Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the

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. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside

Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan Doss (born 17 February 1985), also known by the initialism SK, is an Indian actor, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. In 2021, he won the Kalaimamani Awar ...

in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian for his performance in ''

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'' (2014), '' Thangamagan'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2016) and Edison Award for Best Appearance for the film '' Tamizh Padam 2'' (2018).

Personal life

Born in a middle-class iyer family, Sathish barely attended school and worked part-time jobs alongside his studies to support his family. Interested in cinema, he joined Crazy Mohan's Troupe in 2001, at the age of 14 and performed for nearly 8 years as part of the troupe. Crazy Mohan saw potential in Sathish and took him as one of his own, educated him and supported him financially and helped him land small roles in '' Jerry'' and other small roles until 2009. He received many awards for his dramas in Crazy Mohan from Kamal Haasan and other celebrities. Sathish married Sindhu in December 2019. The couple have a daughter named Niharika, born 4 November 2020.

Career

Sathish worked with Crazy Mohan in his theatre troupe for eight years, honing his histrionics and acting, while also helping write dialogues for his productions and acting in their stage play "Chocolate Krishna". His debut was in the movie '' Jerry'' (2006) where he played a small role. A. L. Vijay made him a co-dialogue writer for '' Poi Solla Porom'' (2008), before offering him an acting role in '' Madrasapattinam'' (2010). In 2013 he appeared in Senthil Kumar's '' Ethir Neechal'' portraying

's friend, with a critic noting that the duo "complement each other’s comic timing". His next notable role was as an IT professional Sandy in '' Maan Karate'' (2014), written by

AR Murugadoss Murugadas Arunachalam (born 25 September 1974), known professionally as AR Murugadoss, () is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer who predominantly works in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He is best known for directin ...

. He played an important role in ''

'' (2014), co-starring Vijay in the lead role. He received Edison Award for Best Comedian for the films ''

'' (2014), '' Thangamagan'' (2015) and ''

'' (2016). Sathish played the role of an antagonist in the 2018 parody film '' Tamizh Padam 2'', which was written and directed by C. S. Amudhan. He marks his debut as a lead actor in '' Naai Sekar'' (2022). Sathish has chosen a wise script and put up a solid performance as the story's lead. He has delivered his next film as a hero in the horror comedy, titled '' Conjuring Kannappan'' (2023). He was later acted in the crime thrillers films such as '' Vithaikkaaran'' (2024) and '' Sattam En Kaiyil'' (2024).

Filmography

Television

References

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* * {{authority control Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Living people Tamil comedians 1987 births People from Salem district