Karthik Shaamalan

Karthik Shaamalan
Born	(1986-11-08) 8 November 1986 (age 38) Taiping, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysian
Occupation	Director
Years active	2013-present
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

Karthik Shaamalan is a Malaysian Tamil film director. ^{[1] [2]} He made his debut with the movie Melle Tiranthathu Kathavu before getting well known for directing Malaysia Tamil films like The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil and Adai Mazhai Kaalam . ^{[3] [4]} The series that he directed for Astro Vinmeen HD was Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Notes
2013	Melle Thirantathu Kathavu
2018	Atcham Thavir
	The Farm: En Veettu Thottathil
	Sughamaai Subbulakshmi
2021	Naran
2023	Adai Mazhai Kaalam	Also cinematographer
2024	C4 Cinta

Television

Year	Title	Channel	Notes
2015	Manggalyam Tanthunanena	Astro Vinmeen HD	Television film
2020	Kalvanai Kandupidi	Astro Vinmeen HD
2020–2021	Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal	Astro Vinmeen HD	[5] [6]

Awards and nominations

Awards

• Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Director (Sughamaai Subbulakshmi) ^[7]
• Ulagam Awards for 'Best Script' (Naran)
• Ulagam Awards 2022 for 'Popular Series of the Year' (Kalayanam 2 Kadhal Season 1) ^{[8] [9]}
• Toronto Tamil Film Festival awards for Best Emerging Director (Adai Mazhai Kaalam)
• Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Cinematography (Adai Mazhai Kaalam)
• LA Film Festival for Best Indie Feature (Adai Mazhai Kaalam)

Nominations

• Ulagam Awards 2023 for Best Director (Series) ^[10]

References

1. "Our Malaysian Star of the Month is Karthik Shaamalan". raaga.my.
2. "Striking a chord". www.thesundaily.my.
3. "Karthik's Tamil thriller deserves applause". www.thesundaily.my.
4. "Karthik Shamalan's Adai Mazhai Kaalam Soars High At Toronto Tamil Festival 2022 - Varnam MY". 21 September 2022.
5. "Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal Director & Cast on their Experiences & Hopes for the Series | Astro Ulagam". Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
6. "EXCLUSIVE: Karthik Shaamalan Candidly Shares His Insight On The Sequel Of Kalyaanam 2 Kaathal - Varnam Malaysia". 9 March 2021.
7. "Malaysia rangkul 6 anugerah filem Tamil di Norway". Malaysiakini. 2 April 2018.
8. "Astro Ulagam Awards celebrates local talents and productions". Astro .
9. "All Malaysians invited to cast votes for inaugural 'Ulagam Awards'". Astro .
10. "Malaysians can now vote for Popular Awards finalists in 'Ulagam Awards 2023'". Astro .

External links

• Karthik Shamalan at IMDb