Karthik

Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman, better known by his stage name Karthik, is an Indian actor, playback singer and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai (1981) and became a lead actor by his own. He has primarily appeared in Tamil films, and some Telugu films. Karthik is popularly known as Navarasa Nayagan for his "ability to emote all forms of emotions". He has acted in more than 125 films. He has been the recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Nandi Award. He won four Filmfare Awards South.