Actor Karthi's next release would be 'Thozha' which will be hitting the screens in the last week of March. He is also working on the big budget flick 'Kaashmora' directed by Gokul which will be releasing alter this year.

After finishing these two films the actor is expected to start acting in the film directed by his mentor Mani Ratnam,

Confirming his teaming up with the veteran filmmaker in an interview to a leading English daily today, Karthi said he will start working out rigourous to reduce some weight for the character he will be playing in Mani Ratnam's film as the latter wanted him to look more fit for the character.

It is worth recalling that Karthi's first tryst with cinema was as a Assistant director to Mani Ratnam in the film 'Aayudha Ezhuthu' which had his brother Suriya in one of the lead roles.