Sathyan Sivakumar (born 11 June 1975) and known

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as Sathyan, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in

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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.Arts / Cinema : My First Break: Sathyan
The Hindu (6 November 2010). Retrieved on 2012-01-03.

Early life

Sathyan was born to film producer Mathampatti Sivakumar. Actor

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is his uncle, while

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is his cousin. Sathyan studied at

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. After graduating with a BBM degree, he entered the film industry by playing the lead role in the

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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 ''

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'' (2005), where he worked alongside

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and

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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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's ''

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'' (2012) and then featured alongside Vijay again in a pivotal role in

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's ''

Thuppakki ''Thuppakki'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaippuli S. Thanu under his studio V Creations, and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, the film stars Vijay and Kaj ...

''. 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sathyan 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