Sarath Das (born 25 July 1978) is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who works in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

films and television. He is known for his role as

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in the serial ''Sree Mahabhagavatham'' telecasted on

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. He has had a lengthy career of over twenty five years. He received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist twice.

Early life

Sarath Das was born in

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to the prominent

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singer Kalamandalam Haridas and Saraswathi. But, most of his life was spent in

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, where his father got settled. Sarath right from his childhood was trained in Mridangam and violin. He studied in NSS School, Perunthanni, Thiruvananthapuram. He is married to Manju and has two children. He has a younger brother named Harith.

Career

Sarath's first film '' Swaham'' was released in 1994 in which he had the opportunity to act with his father. Later, he got a handful of opportunities including the evergreen hits like '' Ennu Swantham Janakikutty'', '' Madhuranombarakattu'', '' Indriyam'', '' Devadoothan'', '' Natturajavu'' and '' Pathram''. Later, he appeared in miniscreens where he acted in more than 100 television serials. Hence, he became a familiar face to the audience from Kerala. The most remarkable role acted by Sarath in television was that of

in the serial ''Sree Mahabhagavatham'' telecasted in

. He was widely recognised throughout Kerala through this serial.He was also famous for playing the role of famous singer named Niranajan in Harichandanam which was a serial aired in Asianet. He performed lead roles in many television operas including ''Manasu'',''Alavudeente Albhuthavilakku'' and ''Amma''. He has also acted in ''Minnukettu'', ''Sree Guruvayurappan'', ''Manasaputhri'', ''Autograph'' and many more. Sarath is currently acting in the serial ''

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'' in which he portrays a character with negative shades. Apart from acting, Sarath is also familiar as a dubbing artist. He has dubbed the voice of actor Sidharth Bharathan in the movie '' Nammal''. He has also dubbed for Aravind Akash in the movie Koottu. He has lent voice to other prominent actors including

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, Sidharth Lama,

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, Narain, Nishan and many more. He has also dubbed in the Malayalam versions of many famous Telugu films like ''

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'', '' Ithu Njangalude Lokam'' etc., and Kannada films '' Ishtam Enikkishtam'', and '' James'', where he dubbed for

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. He has received Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for the film '' Achuvinte Amma'' in the year 2006.

Filmography

Films

As dubbing artist

Television

Partial list of television series

As host

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Awards

Kerala State Film Award

* 2005: Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for the film '' Achuvinte Amma'' * 2017: Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for the film '' Edavappathy''

Asianet Television Awards

*2011: Asianet Television Awards 2011 for Most Popular Actor for the serial ''Harichandanam'' * 2012: Asianet Television Awards 2012 for Best Star Pair for the serial ''Amma'' *2014: Asianet Television Awards 2014 for Most Popular Actor for the serial ''Amma''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Sarath Male actors in Malayalam cinema Living people People from Aluva Actors from Ernakulam district 1978 births