Sarath Das (born 25 July 1978) is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who works in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

films and television. He is known for his role as

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in the serial ''Sree Mahabhagavatham'' telecasted on Asianet. He has been in the screens for over twenty five years. He received the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist The Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist is an award presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best dubbing in Malayalam film industry. Ideally, there is a male and female winner for the award. Until 1997, the ...

twice.

Early life

Sarath Das was born in Aluva to the prominent Kathakali singer

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and Saraswathi. But, most of his life was spent in

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, where his father got settled. Sarath right from his childhood was trained in Mridangam and violin. He studied in NSS School, Perunthanni, Thiruvananthapuram. He is married to Manju Sarath and has two children. He has a younger brother named Harith Das.

Career

Sarath's first film '' Swaham'' was released in 1994 in which he had the opportunity to act with his father. Later, he got a handful of opportunities including the evergreen hits like ''

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'', ''

Madhuranombarakattu ''Madhuranombarakattu'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Kamal and written by Raghunath Paleri, starring Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film won the Kerala State Film Award ...

'', '' Indriyam'', ''

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'', ''

Natturajavu ''Naatturajavu'' () is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and written by T. A. Shahid. The film stars Mohanlal in the lead role and Meena, Nayanthara, Kalabhavan Mani, Kaviyoor Ponnamma , K. P. A. C. ...

'' and ''

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''. Later, he appeared in miniscreens where he acted in more than 100 television serials. Hence, he became a familiar face to the audience from Kerala. The most remarkable role acted by Sarath in television was that of

in the serial ''Sree Mahabhagavatham'' telecasted in Asianet. He was widely recognised throughout Kerala through this serial. He performed lead roles in many television operas including ''Manasu'', ''Harichandanam'', ''Alavudeente Albhuthavilakku'' and ''Amma''. He has also acted in ''Minnukettu'', ''Sree Guruvayurappan'', ''Manasaputhri'', ''Autograph'' and many more. Sarath is currently acting in the serial ''

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'' in which he portrays a character with negative shades. Apart from acting, Sarath is also familiar as a dubbing artist. He has dubbed the voice of actor

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in the movie '' Nammal''. He has also dubbed for ravind Akashin the movie Koottu. He has lent voice to other prominent actors including

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, Sidharth Lama, Bala,

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, Nishan and many more. He has also dubbed in the Malayalam versions of many famous Telugu films like ''

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'', '' Ithu Njangalude Lokam'' etc., and Kannada films '' Ishtam Enikkishtam'', and ''

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'', where he dubbed for

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. He has received

for the film ''

Achuvinte Amma ''Achuvinte Amma'' () is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Ranjan Pramod from a story by Rajesh Jayaraman. It stars Urvashi, Meera Jasmine and Narain. The music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja. ...

'' in the year 2006.

Filmography

Films

, 2022 , '' Kunjamminis Hospital'' ,

As Dubbing Artist

Television

Partial list of television series

As host

*Rangoli *Zoom In

Awards

Kerala State Film Award

* 2005:

for the film ''

'' * 2017:

for the film ''

Edavappathy ''Edavappathy'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran. It deals with the story of the mental conflicts of a Tibetan Buddhist priest. Siddharth Lama plays the male lead with Utthara Unni opposit ...

Asianet Television Awards

*2011: Asianet Television Awards 2011 for Most Popular Actor for the serial ''Harichandanam'' * 2012: Asianet Television Awards 2012 for Best Star Pair for the serial ''Amma'' *2014: Asianet Television Awards 2014 for Most Popular Actor for the serial ''Amma''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Sarath Male actors in Malayalam cinema Living people People from Aluva 1978 births