Karan
Born (1972-08-19) 19 August 1972
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesShashi Karan, Master Raghu
OccupationActor
Years active1976–1983 (Child artist)
1989–2016 (Lead actor)

Karan (born 19 August 1972) is an Indian former actor who has appeared predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. He started his career as a child actor (under the stage name Master Raghu). In the 1990s he started to act in leading and villain roles. In the mid-2000s, after a sabbatical, Karan chose to prioritise appearing in films where he would portray the lead role following the relative success of Kokki (2006).

Career

Karan started his career as child artist under the name Master Raghu for more than 70 films in Malayalam and Tamil. In 1992, he made his Tamil debut as an adult in Annamalai starring alongside Rajinikanth in an uncredited role, before making a breakthrough with his performance as a rogue college student in Nammavar alongside Kamal Haasan.

In 2004, Karan became a solo hero with the Malayalam film Isra and continued with films like Kokki, Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar and Kathavarayan.[1] His recent films are Sooran (2014) and Uchathula Shiva (2016).

In 2018, a clip from his film Coimbatore Mappillai went viral online, prompting internet users to associate the word "Shroov" with the actor.[2][3]

Other work

Karan made his advertisement debut in a 45-second Mahindra Duro advertisement with Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.[4][5]

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Filmography

As child artist: Credited as Master Raghu

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1972Achanum BappayumYoung DevadasMalayalam
1972PullimanMalayalam
1972PunarjanmamYoung AravindanMalayalam
1973Thekkan KattuJoyMalayalam
1974RajahamsamRajanMalayalamKerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
1975PrayanamAppuMalayalamKerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
1975KannappanunniAmbuMalayalam
1975Swami AyyappanManikandanMalayalamKerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
1975BabumonBabuMalayalam
1975Mattoru SeethaMalayalam
1975ManishadaYoung KareemMalayalam
1975PravahamChandruMalayalam
1975AyodhyaGopiMalayalam
1975KalyaanappanthalMalayalam
1975ChattambikkalyaaniYoung VaasuMalayalam
1975AshtamirohiniMalayalam
1975Enga Pattan SothuMuruganTamil
1976PanchamiChinnanMalayalam
1976Themmadi VelappanYoung VelappanMalayalam
1976Ammini AmmaavanMalayalam
1976AgnipushpamMalayalam
1976Mallanum MathevanumMalayalam
1976Chennaaya Valarthiya KuttyMalayalam
1976Aayiram JanmangalYoung RajanMalayalam
1977SreemurukanMalayalam
1977SrideviMalayalam
1977AparaadhiRajuMalayalam
1977AnugrahamYoung RajanMalayalam
1977Achaaram Ammini Osharam OmanaRaghuMalayalam
1977Jagadguru AadisankaranYoung AadisankaranMalayalam
1977Tholkan Enikku ManassillaMalayalam
1977OonjaalRajanMalayalam
1977VezhambalMalayalam
1978VelluviliPappanMalayalam
1978RaghuvamshamMalayalam
1978Kudumbam Namukku SreekovilReghuMalayalam
1978Avalude RavukalSudhakaranMalayalam
1979ChoolaMalayalam
1979Puthiya VelichamKochu GovindanMalayalam
1980Avan Oru AhankaariMalayalam
1980ChandrahaasamMalayalam
1980TheenalangalRamuMalayalam

As actor

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1982InaVinodMalayalamcredited as Raghu, first lead role
1983Kuyiline ThediShyamMalayalamcredited as Raghu
1985IdanilangalMalayalamUncredited
1987January Oru OrmaAppuMalayalamcredited as Raghu
1990Chuvanna KannukalMalayalamcredited as Raghu
1990MridulaAnirudhMalayalamcredited as Raghu
1991NeelagiriMalayalamcredited as Raghu
Mahassar SureshMalayalamcredited as Raghu
Theechatti GovindhanHenchman (uncredited role)Tamil
1992AnnamalaiDeepak, Ashok's sonTamil
ApaarathaHariMalayalam
1993Inspector Ashwini VasuTelugu
1994NammavarRameshTamilFirst film credited as Karan
1995Thottil KuzhandhaiMuraliTamil
ChandralekhaJamalTamil
1996Coimbatore MappillaiMaheshTamil
Vaikarai PookkalShankarTamil
Kadhal KottaiSivaTamil
Gokulathil SeethaiMohanTamil
1997Kaalamellam KaathiruppenRajaTamil
Kaalamellam Kadhal VaazhgaPrakashTamil
Love TodayPeterTamil
KaadhaliTamil
Raman AbdullahAbdullahTamil
Nerukku NerMuthukumaraswamyTamil
Kaduva ThomasMalayalam
1998SuswagathamPeterTelugu
PonmanamKumarTamil
Kangalin VaarthaigalTamil
Kaadhal MannanRanjanTamil
Color KanavugalBharaniTamil
Thulli Thirintha KalamRaghuTamil
SollamaleVikramTamil
Kannedhirey ThondrinalShankarTamil
KannathalChinna DuraiTamil
Kaadhal KavidhaiTamil
1999UnnaithediPrakashTamil
Ullathai KillatheCol. Major PrakashTamil
Poovellam KettupparDirectorTamil
SnehaVijayKannada
Minsara KannaAshokTamil
Maravathe KanmaniyeTamil
Kannupada PoguthaiyaSubramaniyamTamil
Manam Virumbuthe UnnaiChandruTamil
2000ThirunelveliVaradappanTamil
VallarasuSeshadriTamil
Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi NanmaiSivaramanTamil
IlayavanTamil
Budget PadmanabhanAbishekTamil
2001NageswariEaswarTamil
Engalukkum Kaalam VarumRameshTamil
Paarvai Ondre PothumeManojTamil
Sonnal Thaan KathalaInspector InbarajTamil
Kunguma Pottu GounderSivaTamil
Kabadi KabadiSivaprakashTamil
Hoo Anthiya Uhoo AnthiyaKaranKannada
Kottai MariammanEashwarTamil
2002Alli ArjunaKishoreTamil
Sri Bannari AmmanVaanamaalaiTamil
2003Nee Varum PaathaiyellamTamil
2004ArasatchiPrakashTamil
IsraMukthi Muhammed Isra/AravindanMalayalamDubbed and released in Tamil as Kombu
2006KokkiKokkiTamil
2007Karuppusamy KuththagaithaararKaruppusamyTamil
Thee NagarMuruganTamil
2008KathavarayanKathavarayanTamil
2009MalayanMalayanTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
2010Kanagavel KaakaKanagavelTamil
Irandu MugamParthasarathyTamil
2011Thambi Vettothi SundaramSundaramTamil
2013KanthaKanthaTamil
2014SooranSooranTamil
2016Uchathula ShivaShivaTamil

Television

YearserialsRoleLanguageNotes
1995Balachander in Chinnathirai - MuthamTamil[6]
1995Balachander in Chinnathirai - OppanaiTamil[7]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.behindwoods.com/News/7-4-05/karan_vindhya.htm
  2. ↑ "Something like 'Shroov' now trending really shows power of cinema: Karan". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wherever I go, people say, Shroov, Shroov". The Hindu. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ↑ "Kareena Kapoor has no ego hassles: Karan". The Times of India. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Why South Indian characters are replacing Punjabi Mundas in ads". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mutham | Balachandarin Chinnathirai | Kavithalayaa - YouTube". YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Oppanai | Episode-01 | Balachandarin Chinnathirai | Kavithalayaa - YouTube". YouTube.


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