Nishanth Sagar
Nishanth Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishanth Sagar pronounced [nɪˈʃaːnth sˈaɡə], is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has performed in over 50 films as a hero, co-star and antagonist.
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| Born | Nishanth Balakrishnan 1980 (age 43)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Vrinda |
| Children | 2 |
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Career
Nishant Sagar made his Malayalam film debut in 1997 with Vijay P Nair's Ezhunilappanthal. However, his most notable role came in the 1999 film Devadasi, directed by Biju Varkey. He was then pursuing his graduation. He got a breakthrough in 2000 when Lohithadas cast him in Joker along with Dileep. In 2008, he has acted in an Indo-American movie named Pirate's Blood with Sunny Leone in the lead role, although the film was not released in India owing to distribution problems. Other than Joker, he is mainly noted for his roles in Thilakkam as Gopi and in Phantom as Josekutty.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Devadasi | Mahi | Debut film |
| Rishivamsham | Krishnan | ||
| 2000 | Joker | Sudheer Mishra | |
| Manassil Oru Manjuthulli | Manoj | ||
| Indriyam | Sunny | ||
| 2001 | Nalacharitham Naalam Divasam | Nandu | |
| Kakki Nakshatram | SI Achuthankutty | ||
| 2002 | Phantom | Josekutty | |
| 2003 | Thilakkam | Gopi | |
| Lesa Lesa | Sekhar | Tamil film | |
| Anyar | |||
| Shingari Bolona | Jayakrishnan | ||
| Pulival Kalyanam | Ramesh Prasad | ||
| 2004 | Rasikan | Arjun Ram | |
| Freedom | Majeed | ||
| Wanted | Mani | ||
| 2005 | Lokanathan IAS | Aravindan | |
| Iruvattam Manavaatti | Dr.Sudhir | ||
| 2006 | Kisan | Ambadi | |
| Pachakuthira | College Student | ||
| Pathaaka | Murugadas | ||
| Ravanan | Vinod Kumar | ||
| 2007 | Soorya Kireedam | Goutham | |
| 2008 | Pakal Nakshatrangal | Thushar | |
| Chandranilekkoru Vazhi | Chandran | ||
| Thirakkatha | Kevin Paul | ||
| One Way Ticket | Bhadran | ||
| Kovalam | Christy | ||
| Aayudham | Saajan/Yunus Mohammad | ||
| Mayakazhcha | Aravinda Varma | ||
| Gulmohar | Kuriakose | ||
| Pirate's Blood | Sagar | ||
| 2009 | Swa Le | Sandeep Jadeja | |
| 2010 | 9 KK Road | Unnikrishnan | |
| Kaaryasthan | Anand | ||
| Punyam Aham | Georgekutty | ||
| 2011 | The Metro | Freddy | |
| 2012 | Face2Face | George Joseph | |
| Mayamohini | Special appearance in the title song | ||
| Banking Hours 10 to 4 | Thief | ||
| Veeraputhran | Odayathil | ||
| Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. | Viswanathan | ||
| 2013 | 101 Chodyangal | Radhakrishnan | |
| Players | Aji | ||
| 2014 | Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal | Hashim[3] | |
| Angry Babies in Love | Anwar | ||
| Villali Veeran | |||
| The Dolphins | Biju | ||
| 2015 | Rudrasimhaasnam | Harikrishnan | |
| 2016 | Koppayile Kodumkattu | Rahul | |
| 2017 | Sakhavu | Tony Manakkal | |
| 2018 | Johny Johny Yes Appa | Police Officer Sathyan | |
| Uzhaikkum Paadhai | Tamil movie | ||
| 2019 | Under World | Mani | |
| Valiya Perunnal | Noushad | ||
| 2021 | One | Shine Thomas | |
| 2022 | Chathuram | ||
| Kochaal | Sunny | ||
| Aanaparambile World Cup | Najeem | [4] | |
| 2023 | Djinn | Anvar Ibrahim | |
| Masquerade | Mahesh Nair | ||
| RDX: Robert Dony Xavier | Davis | ||
| Garudan † | TBA | [5] | |
References
- "Thiranottam: A chat with actor Nishant Sagar! -- Part 1" – via www.youtube.com.
- "Mollywood Movie Actor Nishanth Sagar Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
- "Nishanth Sagar in Mosayile Kuthirameenukal - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Aanaparambile World Cup trailer out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023). "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 October 2023.