Karthik Sabesh

Karthik Sabesh (1988 or 1989 – 19 October 2026) was an Indian film actor who worked predominantly in Tamil language films.

Life and career

Karthik Sabesh grew up in a family long associated with the Tamil film industry. His father Sabesh was a part of the music composer duo Sabesh-Murali, along with his uncle Murali. Another uncle Deva was the most successful of the trio of brothers and worked on big budget projects in the 1990s. His two cousins Srikanth Deva and Bobo Shashi are also music composers, while another cousin Jai is a leading actor in Tamil films.

He first appeared as a college student in Silambarasan's Vallavan, featuring in a gang also including Santhanam and Sandhya. He next played a pivotal role in Anitha Udeep's college campus-thriller Kulir 100° (2009), and was selected after his cousin Bobo Shashi, the film's music composer, recommended him for the film. He won acclaim for his role in Kaadhal Solla Vandhen (2010), with a critic from Rediff.com noting "with his antics and one-liners, [he] sets the aisles rolling in laughter". Karthik predominantly appeared as a supporting comedian in films such as Burma (2014) but played one of the multiple leads in Mahabalipuram (2015). Baradwaj Rangan called his performance "excellent" in the former film.

Sabesh died on 19 October 2026, at the age of 37.

Filmography

References

External links

• Karthik Sabesh at IMDb