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{{short description|Indian filmmaker and actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Eashvar Karthic
| occupation = Film director, Actor
| years_active = 2017 – present
}}

'''Eashvar Karthic''' is an Indian film director and actor who primarily works in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema]]. He made his directorial debut in Tamil with the mystery-thriller film [[Penguin (film)|''Penguin'']] (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-19 |title=I Wanted To Witness Audience's Reactions To My Film: Eashvar Karthic On His Debut Film 'Penguin' |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/streaming/features/i-wanted-to-witness-audiences-reactions-to-my-film-eashvar-karthic-on-his-debut-film-penguin/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Silverscreen India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=What if there were a Hitler in Chaplin, asks 'Penguin' director Eashvar Karthic |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jun/18/what-if-there-were-a-hitler-in-chaplin-asks-penguin-director-eashvar-karthic-2157902.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-18 |title=After 'Mahanati' It Took Me Six Months To Lock The Perfect Script: Keerthy Suresh Ahead Of 'Penguin' Release |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/after-mahanati-it-took-me-six-months-to-lock-the-perfect-script-keerthy-suresh-ahead-of-penguin-release/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Silverscreen India |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Eashvar grew up idolizing [[Jackie Chan]] and was inspired by the action films ''[[Rumble in the Bronx]]'' (1995) and [[Who Am I? (1998 film)|''Who Am I?'']] (1998). However, it was after watching [[Mani Ratnam]]'s [[Idhayathai Thirudathe (1989 film)|''Idhayathai Thirudathe'']] on television that he decided to be a part of the [[film industry]].<ref name=":0" /> Prior to his career in cinema, Eashvar had worked in the software industry and later in banking before transitioning into filmmaking in 2013.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-06-17 |title='Penguin' director Eashvar Karthic spins a thrilling premise |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/penguin-director-eashvar-karthic-spins-a-thrilling-premise-1.1592400766701 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He initially set out to become an actor after leaving his bank job and worked in [[theatre]], where he also discovered his talent for writing.<ref name=":1" /> After a struggle of seven years, he got an acting role in [[Magalir Mattum (2017 film)|''Magalir Mattum'']] (2017) and ''[[V1 Murder Case]]'' (2019). By then, he realized that he was more inclined to [[Film direction]].<ref name=":0" />

For over two years, he struggled to find opportunities until his friend Linga, who also acted on [[Penguin (film)|''Penguin'']] introduced him to [[Vijay Sethupathi]]. Vijay Sethupathi was impressed with one of his scripts and asked him to reach out to [[Stone Bench Creations|Stone Bench Films]], leading to the inception of "[[Penguin (film)|''Penguin'']] (2020)".<ref name=":0" />

Eashvar is currently working on his Telugu directorial debut [[Zebra (film)]], a [[Crime film|Financial Crime Thriller]] film starring [[Satyadev (actor)|Satyadev]], [[Dhananjaya (actor)|Dhananjaya]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]], and [[Amrutha Iyengar]]. [[Ravi Basrur]] was roped in as the music director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |date=2023-01-26 |title=Satyadev and Daali Dhananjaya's 26th Pan-India film titled Zebra - The Pioneer |url=https://pynr.in/satyadev-and-daali-dhananjayas-26th-pan-india-film-titled-zebra/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Zebra'' is currently in its post-production phase.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zebra Team begins dubbing |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/aug/31/zebra-team-begins-dubbing-47155.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Banerjee |first=Shourini |last2=Hameed |first2=Najwa |last3=Sukumar |first3=Akil |date=2021 |title=Female power in women centric tamil films on ott platform amazon prime |url=http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:mcomm&volume=15&issue=1&article=004 |journal=Mass Communicator: International Journal of Communication Studies |language=en |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=27–32 |doi=10.5958/0973-967X.2021.00004.1 |issn=0973-9688}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}

=== As director ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
!Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2020
|''[[Penguin (film)|Penguin]]''
|Tamil|| <ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=2020-06-19 |title='Penguin' movie review: A confusing thriller with great visuals |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/penguin-movie-review/article31867265.ece |access-date=2023-10-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|{{Pending film|[[Zebra (film)|Zebra]]}}
|Telugu|| Post-production<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhananjay's 26th to be helmed by Telugu director Eashvar Karthic |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2022/sep/20/dhananjays-26th-to-be-helmed-by-telugu-director-eashvar-karthic-2499897.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|}

=== As actor ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
!Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2017
|[[Magalir Mattum (2017 film)|''Magalir Mattum'']]
| || rowspan="2" | <ref name=":0" />
|-
|2019
|''[[V1 Murder Case]]'' || Avinashi
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|id=11178397}}
* {{Twitter|id=EashvarKarthic}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]

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