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S. Sathyendra

S. Sathyendra is a former Indian actor who acted prominently in Tamil films apart from Kannada films in supporting and minor roles.

Early life and career

Sathyendra was born into a Telugu family.[1] He has two postgraduations in Kannada literature and Philosophy and B.A. in Drama and Diploma in French and German and has working knowledge in Italian and Spanish.[1]

He played character roles in college plays and in amateur theatre and has worked as a theatre actor with B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad.[1] His first film was Grahana, a Kannada film in which he played a pivotal role.[1] His second film, in which he played a character role was Rishyasringa, produced by G. V. Iyer.[1] He has since played minor roles in Tamil films such as Sathyaa (1988).[1]

In 2023, he became viral after giving a negative review about Leo (2023) criticising Lokesh Kanagaraj's direction.[2] He has since gained notoriety as a film critic.[2]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1977 Rishya Shringa Kannada film [1]
1978 Grahana Puttaswamy Gowda Kannada film [1]
1982 Ezhavathu Manithan [1]
1983 Mann Vasanai Street singer [citation needed]
Oru Pullaangulal Aduppoodhugiradhu [citation needed]
1984 Giddh Hindi film [1]
1985 Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai Intellectually disabled child [citation needed]
1987 Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu Thief [1]
1988 Sathya Pickpocket [1]
1989 Paattukku Oru Thalaivan Dejected lover [1]
1998 Sollamale Cobbler [citation needed]
2000 Priyamaanavale Beggar [citation needed]
2003 Whistle Petrol bunk attendant [citation needed]
2004 Kamaraj [citation needed]
2012 18 Vayasu Jocky [citation needed]
— Maya Watchman Unreleased Hollywood film directed by Eric Manning [1]

Short films and telefilms

Film Role Notes Ref.
Knock Out Corpse Lead Role. Directed by B. Lenin. [1]
Naan Irukkiren Leper Lead Role. Telefilm based on Jayakanthan's work. [1]
Paiththiyam Genius Lead Role. Screened on the second season of Vijay TV's Naalaiya Iyakkunar [3]
Blind Dog Blind man Lead Role. Based on the famous R. K. Narayan's story. [1]
Die Reise der Schatten Shadow killer Lead Role. German Film. [1]
Snake Bite Cobra Attacker Lead Role. American film. [1]

Serials

Serial Role Notes Ref.
Aanandham Educated beggar 500 episodes [1]
Arasi Intellectually disabled child 300 episodes [citation needed]
Ammu Ward boy 60 episodes [citation needed]
Vaishali [1]
Chidambara Rahasiyam [1]
En Thozhi En Kaadali En Manaivi [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Meet Mr. Versatile". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sathyendra questions Adoor Gopalakrishnan's techniques and Lokesh Kanagaraj's spending | IFFK 2023". Onmanorama.
  3. ^ "Paithiyam | Tamil Science Fiction Short Film | Naalaiya Iyakkunar | Season 2 | By Rajkumar". 1 July 2016 – via YouTube.