Karthi thanks Thozha director for giving him the role of Seenu

Actor Karthi

is awaiting the release of his

Sulthan

and the movie's trailer launch happened yesterday in the city. It is also reported that he will be next teaming up with his Komban director PG Muthiah for a movie which will be bankrolled by his brother and actor Suriya's home banner.

A versatile actor Karthi has a huge fan base in Telugu, too and five years ago he did a bilingual with

Nagarjuna

directed by Vamsi Paidipalli. The movie was titled

Thozha

in Tamil and

Oopiri

in Telugu. The director has posted about the movie's fifth anniversary and wrote, "#5YearsOfOopiri.... Will always cherish #Oopiri and the memories attached to it... Thank You @iamnagarjuna Sir, @Karthi_Offl Sir, @tamannaahspeaks @PVPCinema @GopiSundarOffl #PSVinod #SunilBabu @ahishor @HariRgv @abburiravi for making 'Oopiri' memorable.. "

Karthi retweeted the post and added, "The film and the relationships I got from it are both very dear to me. I still get compliments every time #Thozha comes on tv��.... @directorvamshi thanks for giving me “Seenu“�� #Oopiri."

The high-budget movie about a paraplegic billionaire and his caretaker, an ex-convict was received well and also had a good run in the theatres. Nagarjuna played

Vikramaditya

and Karthi essayed Seenu, the caretaker in the movie. The film also had

Tamannaah

in the cast.
Karthi is also playing a pivotal role in Mani Ratnam's

Ponniyin Selvan

.