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Kathir is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films. He made his breakthrough by playing the lead role in Madha Yaanai Koottam (2013)[2][3] and gained critical acclaim for his performance in Kirumi (2015), Vikram Vedha (2017), Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Sigai (2019).[4] In 2022, he starred in the Prime Video thriller series Suzhal: The Vortex.[5]

Kathir
Born	L. K. Vignesh (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 30) Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Kumaraguru College of Technology
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Sanjana (m 2018)[1]

Early life

Kathir was born and brought up in Erode. He completed his basic education in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and pursued Civil engineering in Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore.[6] He married Sanjana on 4 March 2018.[7]

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.[8] 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".[9][10][11] Kathir then won critical acclaim for his performance in the thriller film, Kirumi (2015) directed by Anucharan and written by Manikandan.[12][13] 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".[14][15]

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.[16][17] He then released Sathru (2019), a crime thriller.[18] He then performed in Bigil (2019), a sports movie directed by Atlee Kumar as a football coach.[19] Looking fresh from his Bigil football overkill, Kathir takes lead in a film that mixes entertainment, sport and horror to a confused extent. His film Jada (2019) is made with hefty intentions, but does not live up-to the expectations.[20] His film Sarbath was released as a direct television premier which received positive reviews as a family entertainer.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

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	Released on ZEE5
	Sathru	SI Kathiresan
	Bigil	Kathir
	Jada	Jada
2021	Sarbath	Arivu	Released on Colors Tamil
2022	Akka Kuruvi	Older Deva	Cameo appearance
	Suzhal: The Vortex	SI Chakravarthy (Sakkarai)	Web series; Released on Amazon Prime Video
	Aasai	TBA	Completed Remake of Malayalam film Ishq: Not A Love Story

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Language	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2018	Pariyerum Perumal	Tamil	Behindwoods Gold Medal	Best Actor	Won	[21]
2019			8th South Indian International Movie Awards	Special Jury for Outstanding Performance	Won	[22]

References

External links

• Kathir at IMDb

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