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Apoorv Singh Karki Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 3, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth1 November 1988

Age32 (as of 2020)

BirthplaceNainital, Uttarakhand, India

ProfessionActor, Creative Director

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

FamilyBrother - Ankit Karki

Apoorv Singh Karki Biography

Apoorv Singh Karki is an Indian creative director and actor from Nainital, known for his work with online entertainment companies and for directing the TVF

Early life and background
Apoorv Singh Karki was born on 1 November 1988 in Nainital, Uttarakhand. Raised in that hill town, he attended St. Joseph’s College, Nainital, before moving to Noida for further schooling at Ryan International School. He completed professional courses in animation and multimedia, including a diploma in Autodesk 3Ds Max and a B.Sc. in Animation and Multimedia, alongside certificate-level training in advanced animation, direction, script-to-screen processes, and production pipelines.

Career
Karki’s career began in the technical side of animation and visual effects. In 2008 he worked as an Autodesk 3Ds Max trainer at Doordarshan in New Delhi, teaching modelling, texturing, lighting, animation and dynamics. By 2010–2011 he was associated with Reliance Big Animation and FrameBoxx, and in 2011 he joined Reliance BIG AIMS in Pune as a writer and director on the live-action short film "Khalish," which went on to receive the CG Tantra Community Award for Best Live-Action Short Film that year.

Following his early success in short-form work, Karki expanded into cinematography and documentary coverage, working under director Chandrakant to document the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement. He then moved into assistant-directing roles on feature and television projects: he served as First Assistant Director at Redmat Reves Films on the feature With Love, Delhi! (2011), worked as an assistant producer on the TV series Earth Matters in 2012, and assisted on short films such as God Knows (2012). His assistant-director credits also include work on the Bollywood films Aatma (2013) and Akaash Vani (2013).

Alongside assistant-directing, Karki contributed in creative and directorial capacities on larger Hindi film productions. He held creative director responsibilities on titles including Ajab Gazabb Love (2012), OMG – Oh My God! (2012), and Krrish 3 (2013).

Digital entertainment and TVF
In 2014 Karki joined the online entertainment company The Viral Fever (TVF) as an associate creative director and was later promoted to creative director. During his time at TVF he played a key creative role on several of the company’s web series, most notably directing The Aam Aadmi Family (2016). His credits at TVF also include work on Engineering Girls (2018), College Romance (2018), Flames (2018–2019), and Aspirants (2021). He is also described as having served as creative head for YouTube channels including TVF and The Timeliners.

Public profile
Karki is known professionally by the nickname Appu. He combines technical training in animation and visual effects with hands-on directing and creative leadership for online and film projects. Physically, available details list him at about 170 cm (5'7") with black hair and black eyes.

Personal life
Apoorv Singh Karki is married and has at least one sibling, a brother named Ankit Karki. He lists Nainital as his hometown and maintains a personal interest in travel and reading. Karki is an animal lover and owns a pet dog named Marley. He has also expressed a personal devotion to Lord Shiva.

Latest updates
Most recently, Karki is associated with TVF projects through 2021, with Aspirants among the titles credited to him in that period. His career continues to bridge technical animation expertise and creative direction for digital series and short films.
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Recent Work

Aspirants

Creative director at TVF

2021
The Aam Aadmi Family

Directed the TVF series

2016
Engineering Girls, College Romance, Flames

Creative work as part of TVF projects

2018-2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Started as an Autodesk 3Ds Max trainer at Doordarshan in 2008
  2. Directed the TVF series The Aam Aadmi Family (2016)
  3. Served as creative director at The Viral Fever, contributing to several popular web series
  4. Worked across short films, documentaries and Bollywood productions in assistant and creative roles
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Apoorv Singh Karki born?

1 November 1988

What is Apoorv Singh Karki known for?

Actor, Creative Director

What is Apoorv Singh Karki’s marital status?

Married