S. Sathyendra

S. Sathyendra
S. Sathyendra
Nationality	India
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1977-2012

S. Sathyendra is a former Indian actor who acted prominently in Tamil films apart from Kannada films in minor roles.

Early life and career

Sathyendra was born into a Telugu family.^[1] He has two postgraduations in Kannada literature and Philosophy and B.A. in Drama and Diploma in French and German and has working knowledge in Italian and Spanish.^[1]

He played character roles in college plays and in amateur theatre and has worked as a theatre actor with B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad.^[1] His first film was Grahana, a Kannada film in which he played a pivotal role.^[1] His second film, in which he played a character role was Rishyasringa, produced by G. V. Iyer.^[1] He has sincd played minor roles in Tamil films such as Sathyaa (1988).^[1]

In 2023, he became viral after giving a negative review about Leo (2023) criticising Lokesh Kanagaraj's direction.^[2] He has since gained notoriety as a film critic.^[2]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
1977	Rishya Shringa		Kannada film	^[1]
1978	Grahana	Puttaswamy Gowda	Kannada film (credited as Anand Pericharan)	^[1]
1982	Ezhavathu Manithan			^[1]
1983	Mann Vasanai	Street singer		^{[citation needed]}
1983	Oru Pullaangulal Aduppoodhugiradhu			^{[citation needed]}
1984	Giddh		Hindi film	^[1]
1985	Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai	Intellectually disabled child		^{[citation needed]}
1987	Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu	Thief		^[1]
1988	Sathya	Pickpocket		^[1]
1989	Paattukku Oru Thalaivan	Dejected lover		^[1]
1998	Sollamale	Cobbler		^{[citation needed]}
2000	Priyamaanavale	Beggar		^{[citation needed]}
2003	Whistle	Petrol bunk attendant		^{[citation needed]}
2004	Kamaraj			^{[citation needed]}
2012	18 Vayasu	Jocky		^{[citation needed]}
—	Maya	Watchman	Unreleased Hollywood film directed by Eric Manning	^[1]

Short films and telefilms

Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
Knock Out	Corpse	Lead Role. Directed by B. Lenin.	^[1]
Naan Irukkiren	Leper	Lead Role. Telefilm based on Jayakanthan's work.	^[1]
Paiththiyam	Genius	Lead Role. Screened on the second season of Vijay TV's Naalaiya Iyakkunar	^[3]
Blind Dog	Blind man	Lead Role. Based on the famous R. K. Narayan's story.	^[1]
Die Reise der Schatten	Shadow killer	Lead Role. German Film.	^[1]
Snake Bite	Cobra Attacker	Lead Role. American film.	^[1]

Serials

Serial	Role	Notes	Ref.
Aanandham	Educated beggar	500 episodes	^[1]
Arasi	Intellectually disabled child	300 episodes	^{[citation needed]}
Ammu	Ward boy	60 episodes	^{[citation needed]}
Vaishali			^[1]
Chidambara Rahasiyam			^[1]
En Thozhi En Kaadali En Manaivi			^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Meet Mr. Versatile". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sathyendra questions Adoor Gopalakrishnan's techniques and Lokesh Kanagaraj's spending | IFFK 2023". Onmanorama.
^ "Paithiyam | Tamil Science Fiction Short Film | Naalaiya Iyakkunar | Season 2 | By Rajkumar". 1 July 2016 – via YouTube.

External links

S. Sathyendra at IMDb

[H-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Meet Mr. Versatile". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[O-2] "Sathyendra questions Adoor Gopalakrishnan's techniques and Lokesh Kanagaraj's spending | IFFK 2023". Onmanorama.

[3] "Paithiyam | Tamil Science Fiction Short Film | Naalaiya Iyakkunar | Season 2 | By Rajkumar". 1 July 2016 – via YouTube.

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