Shiva, known by his screen name Sathish Ninasam, is an Indian actor who appears in

Kannada films Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

. Having made his film debut with ''

Madesha Madesha is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language action-thriller film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Sonu Bhatia. It was directed by Ravi Srivathsa and produced by B. M. Govardhan Murthy. The movie released in August. Audio was launched on 24 Jun 2008. ...

'' (2008), Sathish appeared in small but significant roles in films like ''

Manasaare ''Manasaare'' is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological film directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Diganth and Aindrita Ray in the lead roles. The film soundtrack and score was composed by Mano Murthy with lyrics by Yogaraj Bhat an ...

'' (2009), ''

Pancharangi ''Pancharangi'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film with philosophical overtones directed and produced by Yogaraj Bhat starring Diganth and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The music has been composed by Mano Murthy, story an ...

'' (2010), ''

Lifeu Ishtene ''Lifeu Ishtene'' () is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language black comedy film written and directed by Pawan Kumar. It stars Diganth, Sindhu Lokanath and Samyukta Hornad in the lead roles. Sathish Ninasam, Achyuth Kumar and Veena Sundar feature in su ...

'' (2011) and '' Anna Bond'' (2012). He shot to fame after his performance in ''

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'' (2012) and his 2013 film '' Lucia'' received critical acclaim nationally and internationally.

Early life

Sathish hails from a village, Yaladahalli in

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, Karnataka. He was born into a family of farmers. His family went through a lot of ups and downs. Unable to bear the mental stress, Sathish ran away from home at the age of 16 and landed in Bangalore. He began working as a canteen boy, selling tea and popcorn, in Gopal Theatre, Yeshwanthpur. He worked several odd jobs in one year to sustain himself. His mother (Avva) soon came to know of his whereabouts and took him back to his village.

Theatre

Sathish began acting in street plays and gave more than a hundred shows in hundreds of villages and towns. He soon joined an amateur theatre group called 'Janadhani'. His first play from the troop was 'Smashana Kurukshetra', written by

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, in which he played 'Dharmaraya'. Sathish's life changing moment was when he joined

Ninasam Ninasam (Kannada: ನೀನಾಸಂ) is a cultural organisation located in the village of Heggodu in Sagara, India, Sagar Taluk of the Shivamogga district in the state of Karnataka, India. Ninasam (also spelt as Neenasam) is the short form of S ...

, a theatre institute in

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Shimoga district Shimoga district, officially known as Shivamogga district, is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the Malnad region or the Sahyadri. Shimoga city is its administrative centre. Jog Falls view po ...

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, where he completed a diploma course in acting. Following the course, he performed in several plays giving more than a hundred shows, across Karnataka, before landing in

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in 2006. Indian literature and World literature has inspired him in his work and his life. Plays performed at

* Chandragupta (played

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) * Bhoota (played himself) * Mahanirvana (played Annappa) * Dyavanooru (played Devanuru Mahadeva) * Raja Rani (played YuYutsu) * Kaaladivya (played

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) * Baa Kai Tha * Saafalya (played

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)

Film

Following his theatre career, Sathish appeared in Kannada TV soaps such as ''Paramapada'', ''Takadimitha'' etc. After his stint in television for a year, he started his career in films in 2008, when he was offered a role in ''

''. He then appeared in small but significant roles in films like ''

'', ''

Lifu Ishtene ''Lifeu Ishtene'' () is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language black comedy film written and directed by Pawan Kumar. It stars Diganth, Sindhu Lokanath and Samyukta Hornad in the lead roles. Sathish Ninasam, Achyuth Kumar and Veena Sundar feature in su ...

'' and Anna Bond. His role in ''

'' won him a nomination for SIIMA Award. Sathish marked his debut as a hero in the critically acclaimed psychological drama film '' Lucia'', in 2013. The film premiered at the

London Indian Film Festival London Indian Film Festival is a film festival established in 2010 to showcase Indian independent film. Sathish's next releases of 2014 were ''

Anjada Gandu ''Anjada Gandu'' () is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film produced by B N Gangadhar under the banner of ANS Productions and written and directed by Renuka Sharma. The film stars Ravichandran and Khushbu in the lead roles along ...

'' (2014) and ''

Kwatle Satisha ''Kwatle Satisha'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Mahesh Rao and starring Sathish Ninasam, Chikkanna, Anand, Suri, and Sonia Gowda. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (2012). Ca ...

'' (2014), both of which won him praise from critics. His next film ''

Love in Mandya ''Love in Mandya'' ( kn, ಲವ್ ಇನ್ ಮಂಡ್ಯ) is a 2014 Indian Kannada language romance film written and directed by Arasu Anthare. It stars Sathish Ninasam and Sindhu Lokanath in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Manj ...

'' was released on 28 November 2014 which won the hearts of the audiences. He was nominated for Best Actor

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2015,

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Awards 2015 for Best Actor and won the

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2015 for Best Hero. In 2015 November, he made his mark as a producer with the release of his film ''

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'' under the banner Sathish Picture House. He also played the lead in the film which won him the

Award 2016 for Best Actor (Critics). The films that followed were ''

Beautiful Manasugalu ''Beautiful Manasugalu'' ( Beautiful Minds) is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Jayatheertha. Jointly funded by S. Prasanna and S. Shashikala Balaji, the film is produced under Skkandda Entertainment ...

'' (2017) which was critically acclaimed. His blockbuster film ''Ayogya'' (2018) was a box office success. He won the

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for Best Actor. The films that followed were '' Chambal'' (2019), '' Brahmachari'' (2019), and ''

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Filmography

As actor

As producer

As singer

References

External links

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