Kathir

Kathir is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough by playing the lead role in Madha Yaanai Koottam and gained critical acclaim for his performance in Kirumi (2015), Vikram Vedha (2017), Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Sigai (2019). In 2022, he starred in the Prime Video thriller series Suzhal: The Vortex.

Career Kathir made his debut as an actor through Vikram Sukumaran's Madha Yaanai Koottam (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 The Hindu 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, Kirumi (2015) directed by Anucharan and written by Manikandan. The film was also sent to international film festivals, with a critic from The Hollywood Reporter 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 alongside Bharath. He was also cast in Vikram Vedha with R. Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi, Pa. Ranjith's production Pariyerum Perumal (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 (2019), a sports movie directed by Atlee Kumar as a football coach. His next film was also a sports film, Jada (2019), that released to mixed reviews. His film Sarbath was a direct television premiere, which received mixed reviews.

As well as starring in follow-up movies, he had starred in an Amazon Prime Video series created by Pushkar-Gayathri hence Suzhal: The Vortex. The series garnered a widespread pan-India response as well as favorable and positive reviews from the audience and critics alike.

Filmography

+ List of Kathir film credits Year Film Role Notes 2013 Madha Yaanai Koottam Parthiban 2015 Kirumi Kathir 2017 Ennodu Vilayadu Sridhar Vikram Vedha Vignesh (Pulli) 2018 Pariyerum Perumal Pariyerum Perumal (Pariyan) 2019 Sigai Mathivanan Sathru SI Kathiresan Bigil Kathir Jada Jada 2021 Sarbath Arivu 2022 Akka Kuruvi Older Deva Cameo Yugi Rajkumar 2023 Thalaikoothal Muthu 2025 Meesha Midhun Malayalam debut 2026 Post-production FilmingI'm Game Malayalam

Web Series + List of Kathir television credits Year Title Role Notes 2022–present Suzhal: The Vortex SI Chakravarthy (Sakkarai) Lead2026 Lingam Lingam

Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations received by Kathir Year Film Language Award Category Result 2018Pariyerum PerumalTamilBehindwoods Gold MedalBest Actor 20198th South Indian International Movie AwardsSpecial Jury for Outstanding Performance