Shree Karthick

{{Short description|Indian film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Shree Karthick | birth_name = S. S. Shree Karthick | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | occupation = {{hlist|Director|screenwriter}} | alma_mater = SRM Valliammai Engineering College | years_active = 2013–present | spouse = {{marriage|Sinduja Ramanan|2017}} }}

'''Shree Karthick''' (born 30 July 1988) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sharwanand's bilingual Oke Oka Jeevitham titled Kanam in Tamil|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/sep/24/sharwanands-bilingual-oke-oka-jeevitham-titled-kanam-in-tamil-26868.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Cinema Express|language=en}}</ref> Karthick directed a number of short films<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Short-film director Shree Karthik to direct Sharwanand for SR Prabhu's Dream Warrior Pictures?|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jun/11/short-film-director-shree-karthik-to-direct-sharwanand-for-sr-prabhus-dream-warrior-pictures-12194.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Cinema Express|language=en}}</ref> and commercials before venturing into the feature films with his directorial debut being ''Oke Oka Jeevitham'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=நா.கதிர்வேலன்|title="அமலாவை நினைத்துத்தான் திரைக்கதை எழுதினேன்!"|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/director-shree-karthick-interview|access-date=2021-11-29|website=vikatan.com/|date=21 October 2021 |language=ta}}</ref> a bilingual starring Sharwanand and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Update on Amala Akkineni-Sharwanand's film Kanam to be out tomorrow |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/aug/08/update-on-amala-akkineni-sharwanand39s-film-kanam-to-be-out-tomorrow-33539.html |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> He was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu for the film.

== Early life == Shree Karthick was born in Chennai to a Telugu mother and a Tamil father.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-25 |title=ఈ సినిమా... నేను మా అమ్మకు రాసిన ఉత్తరం |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-article/sunday-magazine/life-journey-of-young-director-shree-karthick/5/322000780 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Eenadu |language=te}}</ref><ref name="the hindu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shree-karthick-goes-past-forward-for-his-debut-film/article65856162.ece|title=Shree Karthick goes past forward for 'Oke Oka Jeevitham'|author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo|work=The Hindu|date=6 September 2022}}</ref> He did his schooling from SBOA Matriculation School and subsequently, his B.Tech, in Computer Science Engineering, from SRM Valliammai Engineering College.<ref name="the hindu"/>

Shree Karthick married Sinduja Ramanan in Chennai on 28 June 2017.<ref name="behindwoods">{{Cite web|date=2017-06-28|title=Actor and shortfilm maker Shree Karthick gets married|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/actor-and-shortfilm-maker-shree-karthick-gets-married.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

== Career == Shree Karthick started off his dance career with a dance company based out of Chennai, which he had joined at a young age. He credits his passion for dance with helping in the overall development of his filmmaking skills.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2022-09-06 |title=Director Shree Karthick goes past forward for Sharwanand, Ritu Varma and Amala Akkineni's bilingual film 'Oke Oka Jeevitham'/'Kanam' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shree-karthick-goes-past-forward-for-his-debut-film/article65856162.ece |access-date=2022-09-09 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He became a senior company dancer there and began teaching other students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive! Director Shree Karthick: Oke Oka Jeevitham was a journey that helped me relive my time with mom again |url=https://www.ottplay.com/interview/exclusive-director-shree-karthick-oke-oka-jeevitham-was-a-journey-that-helped-me-relive-my-time-with-mom-again/aff58681e6322 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> Upon graduating from there, he left to pursue his engineering degree. In his first year, a dance reality show ''Attam Pattam'' was announced, to be aired on Kalaignar TV. Karthick decided to participate and eventually became the title winner.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Tv Show Attam Pattam Synopsis Aired On Kalaignar TV Channel|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/Tamil/tv-shows/attam-pattam|access-date=2022-02-12|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref> He then received an offer from another dance reality show Jodi Number One, and was a semi-finalist in the same.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|date=2010-02-22|title=Jodi No 1 Season 4, Team - 1|url=http://starvijay-tv.blogspot.com/2010/02/jodi-no-1-season-4-team-1.html|access-date=2022-02-12|website=Star Vijay TV - Best Tamil Channel}}</ref>

Shree worked as an actor in a few movies like ''Arrambam'' (2013) and ''Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka'' (2015) before realizing his interest for writing and subsequently moving onto screenwriting and filmmaking.<ref name="behindwoods"/><ref name="the hindu"/> He began working on stories and scripts, aiming to turn them into short films and motion pictures.<ref name=":1" />

In 2013, Shree Karthick, along with Dev, founded Madboys Creatives, a media company focused on creating commercials, digital films and web-series. Shree Karthick ventured into filmmaking with his short film debut ''Vyugam'' starring Dev.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-07-17|title=Behindwoods Gold Medals Short Film competition Top 20 shortlist announced|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/behindwoods-gold-medals-short-film-competition-top-20-shortlist-announced.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Behindwoods}}</ref> He went on to create ''Happy To Be Single,'' the first-ever Tamil web series,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shreekarthick and Swami – Interview |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/shreekarthick-and-swami/shreekarthick-and-swami-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223051035/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actors/shreekarthick-and-swami/shreekarthick-and-swami-interview.html |archive-date=23 December 2017 |access-date=2019-08-07 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sitcom from Singara Chennai |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/sitcom-from-singara-chennai/article5862462.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703190221/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/sitcom-from-singara-chennai/article5862462.ece |archive-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> later distributed by Sony Music.<ref>{{Cite web|last=K|first=Brindaalakshmi|date=2013-11-18|title=Sony Music Distributes Web-Only Series Happy To Be Single On YouTube|url=https://www.medianama.com/2013/11/223-sony-music-distributes-web-only-series-happy-to-be-single-on-youtube/|access-date=2021-11-27|website=MediaNama|language=en-US}}</ref> He made the short film ''Childhood Diaries'',<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Athi|title=NTFF 2017: The Winners of Short film – Documentaries – Animations -Feature film Tamil Diaspora {{!}} NTFF|url=https://ntff.no/ntff-2017-the-winners-of-short-film-documentaries-animations-feature-film-tamil-diaspora/|access-date=2021-11-27}}</ref> which was included in the anthology film ''Mamakiki'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2020/jun/02/mamakiki-review-this-comedy-well-runs-dry-2150914.html|title='MamaKiki' review: This comedy well runs dry|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=2 June 2020|first=Haritha|last=Mothan|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref>

In 2019, Shree Karthick's directorial feature-film debut ''Oke Oka Jeevitham'' (titled ''Kanam'' in Tamil) was announced, produced by Dream Warrior Pictures and starring Sharwanand, Amala Akkineni and Ritu Varma.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sharwanand, Ritu team up for a bilingual|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sharwanand-ritu-team-up-for-a-bilingual/articleshow/70872052.cms|access-date=2021-11-27|website=The Times of India|language=en |last1=Lakshmi |first1=V. }}</ref> Amidst the pandemic, he also created and produced ''I Hate You - I Love You'' under the banner of his content studio ''Madboys Entertainment.'' A few episodes were written and directed by him.

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Film !Director !Writer !Actor !Language !Notes |- |2013 |''Arrambam'' |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} | rowspan="4" |Tamil | |- |2014 |''Vyugam'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |short film |- |rowspan="2"|2015 |''I'' |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} | |- |''Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka'' |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} | |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |''Malupu'' |{{No}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |Telugu | |- |''Childhood Diaries'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |Tamil |short film |- | rowspan=2 |2022 |''Oke Oka Jeevitham'' ||rowspan=2 {{Yes}}|| rowspan=2 {{Yes}}||rowspan=2 {{No}} |Telugu|| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film |- | ''Kanam'' |Tamil |}

=== Television ===

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{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Director !Writer !Actor !Producer !Notes |- |2014 |''Happy To Be Single'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} | |- |2021 |''I Hate You – I Love You'' |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |Voice Role |}

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