Karthik Kumar is an Indian stand-up comedian, primarily known for his work in Tamil films and television shows.
Wiki/Biography
Karthik Kumar was born on Monday, November 21, 1977 in Chennai (44 years old; as of 2021).
Kartik’s childhood
His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He completed his education in 1996 from Vidya Mandir High School, Tamil Nadu. In 1996, he studied Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. She also studied Marketing/Brand Management from Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad in 2011.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): Bust: 46 inches, Waist: 38 inches, Biceps: 16 inches
family
Parents and siblings
The names of his parents are unknown.
Kartik and her father
Kartik’s mother
She has a sister.
Kartik with his sister as a child
wife and children
Kartik was married twice. His first wife was Suchitra Ramadurai, a radio jockey. He was married to her from 2005 to 2017.
Kartik and his ex-wife Suchitra
He married actress Amrutha Srinivasan on December 12, 2021.
Kartik and his wife attend the wedding
Signature/Autograph
Kartik’s signature
Profession
Movie
Karthik started his acting career when he was 18 years old. He made his acting debut in the 2000 Tamil film Alaipayuthey as Shyam.
Kartik in the movie Alaipayuthey
He has also appeared in other Tamil films including Vaanam Vasappadum (2004), Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), Deiva Thirumagal (2011), Pasanga 2 (2015) and Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan (2015). He has also appeared in other Hindi films including “Saathiya” (2002), “Yuva” (2004) and “Sapno Ke Desh Mein” (2010).
Kartik in the movie Pasanga 2
television
In 2012, he played the role of Arjun in the Tamil television show “Dharmayutham”.
Kartik in the serial ‘Dharmayutham’
stand-up comedy
Kartik became a stand-up comedian in 2016. He has appeared in many comedy videos on YouTube such as “South India vs. North India”, “Vegetarians vs. Non-Vegetarians” and “Middle Class Eating Out”.
He made a special personal video on YouTube called “#PokeMe.” His next specials are “Second Soup” and “Blood Chutney”. He has performed more than 300 stand-up comedy shows in India and other countries.
dispute
In 2017, Karthik made a video of his ex-wife and posted it on Facebook. In the video, he asked fans to speculate on the next script he would write. He made it clear that the script would be about his wife. Earlier, his wife was involved in a controversy in which some private photos of Tamil actors Dhanush and Rana Daggubati were leaked from Suchitra’s Twitter account. He posted a video in which he spoke of his wife’s innocence. He also posted on Facebook saying,
Good morning. Our family has been upset over the past few days when Suchi’s Twitter account was hacked. Today we have recovered her account. All the tweets posted in the past few days were not posted by Suchi and are completely false. ”
In 2018, Katic released his special Blood Chutney, which aired on Amazon Prime Video and was criticized by many media outlets. According to them, the video involves body shaming, hypocrisy and sexism. Kumar said his jokes were taken very seriously.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2018, he received the Tamil Nadu Disruptor Award from Your Story.
Kartik wins ‘Your Story’ award
- His name was included in the list of the 20 most promising corporate external training providers in 2019.
Karthik posted on Instagram about the certificate of his name being included in the list of 20 most promising corporate expatriate training providers
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- In his free time, Karthik enjoys traveling, cooking and painting.
- He follows a vegetarian diet.
Kartik admitted that he is a vegetarian in one of his videos
- When Kartik was 10 years old, he watched a film called Nayagan, which sparked his interest in acting.
- Karthik played the role of a drunkard in a play held at his school. When he was 16, he actually drank to play the role.
- In 2003, at the age of 25, he started his own event management company called “Evam”. He co-founded the company with classmate Sunil Vishnu. In 2009 and 2013, his company went bankrupt. In an interview, talking about his company, he said:
We want to make a living from the theater that we love, that we love, that we love, but also for that feeling of meaning. “
The logo of Karthik’s company Evam
- In 2016, Karthik planned to change his career. He retired from show business and started making comic videos. In a Facebook post, he discussed his retirement and said:
19 feature films later, I’ve finally called it quits – I’m not looking for any more acting work in the cinema…it’s time to hang up my boots, either permanently, or for a long time…either way, they It needs to be taken off now! Going to make my 19th feature film – a lovely comedy with a director’s comedic tone that’s very enjoyable…I’m going through haggling with production, juggling dates, begging for scripts to be bound and a dance teacher worried riddle…the usual thing! “
- Karthik wrote a book in 2018 called Don’t Start a Startup: What No One Tells You About Starting a Business. In an interview, he discussed the logic behind the book’s title, saying:
When you usually tell entrepreneurs not to do something, they are bound to do it eventually. Making money is very difficult. Not only that, but we also heard a lot of opposition. No one is going to tell you that starting a business is the best thing to happen. You’ll hear a lot of ‘it won’t make enough money’ and ‘you’re not the right person to try this’. “
Karthik’s book “Don’t Start”
- In 2017, Kartik divorced his long-term wife Suchitra. He said in an interview that he liked his ex-wife very much and even thought of her many times after the divorce.
- On December 12, 2021, he remarried actress Amruta Srinivasan. She is 16 years younger than Kartik. Their wedding took place in Chennai. He posted a photo with his wife on Instagram and captioned it:
She supported me. I now know what it means to have someone who fully supports you. I got her back. It was special because she let me do it. Now I know I am her home. “
Kartik and his wife on their wedding day
- He is a passionate animal lover and often posts photos with dogs.
Kartik admires his dog
- On Instagram, he often posts photos of himself drinking.
Karthik’s Instagram post while drinking
- He has appeared in many newspapers and magazines.
Kartik on magazine cover
Kartik appears in newspapers
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