Karthi Quotes

Karthi

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 25, 1977

When 'Yuganiki Okkadu,' the Telugu dubbed version of 'Aayirathil Oruvan,' released, I didn't like dubbing for my character. Someone much older had done it, and it didn't have the flavour.

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Nobody can write stories like Malayalam writers.

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I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I should get accepted by the audiences who watch my films.

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A film like 'Dangal' is universal; though it narrates a story that happened in Punjab/Haryana, we like its inspirational story and its idea of celebrating the girl child.

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Since one of my roles is that of a con man, I actually mingled with a few pickpockets in north Chennai to get a hang of their body language and mindset.

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After I did my graduation in mechanical engineering, I got a scholarship to go to the U.S. to do my master's. So I did that. I also worked there for a while. After my master's, I did a course in Film Appreciation.

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I started off as an assistant director in Mani Ratnam's 'Ayudha Ezhuthu' and 'Yuva.'

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For me, Surya's 'Varanam Ayiram' is a big inspiration.

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My fans loved 'Rathnavel Pandian,' as they love mass, but 'Theeran' gave me complete satisfaction.

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I loved movies and watched a lot of them. But my father insisted that I get a good education before I joined the film industry.

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I always knew I wanted to be in films, but I did not know exactly what I wanted to do.

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I am not a sportsperson. I used to spend all my time in front of a computer.

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I had to go for physical training for 'Aayirathil Oruvan.' I had to do stunts which required huge leaps.

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It is a treat to do scenes where you silently enact.

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I want to travel all over India.

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I was dying to start shooting for 'Paiyya.' I had worn no good clothes for months, and I was dying to wear good clothes. And, for 'Paiyya,' they gave me eight clothes to change in a day!

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I must admit, strong films are more interesting to me, as, by the end of the day's shooting, you feel good.

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I would say I was not working in the real sense in 'Paiyaa.' After doing very heavy scenes in my first two films, in 'Paiya,' I was romancing a girl, talking all sorts of funny things, and doing all light things just as if I were not acting!

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An actor has to do everything, all genres of films.

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'Paruthiveeran' was a difficult film to work on. It was my first film but a very strong character.

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