Karthik Rathnam is an Indian actor who works in Telugu theatre and

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

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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''.

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

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. 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 Kancharapalems 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 in

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

Filmography

Television

References

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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