Vignesh Karthick

Vignesh Karthick
Born	(1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 37) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Sri Lakshmi Ammal Engineering College
Occupations	Actor, Video and radio jockey, Screenwriter, Cinematographer and Film director
Years active	2010 – present
Spouse	Married (2023)

Vignesh Karthick is an Indian actor, video and radio jockey, screenwriter, cinematographer and film director. ^[1] He started his career by acting and directing short films and participating in reality shows, including the comedy game shows like "Athu Ithu Ethu" in STAR Vijay and Comedy Jodies in Zee Thamizh as a stand-up comedian. He later went on to host of those shows, especially the popular shows like Suriya Vanakkam, Thapal Petti En 8484 and many other shows in Sun TV and STAR Vijay, respectively. In 2015, he started to work as Radio jockey with the radio station BIG FM 92.7. In 2016, he made his acting debut in films with Natpadhigaram 79 and in television with Pagal Nilavu . ^{[2] [3] [4]} He made his directorial debut in films with Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala . ^{[5] [6] [7]} Recently he did direction for the Hot Spot Movie.

Filmography

Anchor / Participant

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2010	Kalakka Povathu Yaaru: Season 3	Contestant	STAR Vijay
2011	Kings of Comedy: Season 1	Contestant	STAR Vijay
2011	Comedy Jodies	Contestant	Zee Thamizh
2012-2013	Suriya Vanakkam	Anchor	Sun TV	Part of Virundhinar Pakkam
2012	Imsai Arasargal	Contestant	Polimer
2012-2013	Galatta Kudumbam	Anchor	Sun TV
2014	Adhu Idhu Edhu	Stand-up Comedian	STAR Vijay	Part of Siricha Pochu
2015-2016	Thabaal Petti Enn 8484	Anchor	STAR Vijay
2017	Junior Senior	Anchor	Zee Thamizh

Actor

Serials

Year	Serial	Role	Channel	Notes
2016-2018	Pagal Nilavu	Karthick Sakthivel	STAR Vijay	Lead Role

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2016	Natpadhigaram 79	Jeeva's friend
2018	Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala	Praveen's friend	Special appearance
2023	Adiyae	Vijay	Special appearance
2024	Hot Spot	Fictional filmmaker	Special appearance

Short films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	Kurunjeidhi 20	Unemployed youth	[8]
2012	Thazh Thiravai	Agaran
2014	Thiru Thiru	Thief
2014	Raja Kaiya Vecha Athu Raanga Ponadhilla
2015	Suththi	Kathiresan/Jeevanantham	[9]
2015	Mudhal Kanave	Michael	[10]
2015	Raani Aatam	Kumar	[11]
2015	Unnodu Vaaznthaal Varam Allava	Shiva	[12]
2019	Yours Shamefully 2: Dhev Diya	Dhev
2019	Kallam Peridhu	Divakar
2020	Yours Shamefully 2.5: Reloaded	Michael
2020	Vijay Yellam Oru Hero Ah?	Rajasekhar "Raja"
2020	Yours Unitedly: A Sathankulam Short Film
2020	Thala Na Yaru? Dhoni Ah? Ajith Ah
2020	Friendship in Orgasm: A Pasanga Friendship Special Short Film	Sandeep
2020	Vijay Yellam Oru Hero Ah? 2	Rajasekhar's father

Radio Jockey

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2015-2016	Best of Big Madras Cafe	Host	Big FM 92.7

Director

Films

Year	Film
2018	Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala
2021	Thittam Irandu
2023	Adiyae
2024	Hot Spot
2026	Hot Spot 2 Much†

Short films

Year	Film	Notes
2014	Raja Kaiya Vecha Athu Raanga Ponadhilla
2015	Mudhal Kanave
2018	Yours Shamefully
2019	Yours Shamefully 2: Dhev Diya
2020	Yours Shamefully 2.5: Reloaded
2020	Mudhal Kanave 2
2020	Vijay Yellam Oru Hero Ah?
2020	Yours Unitedly: A Sathankulam Short Film
2020	Thala Na Yaru? Dhoni Ah? Ajith Ah
2020	Friendship in Orgasm: A Pasanga Friendship Special Short Film
2020	Vijay Yellam Oru Hero Ah? 2

Web Series

Year	Show	Platform	Notes
2021	Love Lives
2021	Yours Shamefully 3		Announced

Cinematographer

Short films

Year	Film	Notes
2020	Mudhal Kanave 2
2020	Vijay Yellam Oru Hero Ah? 2

Dubbing Artist

Year	Film	Notes
2018	Yours Shamefully	Dubbed for Krishna Kumar
2018	Pesuvadhu Kiliya Pennazhagu Mozhiya	Dubbed for The Doctor

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Notes
2014	Vijay Television Awards	Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Find	Adhu Idhu Edhu	Nominated
2017	Vijay Television Awards	Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actor	Pagal Nilavu	Nominated
		Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Screen Pair	Pagal Nilavu	Nominated [13]	Nominated with Soundarya Bala Nandakumar
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Short Film	Mudhal Kanave	Won
2018	Vijay Television Awards	Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Actor	Pagal Nilavu	Nominated
		Vijay Television Awards for Favourite Screen Pair	Pagal Nilavu	Nominated	Nominated with Soundarya Bala Nandakumar
	Arihant Retail Pvt Ltd	Chennaiyin Hot Male	Yours Shamefully	Won
	Zee Thamizh Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Duo Anchor	Junior Senior	Nominated	Nominated with Kalyani
2019	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director	Yours Shamefully	Nominated
2022	JFW Movie Awards	Best Director in Women Centric Film	Thittam Irandu	Won

References

1. "I am a fun- loving person: Vignesh". The Times of India. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
2. "Natpathigaram-79 - a toast to friendship". The Times of India. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
3. "Pagal Nilavu is a sequel to Andal Azhagar". The Times of India. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
4. "Pagal Nilavu - Promo 1". Youtube. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
5. "TV actor now turns film director". The Times of India. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
6. "ஏண்டா தலையில எண்ணெய் வைக்கல... சத்தியமா இது ஒரு படத்தோட பேர்தாங்க!". Filmibeat Tamil. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
7. "ஏண்டா தலையில எண்ணெய் வைக்கல". Dinamalar. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
8. "Short film Kurunjeidhi 20 2010". Youtube. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
9. "'Suththi' - 'Kaththi' Tamil Movie Spoof Full Movie Must Watch". Youtube. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
10. "Mudhal Kanave - Award Winning Romantic Tamil Short Film - Must Watch". Youtube. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
11. "Raani Aatam - New Tamil Short Film 2015". Youtube. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
12. "Tamil Short Film - Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varam Allava - A Feel Gud Luv Story". Youtube. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
13. "Best On Screen Pair Award". Vijay Television. 1 June 2017.