Shree Karthick

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]

Shree Karthick
Born
S. S. Shree Karthick

(1988-07-30) 30 July 1988
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materSRM Valliammai Engineering College
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2013–present
Spouse
Sinduja Ramanan
​
(m. 2017)​

Before his film debut, Shree Karthick, along with Dev, founded Madboys Entertainment, a video content studio based out of Chennai in 2013.

Early life

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

2007–2018: Early career

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 earned great appraisal from the judges for his expressive style of dance before eventually becoming 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]

Following the judges' advice about his expressive style, he decided to give acting a shot. Shree did supporting roles 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 Entertainment a video content studio based out of Chennai. Their first original venture (which happens to be the first web-series in South India) Happy to be single was distributed by Sony Music[12] and the first episode was launched by Anirudh[13]. Following which he made the short film Vyugam,[14] starring Dev, which was well received by critics and audience alike.[14][15] Following the success of Vyugam, he then went on to create Childhood Diaries,[2] another award-winning short film.[16]

2019–present: Film debut

Shree Karthick[17] along with Dev is often credited for the introduction of the nascent concept of web-series to Tamil cinema, with the release of Happy To Be Single.[18][19][13]

In 2019, Shree Karthick's directorial feature-film debut Oke Oka Jeevitham[20][21] (titled Kanam[22] in Tamil) was announced, produced by Dream Warrior Pictures and starring Sharwanand, Amala Akkineni[23] and Ritu Varma.[24] 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
Year Film Director Writer Actor Language Notes
2014 Vyugam[25] Yes Yes Yes Tamil short film
2015 Childhood Diaries[26] Yes Yes No
2022 Oke Oka JeevithamYesYesNo Telugu
Kanam Tamil

Television
  • All works are in Tamil
Year Title Director Writer Actor Producer Notes
2014 Happy To Be Single[27] Yes Yes Yes Yes
2021 I Hate You – I Love You Yes Yes No Yes Voice Role

References
  1. "Sharwanand's bilingual Oke Oka Jeevitham titled Kanam in Tamil". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. "Short-film director Shree Karthik to direct Sharwanand for SR Prabhu's Dream Warrior Pictures?". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. நா.கதிர்வேலன். ""அமலாவை நினைத்துத்தான் திரைக்கதை எழுதினேன்!"". vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "Update on Amala Akkineni-Sharwanand's film Kanam to be out tomorrow". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. "ఈ సినిమా... నేను మా అమ్మకు రాసిన ఉత్తరం". Eenadu (in Telugu). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (6 September 2022). "Shree Karthick goes past forward for 'Oke Oka Jeevitham'". The Hindu.
  7. "Actor and shortfilm maker Shree Karthick gets married". Behindwoods. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. "Exclusive! Director Shree Karthick: Oke Oka Jeevitham was a journey that helped me relive my time with mom again". OTTPlay. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. "Tamil Tv Show Attam Pattam Synopsis Aired On Kalaignar TV Channel". nettv4u. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  11. "Jodi No 1 Season 4, Team - 1". Star Vijay TV - Best Tamil Channel. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  12. "Sony Music Distributes Web-Only Series Happy To Be Single on YouTube". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  13. "Anirudh, Venkat Prabhu and Amy Jackson for a new web series". Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  14. "Behindwoods Gold Medals Short Film competition Top 20 shortlist announced". Behindwoods. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  15. "17 Short Films that are totally worth your time".
  16. Athi. "NTFF 2017: The Winners of Short film – Documentaries – Animations -Feature film Tamil Diaspora | NTFF". Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  17. "idlebrain.com Interview". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  18. "Shreekarthick and Swami – Interview". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  19. "Sitcom from Singara Chennai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018.
  20. "Anirudh Ravichander Launched Theatrical Trailer of Sharwanand, Shree Karthick, 'Oke Oke Jeevitham'".
  21. "Shree Karthick goes past forward for 'Oke Oke Jeevitham'". Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  22. "Rebirth of a mother: Director Shree Karthick on 'Kanam'". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  23. "Amala Akkineni all set for Kollywood comeback". Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  24. Lakshmi, V. "Sharwanand, Ritu team up for a bilingual - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  25. Vyugam (Video 2014) - IMDb, retrieved 8 May 2023
  26. Childhood Diaries (Short 2016) - IMDb, retrieved 8 May 2023
  27. Happy to Be Single (TV Movie 2014) - IMDb, retrieved 8 May 2023
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