Indian actor and comedian

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

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Television
  • 3.2 Voice Artist
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Biography

He studied chemical engineering in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering.

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. 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.

Karthik *ar 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 *led "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 *ar got married to Suchitra, an Indian singer, in the year 2005.The couple parted ways on 2017. On December 13, 2021, he married actress Amrutha Srinivasan.

Filmography

Television

Voice Artist

• For Atul Kulkarni in Aval (2017, Tamil)

References

External links

• Karthik *ar at IMDb