Background
Karthik was born to a Malayalee family. His father Nilambur Karthikeyan is a singer, having worked with singers and musicians such as K.J. Yesudas and Madhuri.
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Dhanish Karthik
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He made his debut as Sanjeev Menon in the Malayalam film Ivide (2015) directed by Shyamaprasad. Karthik was trained in music by his father, who has sung in over 50 Malayalam films. He started acting part-time in 2009 with his first role being that of "Krishan Ji" in the theaterical production Bollywood Romeo directed by Radhika Vasudeva.
In 2010, he graduated from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a minor in South Asian studies, after which he started working in the research department followed by the operations department at Justice of the Peace Morgan before resigning in July 2013 to a become a full-time actor.
He currently studies at Stella Adler Studio of Acting and The Peoples Improv Theater, both located in New York, New New York
