Kathi Karthika

Kathi Karthika (Telugu: కత్తి కార్తీక) (born 4 January 1981) is an Indian television host, video jockey, actor and interior designer. She hosted one of the well known-program called Dil Se Karthika and telecasted in the television channel V6 News. She is one of the 15 participants of Bigg Boss Telugu season 1 game show in Star Maa television. She is well known for her anchoring in typical Telangana accent.

At present she started her Business in Interior and Architect Designing with Brand Name B designn Studios by Kathi Karthika in Hyderabad.

Early life
Karthika was born and grew up in Hyderabad, India. She did her schooling at St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad. She received her Bachelor's degree in Architecture. She pursued her masters education in interior designing at University of Greenwich, London. She is grand daughter of Telanagana state excise minister, T. Padma Rao Goud.

Career
Kathi Karthika started working as an architect before going to the UK to pursue higher education. She worked in London for 2 years after finishing her master's degree, before returning to Hyderabad to pursue a career on television.

V6 News
She did a song in September 2017 for V6 News for Bonalu festival Dillam Bhallam which became a huge hit with over 3.4 million views on YouTube.

Mic TV
She is presently working with Mic TV, and hosts a show named Muchata with Karthika, interviewing celebrities.

She started her interior design company in September 2017, called as B Design Studios by Kathi Karthika in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Bigg Boss
Karthika participated in first Bigg Boss Telugu season 1 game show on Star Maa television. She impressed everyone by her perfect Telangana/Hyderabadi language and cooking. She eliminated in Episode 43 (43 days).

Personal life
She married when she was in college and has a son, Dhruv (born 2008).