Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...

. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside

Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan Doss (born 17 February 1985), also known by the initialism SK, is an Indian actor, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. In 2021, he won the Kalaimamani Awar ...

in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian for his performance in ''

Kaththi ''Kaththi'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film, action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. It is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. The film stars Vijay (actor), Vijay in dual ...

'' (2014), ''

Thangamagan ''Thanga Magan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language coming of age family drama film written and directed by Velraj. Dhanush produced and stars in the film alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson. The film entered production in March 20 ...

'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2016) and Edison Award for Best Appearance for the film ''

Tamizh Padam 2 ''Tamizh Padam 2: Police Athiyayam'' (), or simply ''Tamizh Padam 2'', is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language parody film written and directed by C. S. Amudhan and produced by S. Sashikanth and Ramachandra of YNOT Studios. A sequel to the successful ...

'' (2018).

Personal life

Born in a middle-class iyer family, Sathish barely attended school and worked part-time jobs alongside his studies to support his family. Interested in cinema, he joined Crazy Mohan's Troupe in 2001, at the age of 14 and performed for nearly 8 years as part of the troupe. Crazy Mohan saw potential in Sathish and took him as one of his own, educated him and supported him financially and helped him land small roles in ''

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'' and other small roles until 2009. He received many awards for his dramas in Crazy Mohan from Kamal Haasan and other celebrities. Sathish married Sindhu in December 2019. The couple have a daughter named Niharika, born 4 November 2020.

Career

Sathish worked with

Crazy Mohan Mohan Rangachari (16 October 1952 – 10 June 2019) known professionally as Crazy Mohan, was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright. An engineer by profession, Mohan started writing plays and established his own drama troupe calle ...

in his theatre troupe for eight years, honing his histrionics and acting, while also helping write dialogues for his productions and acting in their stage play "Chocolate Krishna". His debut was in the movie ''

'' (2006) where he played a small role. A. L. Vijay made him a co-dialogue writer for ''

Poi Solla Porom ''Poi Solla Porom'' () is a 2008 Tamil comedy film directed by A. L. Vijay. It is a remake of the 2006 Hindi film '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' and stars Karthik Kumar, debutante Piaa Bajpai, and Nedumudi Venu, alongside an ensemble supporting cast in ...

'' (2008), before offering him an acting role in ''

Madrasapattinam ''Madrasapattinam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language historical romantic drama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Arya with Amy Jackson (in her feature film debut), while Carole Trangmar-Palmer plays an older version ...

'' (2010). In 2013 he appeared in Senthil Kumar's '' Ethir Neechal'' portraying

's friend, with a critic noting that the duo "complement each other’s comic timing". His next notable role was as an IT professional Sandy in ''

Maan Karate ''Maan Karate'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language fantasy sports comedy film written and directed by Krish Thirukumaran in his directorial debut . The film was written and co-produced by AR Murugadoss and produced by P. Madhan u ...

'' (2014), written by

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. He played an important role in ''

'' (2014), co-starring Vijay in the lead role. He received Edison Award for Best Comedian for the films ''

'' (2014), ''

'' (2015) and ''

'' (2016). Sathish played the role of an antagonist in the 2018 parody film ''

'', which was written and directed by C. S. Amudhan. He marks his debut as a lead actor in ''

Naai Sekar ''Naai Sekar'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language science fantasy comedy film directed by debutant Kishore Rajkumar and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Sathish in the titular role, alongside Pavithra Lakshmi (in her film debut), ...

'' (2022). Sathish has chosen a wise script and put up a solid performance as the story's lead. He has delivered his next film as a hero in the horror comedy, titled ''

Conjuring Kannappan ''Conjuring Kannappan'' (also marketed as ''Conjuring Kannappan: Dreams Come True'') is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film that was written and directed by Selvin Raj Xavier in his directorial debut, and produced by AGS Entertainmen ...

'' (2023). He was later acted in the crime thrillers films such as ''

Vithaikkaaran ''Vithaikkaaran'' () is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Venki and starring Sathish. The film was released on 23 February 2024. Cast Production Sathish plays a dual role in the film. The film marks the Tamil le ...

'' (2024) and ''

Sattam En Kaiyil ''Sattam En Kaiyil'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action film written, produced and directed by T. N. Balu. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sripriya, while Sathyaraj made his screen debut. It was released on 14 July 1978 and became a suc ...

'' (2024).

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * {{authority control Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people Tamil comedians 1987 births People from Salem district