Karthi one of the top heroes of Kollywood is happiley married to Rajini since 2011 and their daughter Umayal was born in 2013. On October 20th 2020 Ranjani gave birth to their second son and an elated Karthi shared the news on social media writing "Dear friends and family, we are blessed with a boy baby. We can’t thank enough our doctors and nurses who took us through this life-changing experience. Folded hands need all your blessings for the little one. Thank you, god!"

Today Karthi has announced that his son has been named as Kandhan and he has written a loving message to him in Tamil that roughly translates "Dear son myself, mommy and your elder sister have lovingly named you Kandhan. Our family has become sweeter due to your arrival. Your loving dad."

Fans are celebrating the naming of Karthi's son which denotes Lord Muruga just like his father, uncle Suriya and grandfather Sivakumar. Kandhan would soon be catching his dad in theaters on April 2nd when his film 'Sulthan' costarring Rashmika Mandanna releases.

கண்ணா,
அம்மாவும், அக்காவும், நானும் உனக்கு மிக ஆசையாக "கந்தன்" என்று பெயர் சூட்டி இருக்கிறோம். உன் வருகையால், நம் சுற்றம் மேலும் இனிமையாகட்டும்.
அன்புடன்...
அப்பா. pic.twitter.com/O6UvID6b7X

— Actor Karthi (@Karthi_Offl) March 17, 2021