Karthika Nair

Karthika Nair (born 27 June 1992) is an Indian film actress of the South Indian film industry. She made her debut in the 2009 Telugu film, Josh opposite Naga Chaitanya. She rose to fame starring in her second and her first successful Tamil film Ko opposite Jiiva.

Childhood and early years

Karthika was born to former Indian actress Radha, and is the niece of actress Ambika. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister, Thulasi Nair, who is also a South Indian actress. She did her schooling in Podar International School in Mumbai and is now studying an international degree in Business from college affiliated to London School of Economics.

Career

Karthika during the filming of Ko at Bergen, Norway in 2010

She made her acting debut at the age of 17 in the 2009 Telugu film, Josh opposite Naga Chaitanya. Her second movie was in Tamil called Ko pairing with Jiiva which did very well at the box office. She then appeared in the Malayalam film, Makaramanju directed by Lenin Rajeendran, starring alongside ace cinematographer and director Santosh Sivan. She then appeared playing the title role in Bharathiraja's Annakodi.

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