Karan (born 19 August 1969) is an Indian former actor who has appeared predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films.
He started his career as a child actor (under the stage name Master Raghu).
1990
In the 1990s he started to act in leading and villain roles.
1992
In 1992, he made his Tamil debut as an adult in Annamalai starring alongside Rajinikanth in an uncredited role, before making a breakthrough with his performance as a rogue college student in Nammavar alongside Kamal Haasan.
2000
In the mid-2000s, after a sabbatical, Karan chose to prioritise appearing in films where he would portray the lead role following the relative success of Kokki (2006).
Karan started his career as child artist under the name Master Raghu for more than 70 films in Malayalam and Tamil.
2004
In 2004, Karan became a solo hero with the Malayalam film Isra and continued with films like Kokki, Karuppusamy Kuththagaithaarar and Kathavarayan.
2014
His recent films are Sooran (2014) and Uchathula Shiva (2016).
2018
In 2018, a clip from his film Coimbatore Mappillai went viral online, prompting internet users to associate the word "Shroov" with the actor.
Karan made his advertisement debut in a 45-second Mahindra Duro advertisement with Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.
