His profile already boasted of a strong filmy background. His father ruled the Tamil screens in the yesteryears and his sibling being one of the reigning stars of today. However, debut film Paruthiveeran was not quite a cakewalk for Karthi. The movie ran into myriad troubles right from the day it hit the floors and faced abandonment when the producer decided to call it a day much before the shoots ended. Director Amir had conviction over his project and bailed out the movie by taking over the mantle. Paruthiveeran did not wrong his conviction and thus a star was born from the Sivakumar stable. Karthi fitted the shoes of a rustic village hillbilly perfectly and is now tackling the beeline of producers at his doorsteps. Supremely talented with a stable head – watch out for this guy.