Sathyan (Tamil actor)

Sathyan Sivakumar and known mononymously as Sathyan, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar.[1] Making debut as a junior artist in the movie Poovum Puyalum and as lead in Ilaiyavan, he subsequently has been appearing mainly in supporting and comedic roles in over sixty Tamil films.[2]

Sathyan
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Parent
  • Madhampatty Sivakumar (father)
Relatives

Early life

Sathyan was born to film producer Mathampatti Sivakumar. Actor Sathyaraj is his uncle, while Sibiraj is his cousin. Sathyan studied at PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore. After graduating with a BBM degree, he entered the film industry by playing the lead role in the Ilaiyaraaja musical Ilaiyavan, which was produced by his father himself. He then acted in Kanna Unnai Thedukiren, both of these films which featured him in lead role failed at box-office and Sathyan chose to portray comedy roles.[3] He later appeared in a pivotal role in Maayavi (2005), where he worked alongside Suriya and Jyothika.[2]

After a series of small supporting roles, he received another break portraying the role of Srivatsan in Shankar's Nanban (2012) and then featured alongside Vijay again in a pivotal role in A R Murugadoss's Thuppakki. He featured as one of the four main leads in boy-adventure films Onbadhule Guru (2013) and Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013), while also starring in the commercially successful romantic comedy, Raja Rani (2013).

Filmography
Actor
List of Sathyan film credits as actor
Year Title Role Notes
1988Poovum PuyalumSpecial appearance in the song "Paar Thambi Sahayam"
1998Kaadhale NimmadhiAkash
2000IlaiyavanBharathi
2001Kanna Unnai ThedukirenPrakash
2002MuthamPazhani
2003BoysDheepu
2004KovilShakthivel's friend
JaiCollege Student
ArulSenthil
ManmadhanInspector Shakthi
Maha Nadigan
2005Devathayai Kanden
MaayaviSathyaraj
Sachein
February 14Arvind Swamy
Oru Naal Oru KanavuKumara
GhajiniServer / Fake Sanjay
AaruKailash
2006ParamasivanPolice
ThirupathiThirupathi's friend
VathiyarEaswara Pandian's sidekick
VallavanSubbu
2007AalwarPonds's friend
ViyabariAd Film Model
KireedamSakthivel's friend
Mudhal Mudhalai
Azhagiya Tamil MaganGuru's friend
2008Velli ThiraiThirupathi
Santosh SubramaniamMuthu
AeganMani
2009A Aa E EeElango's friend
Siva Manasula SakthiShanmugam
Solla Solla InikkumSathyan
AadhavanMurugan
Palaivana SolaiAadhi
Sirithal RasipenPurushothaman
VettaikaaranSugu
2010PorkkalamSathya
Rasikkum SeemaneNandhu's associate
Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiVishnu
ThillalangadiDass
VallakottaiGiri
2011MaapillaiChinna's friend
Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam
Kasethan Kadavulada
Vellore Maavattam
Raa Raa
RowthiramP.Ramanujam
Yuvan YuvathiChacha
2012NanbanSrivatsan (Silencer)
SinamSathya
ThuppakkiBalaji
2013Onbadhule GuruRanga
KanthaThamizh
Moondru Per Moondru Kadal
Thillu MulluSathyan
Raja RaniIyappanTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian
NaiyaandiParaman
Naveena Saraswathi SabathamGopi
2015PuliSama
201624Saravanan
WagahPazhani
2017MersalManiya
Theeran Adhigaaram OndruTheeran's friend
Kalavaadiya PozhuthugalRadha
2018Thaanaa Serndha KoottamMuthukrishnan
GulaebaghavaliMayilvakanam
2019RaatchasiPT Master
PetromaxNandha
CapmaariJ.D
2020BheeshmaParimal's BossTelugu Film
2021Iruvar Ullam
AnnaattheAngayarkanni's brother
2022Radhe ShyamAnand Rajput's assistantTelugu and Hindi
Bestie
2023 Ariyavan
GhostyMayil[4]
Jigarthanda DoubleX
Dubbing artist
List of Sathyan film credits as dubbing artist
Year Film Role Notes
2019Frozen IIOlafTamil dubbed version[5]

References
  1. Sathyan. "Tamil Movie Interview : Satyan". Behindwoods.com (Interview). Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. Sathyan (6 November 2010). "My First Break: Sathyan". The Hindu (Interview). Interviewed by S. R. Ashok Kumar. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. "A transition well remembered". The Hindu. 26 July 2008. ISSN 0971-751X.
  4. Chandhini R (17 March 2023). "Ghosty Movie Review: An irreverent, tasteless horror comedy". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. The Hindu (14 November 2019). "Tamil actors share their 'Frozen 2' experience". Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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