Nithin Sathya (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian actor, film producer. He works primarily in

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. He made his film debut in ''Kalatpadai'', directed by J. Ramesh, in 2003. He acted with

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in a small role in the

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'', directed by Saran. His next film was ''Ji'' (2005), with

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, directed by N. Linguswamy. Nithin Sathya appeared as the antagonist, a psychopathic villain Rathnavel Kalidas in the critically acclaimed

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, ''

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'' (2007), which starred Pritviraj,

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and

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, and was written and directed by

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. Other films in which he acted include '' Raman Thediya Seethai'', written and directed by K. P. Jagannath. In '' Pandhayam'' (2007) by S. A. Chandrasekhar with actor Vijay playing a cameo along with

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. ''

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'' (2009), a Tamil-language

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. He had his break through when he played the role of Palani in ''

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'' by

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, who is a close associate and friend. He played one of the leads in this sports drama film which was well received by the critics. He reprised the same role in ''

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''. He has been the executive producer for the film R. K. Nagar starring

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in the lead which is produced by Venkat Prabhu. The movie '' Jarugandi'' produced by Nithin Satya under his production house Shvedh was released on 26 October 2018.

Early life and education

Nitin Sathyaa did his schooling in Chennai at

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and completed his master's degree in

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specialising in International Marketing from London School of Commerce. After completing his education, NitinSathyaa decided to pursue acting in the year 2003. Apart from acting, he also represented Tamil Nadu at the National level in bowling in the year 1998–99.

Career

2000s

Nitin Sathyaa's first stint as an actor was Kalatpadai in 2003 directed by J. Ramesh. He played the role of a patient who attempts suicide due to love failure in Saran's 2004 movie ''

'' starring ''Kamal Hassan''. . His subsequent movies were alongside renowned actors like

in ''Ji'' and Vikram in the film

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. He played one of the lead role in

's ''

''. He played the antagonist in

's ''

''. In ''Pandhayam'', Nitin played the role of a student and this movie was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. He played a reformed thief in K. P. Jagannath’s '' Raman Thediya Seethai'', alongside Cheran,

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. His next movie was ''Palaivana Solai'' a remake of the 1982 film with the same

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2010 – present

In ''

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'', he plays the role of a call taxi driver who falls in love with a call center girl,

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His collaboration with

continued with the 2013 dark comedy ''Biriyani'', He followed it with

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's horror comedy ''

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'' and once again collaborated with the same director for the unreleased ''

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''. 2014 also saw the release of his two projects – ''

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'' and ''

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''. He played the role of a self-centered son for

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in the film

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. In 2016 he teamed up with

and S. P. B. Charan again for the sequel ''

'' . This film saw him continue to take up the role of Palani, from the first part.

Production

After years of acting as protagonist, antagonist and supporting roles, Nitinsathyaa started his own production house which he named as Shvedh. Jarugandi was the first film to be released under this banner. The second film '' Lock Up'' is a thriller movie the stars

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and

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in a lead role, set to release

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14th August 2020.

Filmography

As an actor

As a producer

Short films

* ''Vellai Pookal'' * ''Agalya 2012'' * ''Kadal Rasa''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sathya, Nithin Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Living people 1976 births Male actors from Chennai Male actors in Tamil cinema