Karthi one of the leading heroes in Tamil cinema is completing fifteen years as an actor on February 23rd the day his debut 'Paruthiveeran' directed by Ameer released in 2007. A throwback photo of the charismatic star shot when he was a teenager and studying in the tenth standard has gone viral on the internet.

Fans especially from the fairer gender are going gaga at the throwback pic that shows Karthi looking as handsome as ever at sixteen as he is now. The busy star actor has completed shooting for Mani Ratnam's multistarrer epic 'Ponniyin Selvan' and 'Viruman' directed by Muthaiya in which Aditi Shankar makes her debut as the lead heroine.

Karthi is on the verge of completing 'Sardar' directed by P.S. Mithran in which he plays dual roles as a youngster and a old man. Raashi Khanna and Rajisha Vijayan play the female leads.