Karthik Raj
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Karthik Raj | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21st January, 1988 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011-present |
Karthik Raj is an Indian film/ Television actor. He is one of the leading actors in the Tamil Television Industry.
He got introduced to the telly audience through 'Kana Kaanum Kaalangal- Kalooriyin Kadhai'-K5 serial (2011-2012) where he played the lead role of Karthikeyan in STAR Vijay and he continued working in STAR Vijay in the lead role for Office series (2013-2015) alongside Shruthi Raj.
He has participated in Jodi Number One Season 7 with Nancy Jennifer on STAR Vijay.
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.
Since 2017, Karthikraj essayed the role of Adithyaa in super-hit Tamil daily soap Sembaruthi[4] alongside actress Priya Raman and newcomer Shabana Shajahan. This is Karthikraj's first serial in Zee Tamil channel. Karthik has now become a house hold name and he won positive critical acclaim for his performance as Adhitya and later went on to win 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" for the subsequent 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)
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 webseries– ‘Mugilan’[5] starring Karthik Raj and Ramya Pandian in lead roles & the first look of Mugilan's brand new series received massive positive responses from his fans and so does the "Mugilan Teaser"[6] which was subsequently released on Oct 18,2020.
“Mugilan” premiered Oct 30th 2020 on ZEE5.Karthik received positive response for his performance as Mugilan. He received special appreciations for his performance as old mugilan.Mugilan won the "Most viewed Regional Original series" 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 |
Awards
| 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 |
Films
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 465 | Jai | |
| 2017 | Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla | Anil | |
| 2020 | Mugilan | Mugil | series on ZEE5 |
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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.
- ^ "Karthikraj aka Adhitya of Sembaruthi- An epitome of style and grace". Zee Tamil.
- ^ "Sembaruthi's Karthikraj-The Perfect Mascot for Male grooming". Zee Tamil.
- ^ "Karthik's Interview for Mugilan". Galatta.com.
- ^ "Sembaruthi Karthikraj Emotional interview for BehindwoodsTV". Behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Sembaruthi Serial Karthikraj Exclusive Interview". cineulagam.com.
- ^ "Sembaruthi Karthikraj Interview Mugilan". indiaglitz.com.
- ^ "Sembaruthi KarthikInterview". cinemavikatan.com.
- ^ "Karthikraj Cute moments with VJ Ashiq". Galatta.com.