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Comment: Suspected autobiography. SomeoneDreaming (talk) 12:31, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Karate Karrthi

About

Karate Karrthi (born 6 December) is an Indian Actor, Martial Artist, and action specialist who primarily works in Tamil cinema, with appearances in Malayalam and Telugu films. He is known for his performances in Karuppu (2026), Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026), Coolie (2025), Jailer (2023), Kooman (2022), Doctor (2021), Bigil (2019), Kaithi (2019), and Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017).

Early Life and Training

Karate Karrthi is a trained martial artist holding a 6th Dan Black Belt in Karate. He is a 13-time Karate National Champion and a gold medalist at the 2003 All India Police Boxing Championship.

He has trained in Karate, Boxing, Silambam, Gymnastics, Horse Riding, and Weapons Combat. He served in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). In 2006, he trained at the Alchemy Acting School.

Career

Karate Karrthi began his career in television, appearing in several Tamil serials such as Arasi, Chellamae, Anantham, Uthiripookal, Bandham, Azhagi, Mahabharatham, and Mundhanai Mudichu, where he played a variety of supporting and antagonist roles.

Following his transition to films, he shifted his focus primarily to cinema and stopped appearing in television dramas. He has since worked in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films, gaining recognition for action-oriented and antagonist roles.

Filmography

Tamil Films

Year	Title	Director	Hero	Role / Notes
2015	Yennai Arindhaal	Gautham Vasudev Menon	Ajith Kumar	Police officer
2017	Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru	H. Vinoth	Karthi	Police officer
2018	Iravukku Aayiram Kangal	Mu.Maran	Arulnithi	Police officer
2019	Petta	Karthik subbaraj	Superstar Rajinikanth	Friend of protagonist
2019	Bigil	Atlee	Vijay	Friend of protagonist
2019	Kaithi	Lokesh Kanagaraj	Karthi	Antagonist
2021	Doctor	Nelson	Sivakarthikeyan	Antagonist (comedy shade)
2021	Chithirai Sevvaanam	Stunt Silva	Samuthirakani	Antagonist -Police officer
2021	Sangathalaivan	Manimaran	Samuthirakani	Antagonist- Police officer
2023	Jailer	Nelson	Superstar Rajinikanth	Antagonist (comedy shade)
2023	Kannai Nambathey	Mu.Maran	Udhayanidhi Stalin	Antagonist
2024	Kanguva	Siva	Suriya	Antagonist with humor
2024	Soodhu Kavvum 2	S J Arjun	Mirchi Shiva	Antagonist (corrupt cop with Humor )
2025	Coolie	Lokesh Kanagaraj	Superstar Rajinikanth	Antagonist
2026	Karuppu	RJ Balaji	Suriya	Comedy shade
TBA	Jailer 2	Nelson	Superstar Rajinikanth	Antagonist — Yet to release
TBA	Purushan	Sundar C	Vishal	Antagonist — Yet to release
TBA	Vishwanath & Sons	Venky Atluri	Suriya	Positive role — Yet to release

Malayalam Films

Year	Title	Director	Hero	Role / Notes
2022	Kooman	Jeethu Joseph	Asif Ali	Main Villain

Telugu Films

Year	Title	Director	Hero	Role / Notes
2024	Mana Sankara Vara Prasath Garu	Anil Ravipudi	Megastar Chiranjeevi	Antagonist (comedy shade)

Television

Serial	Role
Azhagi	Antagonist
Arasi	Inspector
Chellamae	Inspector
Anantham	Bodyguard
Uthiripookal	Antagonist
Bandham	Income Tax Officer
Mundhanai Mudichu	Supporting Role
Mahabharatham	Sisubalan

Other Work

Featured in a martial arts-themed motivational album song named Vendrida Vaa https://www.instagram.com/reels/C48PHNwAmTD/

References

No.	Source
1	Doctor gave me recognition- newstodaynet.com Oct 9, 2025 https://newstodaynet.com/2021/11/01/doctor-gave-me-recognition-karate-karthi/
2	My aim is to be a villain like Raghuvaran Sir and Prakash Raj Sir- The Times of India Oct 9, 2025 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/my-aim-is-to-be-a-villain-like-raghuvaran-sir-and-prakash-raj-sir-karate-karthi/amp_articleshow/124405879.cms
3	"I am lucky to act with Megastar Chiranjeevi" — MovieManthra: January 24, 2026 https://moviemanthra.com/i-am-lucky-to-act-with-megastar-chiranjeevi-actor-karate-karthi/
4	"The success of art for a former police officer" — TamilInfoBooth: https://tamilinfobooth.com/the-success-of-art-for-a-former-police-officer-interview-with-karate-karthi-of-doctor-fame/