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{{short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
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| yearsactive = 2013–present
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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)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-turns-producer-news-tamil-nenkFPaccih.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124221611/http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-turns-producer-news-tamil-nenkFPaccih.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2014 |title=GV Prakash turns producer |work=[[Sify]] |date=13 April 2013 |accessdate=14 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/92721.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415003328/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/92721.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2013 |title=GV Prakash's dons the hat of a producer |work=IndiaGlitz |date=13 April 2013 |accessdate=14 April 2013}}</ref> and gained critical acclaim for his performance in ''[[Kirumi]]'' (2015), ''[[Vikram Vedha]]'' (2017), ''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'' (2018) and ''[[Sigai]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pariyan-role-lifetime-actor-kathir-pariyerum-perumal-89373|title='Pariyan is the role of a lifetime': Actor Kathir on 'Pariyerum Perumal'|date=3 October 2018|website=The News Minute|access-date=26 February 2019|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412232809/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pariyan-role-lifetime-actor-kathir-pariyerum-perumal-89373|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, he starred in the [[Prime Video]] thriller series ''[[Suzhal: The Vortex]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-06-07 |title=Suzhal The Vortex trailer: Kathir, Aishwarya Rajesh promise a riveting thriller |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/suzhal-the-vortex-trailer-kathir-aishwarya-rajesh-promise-a-riveting-thriller/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608235329/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/suzhal-the-vortex-trailer-kathir-aishwarya-rajesh-promise-a-riveting-thriller/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-madha-yaanai-koottam-village-vignettes/article5459572.ece |title=Audio Beat: Madha Yaanai Koottam – Village vignettes |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2013-12-14 |accessdate=2017-02-16 |last1=Kumar |first1=S. R. Ashok |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407004050/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-madha-yaanai-koottam-village-vignettes/article5459572.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-madha-yaanai-koottam-shows-senseless-violence-south/20131226.htm |title=Review: Madha Yaanai Koottam shows senseless violence – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=2013-12-26 |accessdate=2017-02-16 |archive-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420140819/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-madha-yaanai-koottam-shows-senseless-violence-south/20131226.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/madhayaanai-koottam-herd-mentality/article5511986.ece |title=Madhayaanai Koottam: Herd mentality |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 December 2013 |accessdate=2017-02-16 |last1=Rangarajan |first1=Malathi |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220062604/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/madhayaanai-koottam-herd-mentality/article5511986.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/madhayaanai-koottam-review-tamil-pcmbhnhhdhceg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425075129/http://www.sify.com/movies/madhayaanai-koottam-review-tamil-pcmbhnhhdhceg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 April 2016 |title=Review |website=[[Sify]] |date=2013-12-26 |accessdate=2017-02-16}}</ref> Kathir then won critical acclaim for his performance in the thriller film, ''[[Kirumi]]'' (2015) directed by Anucharan and written by [[M. Manikandan|Manikandan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kirumi-a-superb-lowkey-character-study-masquerading-as-a-thriller/article7688939.ece |title=Kirumi: A superb, low-key character study masquerading as a thriller |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2015-09-25 |accessdate=2017-02-16 |last1=Rangan |first1=Baradwaj |archive-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220094120/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kirumi-a-superb-lowkey-character-study-masquerading-as-a-thriller/article7688939.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kirumi-review--pjxjSsedjibig.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926001212/http://www.sify.com/movies/kirumi-review--pjxjSsedjibig.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 September 2015 |title=Review : 'Kirumi' Review: Original story and a tight screenplay |website=[[Sify]] |date=2015-09-23 |accessdate=2017-02-16}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kirumi-iffla-review-888472 |title='Kirumi': IFFLA Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2016-04-28 |accessdate=2017-02-16 |archive-date=15 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215022615/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kirumi-iffla-review-888472 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/kirumi-starring-kathir-to-have-international-premiere-in-toronto.html |title=Kirumi starring Kathir to have international premiere in Toronto! |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2015-09-19 |accessdate=2017-02-16 |archive-date=28 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428220216/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/kirumi-starring-kathir-to-have-international-premiere-in-toronto.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, he was seen in the action thriller ''[[Ennodu Vilayadu]]'' alongside [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ennodu… slacks momentum when required |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/feb/18/ennoduhellip-slacks-momentum-when-required-1571771.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027164140/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/feb/18/ennoduhellip-slacks-momentum-when-required-1571771.html |archive-date=27 October 2020 |access-date=24 October 2020 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/bharath-kathir-chandini-sanchitha-ennodu-vilayadu-to-hit-the-screens-in-february-2017-tamil-news-176738.html |title=Bharath Kathir Chandini Sanchitha Ennodu Vilayadu to hit the screens in February 2017 – Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz.com |date=2017-01-16 |accessdate=2017-02-16 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411072042/https://www.indiaglitz.com/bharath-kathir-chandini-sanchitha-ennodu-vilayadu-to-hit-the-screens-in-february-2017-tamil-news-176738.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kathir-teams-up-with-Madhavan-and-Vijay-Sethupathi/articleshow/55415892.cms |title=Vijay Sethupathi: Kathir teams up with Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=indiatimes.com |date= |access-date=2017-02-16 |last1=Balachandran |first1=Logesh |archive-date=15 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215145239/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kathir-teams-up-with-Madhavan-and-Vijay-Sethupathi/articleshow/55415892.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He then released ''[[Sathru (2019 film)|Sathru]]'' (2019), a crime thriller.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kathir-plays-a-strange-cop-in-this-crime-thriller/articleshow/60086436.cms|title=Kathir plays a 'strange' cop in this crime thriller|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-08-17|archive-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824221807/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kathir-plays-a-strange-cop-in-this-crime-thriller/articleshow/60086436.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He then performed in ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019), a sports movie directed by Atlee Kumar as a football coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bigil-movie-review-atlee-gifts-vijay-a-kickass-diwali-blockbuster-1612746-2019-10-25|title=Bigil Movie Review: Atlee gifts Vijay a kickass Diwali blockbuster|date=October 25, 2019|first=Janani|last=K.|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024041016/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bigil-movie-review-atlee-gifts-vijay-a-kickass-diwali-blockbuster-1612746-2019-10-25|url-status=live}}</ref> His next film was also a sports film, ''[[Jada (2019 film)|Jada]]'' (2019), that released to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/jada-review-tamil-movie-22881|title=Jada review. Jada Tamil movie review, story, rating|access-date=17 April 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417231625/https://www.indiaglitz.com/jada-review-tamil-movie-22881|url-status=live}}</ref>
His film ''[[Sarbath]]'' was a direct television premiere, which received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2021 |title=Sarbath Movie Review: Kathir, Soori shine in a simple, no-frills comfort film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/apr/14/sarbath-movie-review-kathir-soori-shine-in-asimple-no-frillscomfort-film-23914.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223131934/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/apr/14/sarbath-movie-review-kathir-soori-shine-in-asimple-no-frillscomfort-film-23914.html |archive-date=23 December 2022 |access-date=23 April 2021 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/suzhal-the-vortex/season-1/seasonreview/92221443.cms |title=Suzhal: The Vortex Season 1 Review : Suzhal: A riveting, extremely well-written investigative thriller |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 March 2023 |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320203214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/suzhal-the-vortex/season-1/seasonreview/92221443.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Kathir film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Madha Yaanai Koottam]]'' || Parthiban ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Kirumi]]'' || Kathir ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017 || ''[[Ennodu Vilayadu]]'' || Sridhar ||
|-
| ''[[Vikram Vedha]]'' || Vignesh (Pulli) ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2018 || ''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'' ||Pariyerum Perumal (Pariyan)||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019 || ''[[Sigai]]'' || Mathivanan ||
|-
| ''[[Sathru (2019 film)|Sathru]]'' || SI Kathiresan ||
|-
| ''[[Bigil]]'' || Kathir ||
|-
| ''[[Jada (2019 film)|Jada]]'' || Jada ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2021 || ''[[Sarbath]]'' || Arivu ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[Akka Kuruvi]]'' || Older Deva || Cameo
|-
| ''[[Yugi (film)|Yugi]]'' || Rajkumar ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2023 || ''[[Thalaikoothal (film)|Thalaikoothal]]'' || Muthu ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2025 || ''[[Meesha (film)|Meesha]]'' || Midhun || [[Malayalam]] debut
|-
| rowspan="2" |2026
|''Aasai''
|{{TBA}}
|Releasing on 6 March<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-01-17 |title='Aasai' release date confirmed: Kathir and Divya Bharathi starrer romantic thriller out on March 6 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/aasai-release-date-confirmed-kathir-and-divya-bharathi-starrer-romantic-thriller-out-on-march-6/articleshow/126613352.cms |access-date=2026-01-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| ''Maanavan'' || || Filming
|-
|2026
| {{Pending film|italic=no|''I'm Game''}}
| {{TableTBA}}
| Malayalam; Filming
|-
|}

;Web Series
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Kathir television credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2022 - present|| ''[[Suzhal: The Vortex]]'' || SI Chakravarthy (Sakkarai) || Lead
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of awards and nominations received by Kathir
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
|2018
| rowspan="2" |''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Behindwoods Gold Medal
|Best Actor
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/list-of-winners-for-behindwoods-gold-medals-iconic-edition/gouri-kishan-best-debut-actor.html|title=LIST OF WINNERS FOR BGM ICONIC EDITION|date=16 December 2018|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228035031/https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/list-of-winners-for-behindwoods-gold-medals-iconic-edition/gouri-kishan-best-debut-actor.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|Special Jury for Outstanding Performance
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siima-awards-2019-winners-rangasthalam-kgf-yash-keerthy-suresh-tamil-telugu-malayalam-kannada-5909506/|title=SIIMA 2019 winners full list: Dhanush, Trisha, Prithviraj win big|date=17 August 2019|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=17 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817071054/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siima-awards-2019-winners-rangasthalam-kgf-yash-keerthy-suresh-tamil-telugu-malayalam-kannada-5909506/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6453091}}

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