Karthik Netha has started his life and career afresh. The lyricist is basking in the reception of his latest song ‘Yaarum Kaanadha’ for Fight Club, starring Uriyadi fame actor Vijay Kumar, that releases on December 15. The song, set to tune by Govind Vasantha, is written to the backdrop of teenage love in North Chennai. It has the yearning and energy of young love, and combined with Govind Vasantha’s strains of the violin, makes for a heady and addictive listen.
There is something different in the way Karthik writes these days, and he agrees. “The way I look at life has changed completely; I used to approach it with hatred. It has all dissipated now,” says the 42-year-old. Karthik struggled with alcohol addiction for years, and says he has been sober for four years now. “It took me 20 years to get here,” he says, adding that he started drinking from his teen years. Addiction came in the way of him getting work. “I’ve lost lots of big films. I would be unreachable on phone and would take off without notice,” he recalls.
