Krish J. Sathaar (born Unnikrishnan Sathaar; 1 January 1984) is an Indian actor and

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who primarily works in

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films.

Career

Krish was born to actors

Sathaar Sathaar (25 May 1948 – 17 September 2019) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with M. Krishnan Nair's ''Bharyaye Avashyamundu'' (1975). He became a hero in 1976 with ''Anaavaranam'', directe ...

and

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on 1 January 1984. He has studied engineering and pursued a master's degree in management as well. Krish was working in America after he completed his studies in England. Being born into a film family, he received several acting offers. He chose the

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starrer ''

Ladies and Gentleman ''Ladies and Gentleman'' is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Siddique and jointly produced by Antony Perumbavoor and Roy C. J. under their production companies Aashirvad Cinemas and Confident Group. It ...

'' directed by the very successful film maker '' Siddique'' as his launchpad. He was pursuing a course at the New York Film Academy before entering the film industry. In 2014, he made his Tamil film debut in ''

Malini 22 Palayamkottai ''Malini 22 Palayamkottai'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film directed by Sripriya. It stars Nithya Menen in the title role while Krish J. Sathaar and Naresh play supporting roles. A remake of the Malayalam film '' 22 Female K ...

'' directed by

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, the Tamil remake of

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's, ''

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''. His next film was ''

To Noora with Love ''To Noora with Love'' is a 2014 Malayalam romantic film directed by Babu Narayanan and produced by Muhammed Ansar. Mamta Mohandas, Krish J. Sathaar, Kanika and Archana Kavi play the lead roles in the film. Filming started in January 2014. Pl ...

'' in which he portrays the lead character Shahjahan, a happy-go-lucky guy and ''

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''. He had agreed to be part of the film ''Thakkali'' but later opted out due to date issues.

Entrepreneurial Ventures

Krish owns and operates concept cocktail bars in

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. Being an avid cocktail enthusiast he took it up as a hobby and later trained and honed his skills in cocktails during his time in

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. He developed the concept and brand and opened his first location in London. The first location was voted in the top ten best cocktail bars in the

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. Recently he opened his second bar concept, also in London.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

;Awards (for ''Ladies and Gentleman'') * 2013 -

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- Best Debut Actor *2014 - Jaycee Foundation Awards - Best Debut Actor *2014 -

SIIMA Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...

- Best Debut Actor ;Nominations (for ''To Noora with Love'') *

- Best Actor - Nominated *

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awards - Best Actor - Nominated *

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says that awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artis ...

- Best Actor - Nominated

References

External links

* Living people 1984 births Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors from Kerala 21st-century Indian male actors People from Ernakulam district South Indian International Movie Awards winners {{India-actor-stub