Shabbir Ahmed, better known by his stage name Sathyajith, is an Indian actor known for his work in

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films, most notably his career debut ''

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'' (1977).

Career

Shabbir Ahmed studied at the Madras Film Institute in 1976. While studying in his second year, he shot for the film '' Naam Pirandha Mann'' (1977). Sri Amman Creations then offered him an audition, which helped him land the role of the doctor in ''

'' (1977), which ended up releasing first. He shot for the film for ten days in Mysore, and was renamed Sathyajith during post-production. Although he was not fluent in Tamil, he was insistent that he would dub for his role. While the film's lead actors

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and

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achieved stardom and pan-Indian recognition, he was less successful. Sathyajith has since acted in over forty films including ''

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'' (1982), the Hindi film '' Ghayal'' (1990) and an unreleased film starring

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apart from acting in twenty television serials. In ''

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'' (2000), he shared screen space with

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who helped him with his Bengali dialogues. In 2022, Sathyajith resurfaced when he was announced as the director and producer of the unreleased Kannada film ''Bullet'' starring Dharma Keerthiraj. He was also expected to act in the film.

Personal life

Sathyajith has a son and a daughter.

Partial filmography

Actor

Films

*''

'' (1977) *'' Naam Pirandha Mann'' (1977) *''

'' (1982) *''Kuppathu Ponnu'' (1982) *'' Jothi'' (1983) *'' Aruvadai Naal'' (1986) *'' Dhoorathu Pachai'' (1987) *'' Michael Raj'' (1987) *'' Anand'' (1987) *'' Pick Pocket'' (1989) *'' Ghayal'' (1990; Hindi) *'' Uruvam'' (1991) *'' Irumbu Pookkal'' (1991) *''

'' (2000) *'' Haridas'' (2013) *'' Raatchasi'' (2019)

Television

*''Ahalya'' (Sun TV) *''Athipookkal'' (Sun TV) *''Vaazhve Dhayam'' (DD Podhigai)

Dubbing artist

*Rahul Dev - '' Aadhavan''

References

{{reflist Actors in Tamil cinema Actors in Hindi cinema Tamil television actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people