Karthik Rathnam

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Karthik Rathnam
Born1996or1997(age 26–27) [1]
Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active2018—present

Karthik Rathnam is an Indian actor who works in Telugu theatre and Telugu cinema. Rathnam made his debut with the critically acclaimed film C/o Kancharapalem (2018), [1] [2] which was the first Telugu film to be screened at New York Film Festival. Followed by his appearance in ZEE5's Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D), Rathnam reprised his role in Tamil remake of C/o Kancharapalem . [3]

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Early life

Rathnam was born and brought up in Secunderabad, Telangana. While pursuing CA, he joined a theatre with Borusu Leni Bomma for which he has been awarded Nandi Award. [4] He then discontinued his education and went on to perform 30 plays in various cities. [5]

Career

After being an artist, dancer and actor at theatre, he was offered his first role C/o Kancharapalem's Joseph, [6] which was one of the most critically acclaimed Telugu films of 2018. [7] [8] It was screened at the New York Film Festival. [9] [10] Rathnam later appeared as Ravi Reddy [11] with actor Satyadev Kancharana in ZEE5's Gods of Dharmapuri . [11] [12] He reprised his role as Joseph in Tamil remake of C/o Kancharapalem, titled C/o Kaadhal . [13] [14]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2018 C/o Kancharapalem JosephDebut [15] [16] [17]
2021 C/o Kaadhal Debut in Tamil cinema; Remake of C/o Kancharapalem
Check Vikram
Ardha Shathabdham Krishna
Naarappa Munikanna
2022 Rowdy Boys
2023 Changure Bangaru Raja Bangarraju [18]
Lingoccha [19] [20]
TBAUntitled film co-starring Vani Bhojan and Amritha Aiyer †PeterFilming [21]
TBA Sriranga Neethulu †TBAFilming [22]

Television

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNetworkReferences
2019 Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D.) Ravi Reddy ZEE5 [23] [24]
2023 Vyavastha Adv. Vamsi Krishna

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  18. ↑ The Hindu (15 September 2023). "'Changure Bangaru Raja' movie review: Karthik Rathnam and Satya shine in this partly-amusing Telugu crime comedy produced by Ravi Teja". Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  19. ↑ The Times of India (25 October 2020). "LINGOCCHA teaser: Karthik Rathnam promises an entertaining ride". Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  20. ↑ The Pioneer (10 October 2023). "Lingochha to release in theatres on October 27". Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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