Sivakarthikeyan | |
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Born | 17 February |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse(s) | Aarthi (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
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Awards won | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 15 |
Sivakarthikeyan is an Indian film actor and playback singer working in the Tamil film industry. He began his career as a stand-up comedian and television personality at STAR Vijay, initially participating in reality shows, including the stand-up comedy show Kalakka Povathu Yaaru and the dance competition show Jodi Number One. He later went on to become a recurring host of those shows, especially the popular Athu Ithu Ethu, and many other STAR Vijay shows for multiple seasons until shortly after he made his acting debut in Marina (2012), 3 (2012), and Manam Kothi Paravai (2013). He went on to performing lead roles in other acclaimed films, such as Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Ethir Neechal (2013), Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013), Maan Karate (2014), Kaaki Sattai (2015) Rajini Murugan and Remo (both 2016).
During his college days he took part in various cultural events and performed mimicry and standup comedy on stage. Between his studies he took three months break and during this period his friends convinced him to go for auditions of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru, a reality show for comedy aired on Star Vijay. Despite initial reluctance to participate, he won the show. He then continued his television appearances by participating in dance-reality shows, pairing up with Aishwarya Prabhakar in Jodi Number One Season 3 and then in Boys Vs Girls Season 1 and 2.