Karthik Rathnam is an Indian actor who works in

Telugu theatre Telugu theatre is Indian theatre in the Telugu language, based in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Gurajada Apparao wrote the play, ''Kanyasulkam'' in 1892, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language.20th Cent ...

and

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. Rathnam made his debut with the critical acclaimed film ''C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018), which was the first Telugu film to be screened in

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. Followed by his appearance in

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's '' Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D),'' Rathnam reprised his role in Tamil remake of ''

C/o Kancharapalem ''C/o Kancharapalem'' (spelt as ''Care of Kancharapalem'') is a 2018 Telugu-language slice of life anthology film written and directed by debutant Venkatesh Maha. It is produced by American filmmaker Praveena Paruchuri and distributed by Rana ...

''.

Early life

Rathnam was born and brought up in

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. While pursuing CA, he joined a theatre with ''Borusu Leni Bomma'' for which he has been awarded

Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named aft ...

among many other, He then discontinued his education and went on to perform 30 plays in various cities.

Career

After being an artist, dancer and actor at theatre, he was offered his first role ''C/o Kancharapalem'''s Joseph, which was one of the most critically acclaimed Telugu films of 2018. It was screened at the

. Rathnam later appeared as Ravi Reddy. with actor

Satyadev Kancharana Satyadev Kancharana (born 4 July 1989), known professionally as Satya Dev, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is known for the movies ''Jyothi Lakshmi (film), Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015)'', Kshanam'' (2016)'', Mana Oori Ra ...

's '' Gods of Dharmapuri'' . He reprised his role as Joseph in Tamil remake of ''C/o Kancharapalem'', titled ''

C/o Kaadhal ''C/o Kaadhal'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language slice of life anthology film directed by debutant Hemambar Jasti and produced by Raja Shekar M., K. Jeevan and I B Karthikeyan stars features Deepan N, Karthik Rathnam, Vetri and Mumtaz Sorcar ...

''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rathnam, Karthik Indian male film actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema 1997 births Living people Male actors from Hyderabad, India 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu theatre