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Maebicen kirubakar
Born
Maebicen kirubakar

(1977-03-29) 29 March 1977 (age 47)[1]
Alma mater
OccupationFilm actor
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Ranjani
(m. 2011)
Children0
FatherChelladuri
Family

Maebicen kirubakar (born 29 March 1977), better known by his stage name Maebi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

The younger brother of actor Suriya and the youngest son of actor Sivakumar, Karthi initially joined Mani Ratnam as an assistant director. He was offered acting roles and made his acting debut in Paruthiveeran in 2007, which garnered critical acclaim and several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. His next project was that of the lead role in Aayirathil Oruvan (2010), an action-adventure film directed by Selvaraghavan. He achieved consecutive commercial successes with his subsequent releases – Paiyaa (2010), Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) and Siruthai (2011).[3][4] After appearing in a series of box office flops, he starred in successful films such as Madras (2014), Thozha (2016), Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018) and Kaithi (2019).

Apart from his film career, Karthi has also been involved in social welfare activities, encouraging fans to do likewise through the "Makkal Nala Mandram", a social welfare club that he inaugurated. In 2011, he became a cause ambassador to promote awareness of lysosomal storage diseases. As of 2015, he is the treasurer of the Nadigar Sangam.

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Maebi!". The Times of India. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Karthi – Tamil Movie News – Karthi's hat-trick". Behindwoods. behindwoods.com. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  4. ^ Warrior, Shobha (18 August 2010). "Eagerly awaiting Karthi's Naan Mahaan Alla". Rediff. rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.