Kathir is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough by playing the lead role in ''

Madha Yaanai Koottam ''Madha Yaanai Koottam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil language thriller drama film written and directed by Vikram Sugumaran, a former assistant of Balu Mahendra and dialogue writer of ''Aadukalam''. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Ravanpur''. The fi ...

'' (2013) and gained critical acclaim for his performance in ''

Kirumi ''Kirumi'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written, directed and edited by Anucharan in his debut feature. The film co-written by M. Manikandan and produced by JPR Films, stars Kathir and Reshmi Menon. The film, featuring mu ...

'' (2015), ''

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'' (2017), ''

Pariyerum Perumal ''Pariyerum Perumal'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Mari Selvaraj in his directorial debut and produced by Pa. Ranjith under his production banner Neelam Productions. The film stars Kathir and Anandhi in the leadin ...

'' (2018) and '' Sigai'' (2019). In 2022, he starred in the

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thriller series '' Suzhal: The Vortex''.

Early life

Kathir was born and brought up in

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. He completed his basic education in

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and pursued

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. He married Sanjana on 4 March 2018.

Career

Kathir made his debut as an actor through Vikram Sukumaran's ''

'' (2013), which was produced by noted music composer G. V. Prakash Kumar Kathir acted in this movie during his college studies. In the evenings, after finishing college studies, he went to shootings. The film opened to positive reviews, with Kathir earning critical acclaim for his portrayal of a village youngster. A critic from

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stated Kathir "tries to do his best", while Sify.com stated he had done "a good job in his first role". Kathir then won critical acclaim for his performance in the thriller film, ''

'' (2015) directed by Anucharan and written by Manikandan. The film was also sent to international film festivals, with a critic from ''

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'' noting that "playing his namesake character, Kathir makes for a particularly avid small-time crook, effortlessly cataloging useful information for the police officers he smoothly ingratiates himself with by dint of feigned respect and subtle manipulation". In 2017, he was seen in the action thriller ''

Ennodu Vilayadu ''Ennodu Vilayadu'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Arun Krishnaswami. The film stars Bharath, Kathir, Sanchita Shetty and Chandini Tamilarasan, with Radha Ravi and Yog Japee in supporting roles. Featu ...

'' alongside Bharath. He was also cast in ''

'' with

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and

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's production ''

'' (2018), for which he attained national acclaim and was noted for his "outstanding performance". In 2019, '' Sigai'', where he portrayed a gentle and dedicated performance of an effeminate man. He then released '' Sathru'' (2019), a crime thriller. He then performed in ''

Bigil ''Bigil'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in the titular role. It also stars Nayanthara, Jacki ...

'' (2019), a sports movie directed by Atlee Kumar as a football coach. Looking fresh from his ''Bigil'' football overkill, Kathir takes lead in a film that mixes entertainment, sport and horror to a confused extent. His film '' Jada'' (2019) is made with hefty intentions, but does not live up-to the expectations. His film ''

Sarbath ''Sarbath'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama television film written and directed by Prabhakaran on his directorial debut and produced by Lalit Kumar of 7 Screen Studio while creative produced by Viacom18. The film stars Kathir, ...

'' was released as a direct television premier which received positive reviews as a family entertainer.

Filmography

;Web series

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kathir Living people Tamil male actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 1992 births