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Karan (born 19 August 1967) is an Indian former actor who 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. 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.

Other work

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

Personal life

Karan's father died in 2014, aged 90.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

• 1974 – Best Child Artist – Rajahamsam
• 1975 – Best Child Artist – Prayanam, Swami Ayyappan

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• 2009 -Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor – Malayan

Filmography

As child artist: Credited as Master Raghu

As actor

Films

Television

References

1. "Behindwoods : Karan & Vindhya come together". Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
2. "Something like 'Shroov' now trending really shows power of cinema: Karan". The New Indian Express. 9 October 2018. 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. Selvaraj, A (17 December 2014). "Decomposed body of Tamil film actor Karan's father recovered in Chennai". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
7. "Mutham | Balachandarin Chinnathirai | Kavithalayaa - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
8. "Oppanai | Episode-01 | Balachandarin Chinnathirai | Kavithalayaa - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

External links

• Karan at IMDb

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