY - The State University of New York, US [1]The Times of India
Religion	Hinduism
Community	Kongu Nadu [2]The Hindu
Hobbies	Singing, Travelling, Trekking, Playing Guitar
Controversy	Police Complaint by a Film Producer In 2007, after the release of his film 'Paruthiveeran,' some financial disputes aroused between the director KE Gnanavelraja and producer Ameer of the film. Later, lawyer of Ameer also included names of Karthi and his brother Suriya in the police complaint as they were also involved in film's investment. Later, Karthi and Suriya's names were dismissed from the case. [3]The Times of India
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Tamannaah Bhatia (actress; rumoured) [4]Pinkvilla
Engagement Date	29 April 2011
Engagement Place	Karthi's village in Goundampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Marriage Date	3 July 2011
Marriage Place	Codissia Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ranjani Chinnasamy (MA in English Literature)
Children	Son- Kandhan (born in October 2020) Daughter- Umayaal (born in 2013)
Parents	Father- Sivakumar (actor) Mother- Lakshmi Sivakumar
Siblings	Brother- Suriya (aka Saravanan Sivakumar, actor; elder) Sister- Brindha Sivakumar (singer; younger)
Other Relative(s)	Sister-in-Law- Jyothika (actress; married to Suriya) (image in parents' section) Brother-in-Law- Sivakumar (Industrialist; married to Brindha) (image in parents' section)
Favourites
Actor	Rajinikanth
Film	Billa (1980), Nayakan (1987), Agni Natchathiram (1988), Thevar Magan (1992), Subramaniapuram (2008)
Cuisine(s)	Mexican, Thai
Sport	Badminton
Colour(s)	White, Black, Blue
Car	Mercedes-Benz
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Mercedes Benz ML 350 • Audi Q7 SUV [5]The Times of India (gifted by his brother)
Bike Collection	BMW R 1250 GS
Expensive Things	TISSOT T-SPORT PRS 516 watch worth Rs 1,13,000
Money Factor
Income (approx.)	Rs 1.5 crore (per month)
Fees	Rs 8 crore per film, Rs 1 crore per brand endorsement
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 90 crore (as of 2023)
Social Media
Instagram	Karthi Sivakumar
Facebook	Karthi
Twitter	Karthi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karthi

• Karthi grew up in Chennai.
  

  Karthi’s childhood photo

• In childhood, he used to watch the films of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee and developed an interest in acting.

• After completing his graduation, he started working as an engineering consultant in Chennai for which he earned Rs 5000 per month. Later, he left the job as he found it monotonous.
  

  Karthi during his college days

• He then shifted to New York to pursue his higher studies. He even worked as a part-time graphic designer.

• After returning to India, he started working as an assistant director with the Indian director Mani Ratnam.

• In 2010, became the brand ambassador of Bharti Airtel South India. He even appeared in its advertising campaign Indraikku Enna plan.
  

  Karthi during an event of Airtel

• He has acted in many Tamil films like ‘Paiyaa’ (2010), ‘Siruthai’ (2011), ‘Thambi’ (2019), ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ (2022), ‘Sardar’ (2022), and ‘Ponniyin Selvan: II’ (2023).
  

  Ponniyin Selvan: I

• In 2011, he became a cause ambassador to promote awareness of lysosomal storage disease.

• He has lent his voice to many Tamil songs like “Kandha Kaara Vadai” from the film ‘Saguni’ (2012), “Gubu Gubu Gubu” from the film ‘Magalir Mattum’ (2017), “Yerumayileri” from the film ‘Sardar’ (2022), and “Touching Touching” from the film ‘Japan’ (2023).

• He has been featured in TV commercials for various brands like Cadbury Oreo, WWE Sony Sports, Santoor, Chennai Silks, and Bru Instant.

• In 2015, he became the treasurer of the coveted Nadigar Sangam.

• Every year, he visits orphanages on his birthday and donates funds to them.

• He inaugurated the NGO Makkal Nala Mandram on his 31st birthday to encourage his fans to participate in welfare activities. On that day, he even distributed school bags to children, sewing machines to women, and bicycles to children.

• He has also adopted a white tiger cub in Vandalur Zoo to preserve the species.

• He once shared that he wanted to learn to fly the aeroplanes.

• In 2019, he lashed out at the Indian actress Kasturi Shankar for mocking his father while trying to take a selfie with Karthi. Earlier, Karthi’s father threw a phone of his fan who tried to take a selfie with his father without his permission. ^[6]India Today

• In 2020, he shared that he never did a smoking scene on screen as he did not want to promote the wrong things with his films. ^[7]The Times of India

• In 2022, he auctioned his favourite guitar to raise funds for Chennai-based Wasted 360 Solutions. The guitar was gifted to him by his mother when he was 1o years old. ^[8]The Times of India
  

  Karthi with his guitar

• In 2023, he acted in his 25th film ‘Japan’ (Tamil) as Japan Muni.
  

  Japan

• He lent his voice to the Telugu song “Touching Touching” in 2023 for the film ‘Japan.’

• He is an avid animal lover and often shares pictures with animals on his social media accounts.
  

  Karthi with a horse

• In 2023, in a media interaction, he passed a comment about caste. He said,
  

  I don’t see caste because I grew up in Madras.”

  However, he was criticised by people for being so ignorant. ^[9]Times Now

• He has been featured on the cover of various magazines such as South Scope, Ritz, Kungumam, and Red.
  

  Karthi featured on Ritz magazine