Sathyan Sivakumar (born 11 June 1975) and known
mononymously
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as Sathyan, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in
Tamil cinema
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. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar. Making debut as a Junior Artist in the Movie Poovum Puyalum and as lead in
Ilaiyavan, he subsequently has been appearing mainly in supporting and comedic roles in over sixty Tamil films.
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Early life
Sathyan was born to film producer Mathampatti Sivakumar. Actor
Sathyaraj
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is his uncle, while
Sibiraj
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Early life and education
Sibi did his schooling in Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School and Don Bosco Matricula ...
is his cousin. Sathyan studied at
PSG College of Arts and Science
PSG College of Arts and Science (PSG CAS) is a College of Arts and Sciences in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1947 by G. R. Damodaran.
History
PSG College of Arts and Science was started in 1947 by the PSG and Sons Cha ...
in
Coimbatore
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. After graduating with a
BBM degree, he entered the film industry by playing the lead role in the
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
musical ''
Ilaiyavan'', which was produced by his father himself. He then acted in ''Kanna Unnai Thedukiren'', both of these films which featured him in lead role failed at box-office and Sathyan chose to portray comedy roles.
He later appeared in a pivotal role in ''
Maayavi
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'' (2005), where he worked alongside
Suriya
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and
Jyothika
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After a series of small supporting roles, he received another break portraying the role of Srivatsan in
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'' (2012) and then featured alongside
Vijay again in a pivotal role in
A R Murugadoss
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's ''
Thuppakki
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''. He featured as one of the four main leads in boy-adventure films ''
Onbadhule Guru
''Onbadhule Guru'' is a 2013 Indian Tamil adult comedy film written and directed by P. T. Selvakumar. The film stars Vinay, Aravind Aakash, Sathya Sivakaumar. The film is about the adventurous trip that five guys take together, and what hap ...
'' (2013) and ''
Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham
''Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by K. Chandru. The film revolves around four men, played by Jai, VTV Ganesh, Sathyan and Rajkumar. Niveda Thomas was paired opposite J ...
'' (2013), while also starring in the commercially successful romantic comedy, ''
Raja Rani'' (2013) as Jai's colleague.
Filmography
;Actor
;Dubbing artist
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Tamil male actors
Living people
Tamil comedians
1975 births
Indian male comedians
People from Coimbatore district
Male actors from Tamil Nadu
Male actors in Tamil cinema