Leading Tamil actor Karthi will be celebrating his 16th year in Tamil cinema on Thursday, February 23, after he made his acting debut in the film industry in 2007 in director Ameer's Paruthiveeran, which went on to become a massive blockbuster, while also garnering massive critical acclaim. With Paruthiveeran re-releasing in a popular theatre in Chennai over the past weekend, hit Tamil filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj has now unveiled the common DP of '16 years of Karthiism' on Twitter as a special treat for Karthi's fans, while also extending his wishes to the actor for being a part of several memorable and entertaining films.
Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is currently busy filming his upcoming film, LEO, with 'Thalapathy' Vijay in the lead role, congratulated Karthi and tweeted, "Glad to unveil the common DP of #16YearsofKarthiism and wishing @Karthi_Offl sir on successfully completing 16 years in the industry by delivering quality entertainers and hard-hitting films! Keep inspiring us sir🔥". Both Karthi and Lokesh Kanagaraj had worked previously worked in the smash hit 2019 action thriller, Kaithi, which was confirmed to be a part of the 'Lokesh Cinematic Universe' (LCU), after a reference to his character Dilli was made in 'Ulaganayagan' Kamal Haasan's Vikram released last year. Check out the '16 years of Karthiism' poster below:
Glad to unveil the common DP of #16YearsofKarthiism and wishing @Karthi_Offl sir on successfully completing 16 years in the industry by delivering quality entertainers and hard-hitting films! Keep inspiring us sir🔥 pic.twitter.com/LMClXTDjlx
— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) February 22, 2023
Having delivered three back-to-back box office successes last year (Viruman, Ponniyin Selvan: 1, and Sardar), Karthi's first big release of 2023 is Ponniyin Selvan: 2 scheduled to open in theatres worldwide on April 28. He is at present shooting his landmark 25th film, Japan, under Raju Murugan's direction, which is expected to come out in the months ahead. In addition, Karthi is also the only actor in Tamil cinema to be a part of three sequels starting with Ponniyin Selvan: 2, while he will reunite with PS Mithran for Sardar 2 and Lokesh Kanagaraj for Kaithi 2. There is tremendous buzz for Kaithi 2 as expectations are high to witness Karthi in a big-screen face-off with his his brother Suriya, who appeared in an electrifying cameo as Rolex in Vikram, with fans also hoping to see Kamal Haasan and Fahadh Faasil, including Vijay if LEO ends up being a part of the LCU.
