Karthi is one of the few actors in Tamil cinema who is versatile when it comes to choice of films. He can be a ruffian in a Muthiah film and a suave pilot in Mani Ratnam's movie.
Participating in the recently held audio and trailer launch of the film, in which he plays the significant character of Chinna Pazhuvettaraiyar, the commander in-charge of the Tanjore fort, Parthiban said:
Well-known Tamil actor Parthiban has said that his character in director Mani Ratnam's much-awaited magnum opus, 'Ponniyin Selvan 1', might be small but it is as significant as a bookmark in a book.Participating in the recently held audio and .
Selvaraghavan took to Twitter to reveal why his film Aayirathil Oruvan was an average grosser at the box office. The film opened to negative reviews in 2010 and was later regarded as a classic.