Karan (born 19 August 1969) is an Indian actor who has appeared predominantly in

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and

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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 ''

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'' (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 2006, Karan became a solo hero with ''

'' and continued with films like '' Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar'' and '' Kathavarayan''. His recent films are '' Sooran'' (2014) and ''

Uchathula Shiva ''Uchathula Shiva'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action film which was directed by Jaypee, starring Karan and Neha Ratnakaran in the leading roles. Featuring music composed by Vidyasagar, the film is produced by Karan's wife, Devi Kara ...

'' (2016). In 2018, a clip from his film ''

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'' 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

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actress

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Awards

; Kerala State Film Awards: * 1974 – Best Child Artist – ''Rajahamsam'' * 1975 – Best Child Artist – '' Prayanam'', '' Swami Ayyappan'' ;

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: *2009 -

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– '' Malayann''

Filmography

As child artist: Credited as Master Raghu

As Actor

Films

Television

References

External links

* 1967 births Tamil male actors 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Kerala State Film Award winners Living people Male actors from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian male actors Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male child actors {{India-actor-stub