Shree Karthick
Shree Karthick | |
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| Born | S. S. Shree Karthick 30 July 1988 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | SRM Valliammai Engineering College |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse |
Sinduja Ramanan (m. 2017) |
Shree Karthick is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema.[1] Karthick directed a number of short films[2] and commercials before venturing into the feature films with his directorial debut being Oke Oka Jeevitham,[3] a bilingual starring Sharwanand and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures.[1][2][4] He was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu for the film.
Early life
[edit]Shree Karthick was born in Chennai to a Telugu mother and a Tamil father.[5][6] He did his schooling from SBOA Matriculation School and subsequently, his B.Tech, in Computer Science Engineering, from SRM Valliammai Engineering College.[6]
Shree Karthick married Sinduja Ramanan in Chennai on 28 June 2017.[7]
Career
[edit]Shree Karthick started off his dance career with a dance company based out of Chennai, which he had joined at a young age. He credits his passion for dance with helping in the overall development of his filmmaking skills.[8] He became a senior company dancer there and began teaching other students.[9][8] Upon graduating from there, he left to pursue his engineering degree. In his first year, a dance reality show Attam Pattam was announced, to be aired on Kalaignar TV. Karthick decided to participate and eventually became the title winner.[10] He then received an offer from another dance reality show Jodi Number One, and was a semi-finalist in the same.[11]
Shree worked as an actor in a few movies like Arrambam (2013) and Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (2015) before realizing his interest for writing and subsequently moving onto screenwriting and filmmaking.[7][6] He began working on stories and scripts, aiming to turn them into short films and motion pictures.[2]
In 2013, Shree Karthick, along with Dev, founded Madboys Creatives, a media company focused on creating commercials, digital films and web-series. Shree Karthick ventured into filmmaking with his short film debut Vyugam starring Dev.[12] He went on to create Happy To Be Single, the first-ever Tamil web series,[13][14] later distributed by Sony Music.[15] He made the short film Childhood Diaries,[2][16] which was included in the anthology film Mamakiki (2020).[17]
In 2019, Shree Karthick's directorial feature-film debut Oke Oka Jeevitham (titled Kanam in Tamil) was announced, produced by Dream Warrior Pictures and starring Sharwanand, Amala Akkineni and Ritu Varma.[18] Amidst the pandemic, he also created and produced I Hate You - I Love You under the banner of his content studio Madboys Entertainment. A few episodes were written and directed by him.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Actor | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arrambam | No | No | Yes | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Vyugam | Yes | Yes | Yes | short film | |
| 2015 | Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Childhood Diaries | Yes | Yes | No | short film | |
| 2022 | Oke Oka Jeevitham | Yes | Yes | No | Telugu | |
| Kanam | Tamil |
Television
[edit]- All works are in Tamil
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Happy To Be Single | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | I Hate You – I Love You | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Voice Role |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sharwanand's bilingual Oke Oka Jeevitham titled Kanam in Tamil". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Short-film director Shree Karthik to direct Sharwanand for SR Prabhu's Dream Warrior Pictures?". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ நா.கதிர்வேலன் (21 October 2021). ""அமலாவை நினைத்துத்தான் திரைக்கதை எழுதினேன்!"". vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Update on Amala Akkineni-Sharwanand's film Kanam to be out tomorrow". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "ఈ సినిమా... నేను మా అమ్మకు రాసిన ఉత్తరం". Eenadu (in Telugu). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (6 September 2022). "Shree Karthick goes past forward for 'Oke Oka Jeevitham'". The Hindu.
- ^ a b "Actor and shortfilm maker Shree Karthick gets married". Behindwoods. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 September 2022). "Director Shree Karthick goes past forward for Sharwanand, Ritu Varma and Amala Akkineni's bilingual film 'Oke Oka Jeevitham'/'Kanam'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Exclusive! Director Shree Karthick: Oke Oka Jeevitham was a journey that helped me relive my time with mom again". OTTPlay. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Tamil Tv Show Attam Pattam Synopsis Aired On Kalaignar TV Channel". nettv4u. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Admin (22 February 2010). "Jodi No 1 Season 4, Team - 1". Star Vijay TV - Best Tamil Channel. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Behindwoods Gold Medals Short Film competition Top 20 shortlist announced". Behindwoods. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Shreekarthick and Swami – Interview". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Sitcom from Singara Chennai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018.
- ^ K, Brindaalakshmi (18 November 2013). "Sony Music Distributes Web-Only Series Happy To Be Single On YouTube". MediaNama. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Athi. "NTFF 2017: The Winners of Short film – Documentaries – Animations -Feature film Tamil Diaspora | NTFF". Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Mothan, Haritha (2 June 2020). "'MamaKiki' review: This comedy well runs dry". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Lakshmi, V. "Sharwanand, Ritu team up for a bilingual". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2021.