I always knew I wanted to be in films, but I did not know exactly what I wanted to do. Karthi More Quotes by Karthi More Quotes From Karthi My dad was very busy with his films, and I got the opportunity to mingle with him only when I was in 10th standard. More than anna Suriya, my sister and I used to discuss many things with him. But he never, ever advised me, instead will only share his life experiences. Karthi me busy opportunity life In Tamil Nadu, watching a film on a festival is a part of our culture. People prefer going to a theatre rather than bursting crackers at home. Karthi theatre home culture people I've known Radhikaa akka for a long time, and have seen her perform like a pro in front of the camera. But, to work with her and mouth dialogues in her presence had me in jitters. Karthi me work time long I have drawn a clear line between my personal and professional life. Karthi professional personal clear life Nobody can write stories like Malayalam writers. Karthi write nobody like stories I loved movies and watched a lot of them. But my father insisted that I get a good education before I joined the film industry. Karthi loved good education father After I did my graduation in mechanical engineering, I got a scholarship to go to the U.S. to do my master's. So I did that. I also worked there for a while. After my master's, I did a course in Film Appreciation. Karthi engineering appreciation graduation I am not a sportsperson. I used to spend all my time in front of a computer. Karthi i-am my-time used time I had to go for physical training for 'Aayirathil Oruvan.' I had to do stunts which required huge leaps. Karthi stunts physical go training It is a treat to do scenes where you silently enact. Karthi scenes treat where you I want to travel all over India. Karthi over india want travel I was dying to start shooting for 'Paiyya.' I had worn no good clothes for months, and I was dying to wear good clothes. And, for 'Paiyya,' they gave me eight clothes to change in a day! Karthi day good me change I must admit, strong films are more interesting to me, as, by the end of the day's shooting, you feel good. Karthi day good me you I would say I was not working in the real sense in 'Paiyaa.' After doing very heavy scenes in my first two films, in 'Paiya,' I was romancing a girl, talking all sorts of funny things, and doing all light things just as if I were not acting! Karthi doing girl light funny An actor has to do everything, all genres of films. Karthi genres films actor everything 'Paruthiveeran' was a difficult film to work on. It was my first film but a very strong character. Karthi difficult strong work character When my first film 'Paruthiveeran' released, I had no time to get excited. It was a worrying time for me. I was anxious to know how it would be accepted. Karthi no-time know me time I would say 'Siruthai' is a masala film with all the masalas in the right proportion. Karthi right say proportion film I like doing comedy. Karthi doing like comedy I've not done the Jackie Chan kind of stunts. Karthi jackie-chan stunts kind done