M. Sasikumar

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M.Sasikumar
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Born
Sasikumar Mahalingam

(1974-09-28) 28 September 1974 (age 50) [1]
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesSasi
Alma materVellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film director
  • Film producer
  • Screenwriter
  • Playback singer
Years active2008–present
Children2

Sasikumar Mahalingam (born 28 September 1974) is an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and playback singer. He worked as an assistant director for director Bala in Sethu (1999), also worked for director Ameer in his first two films Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) and Raam (2005). [2]

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He is best known in the Tamil film industry for his debut film Subramaniapuram (2008), which became a blockbuster. [3] He has won several accolades including a National Film Award, two Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

Early life

Sasikumar studied at St. Peters School Kodaikanal and then went on to study business administration in Vellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai. [4]

Career

2008-2018: Beginning as an actor, director and producer

For his debut Sasikumar, who had his initial training under Bala and Ameer has followed their path in choosing a different plot for his first film Subramaniapuram (2008) and succeeds in delivering a slick product. [5] After the success of Subramaniapuram, Sasikumar produced Pasanga (2009), directed by debutant Pandiraj. The action drama film Naadodigal (2009) was directed by himself. [6] Among the actors Sasikumar is the pick of the lot, he is hero material and has given an amazingly candid performance. [7] He later directed the drama film Easan (2010). He also acted and produced Poraali (2011). [8] Followed by Malayalam film, Masters (2012) alongside Prithviraj. Masters is somewhat different from the usual crime thriller, but it leaves us with a feeling that it could have been better. [9] It was followed by drama film, Sundarapandian (2012). The cast includes Lakshmi Menon and Vijay Sethupathi. [10] In 2013, he acted in Kutti Puli , with his previous movie pair Lakshmi Menon. The film is released to positive reviews. [11] He produced Thalaimuraigal directed by Balu Mahendra who acts along with Sasikumar for the first time in his career. In 2014, a romantic action film Bramman . [12]

Sasikumar acted in Bala's Tharai Thappattai and portrayed Sannasi, a nadaswaram player who heads a Karagattam troupe. To look the part, he had to train for a month with folk singers and dancers brought in by Bala, while he also grew long hair for the role. The film's production progressed over two years, while the team were forced to have a three-month break in 2015 after Sasikumar had dislocated his hand while shooting for the film's climax. [13] The soundtrack has been composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film has garnered a lot of expectations in being promoted as the 1000th film score of Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack consists of seven tracks: five songs and two theme scores. The film is released on 14 January 2016 to mostly positive reviews. [14] Vetrivel , Appa , Kidaari and Balle Vellaiyathevaa follow up. In 2017, he acted in Kodiveeran . [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] This is the second time that this actor and director joining hands after Kutti Puli. Kodi Veeran is produced by M. Sasikumar's Company Productions. [20] In 2018, Asuravadham . After a series of underwhelming films, the film has received mixed reviews from critics and audience. [21] [22]

2019-present

He starts the year with Rajinikanth's' Petta (2019) directed by Karthik Subbaraj. [23] The next project is Suseenthiran's Kennedy Club . Sify relieves: "Sasikumar is not at all convincing as a Kabbadi player and maintains the same age-old". The film is an average sports drama. [24] Sasikumar was roped in to star in Gautham Vasudev Menon's Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019), which stars Dhanush and Megha Akash . In the film, Sasikumar acted as Dhanush's elder brother. [25] After Naadodigal 2 (2020), he starred in family films like Udanpirappe (2021), MGR Magan (2021) and Raajavamsam (2021). Next year, he was seen next in three action films, Kombu Vatcha Singamda (202), Naan Mirugamaai Maara (2022) and Kaari (2022). [26] [27] [28] In 2023, Sasikumar comes up with a strong performance after a long time in the drama film Ayothi . [29] In 2024, Garudan and Nandhan was released to positive reviews. [30] [31]

Filmography

As a film director

YearFilmNotes
2008 Subramaniapuram Also producer
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil
Filmfare Best Tamil Director Award
Vijay Award for Best Director
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2010 Easan Also producer

As an actor

List of M. Sasikumar film acting credits
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
1999 Sethu Sethu's friendUncredited role; also assistant director [32]
2008 Subramaniapuram ParamanAlso producer [33]
2009 Naadodigal Karunakaran NatrajNominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Hero [34]
2010 Shambo Shiva Shambo A lover's friend Telugu film; special appearance [35]
2011 Ko HimselfSpecial appearance in "Aga Naga" song [36]
Poraali IlankumaranAlso producer;
Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor 		[37]
2012 Masters Milan Paul Malayalam film [38]
Sundarapandian SundarapandianAlso producer [39]
2013 Kutti Puli Kutti Puli [40]
Thalaimuraigal Dr. AdithyaAlso producer; guest appearance [41]
2014 Bramman Siva [42]
2016 Tharai Thappattai SannasiAlso producer [43]
Vetrivel Vetrivel [44]
Appa KumaranAlso producer; guest appearance [45]
Kidaari KidaariAlso producer [46]
Balle Vellaiyathevaa VellaiyathevanAlso producer [47]
2017 Kodiveeran KodiveeranAlso producer [48]
2018 Asuravadham Saravanan [49]
2019 Petta Malik [50]
Kennedy Club Muruganadham [51]
Adutha Saattai HimselfCameo appearance [52]
Enai Noki Paayum Thota Thiru [53]
2020 Naadodigal 2 Jeeva [54]
2021 Udanpirappe Vairavan [55]
MGR Magan Anbalipu Ravi [56]
Raajavamsam Kannan [57]
2022 Kombu Vatcha Singamda Thaman [58]
Naan Mirugamaai Maara Bhoominathan [59]
Kaari Sethu [60]
2023 Ayothi Abdul Malik [61]
2024 Garudan Aadhi25th Film [62]
Nandhan Ambedkumar aka Koozhpaana [63]
EvidenceFilming
FreedomFilming
Naa NaaDelayed
Pagaivanuku ArulvaiDelayed

As Producer

YearFilmNotes
2008 Subramaniapuram
2009 Pasanga Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
2010 Easan
2011 Poraali
2012 Sundarapandian Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for The Most Popular Film
2013 Thalaimuraigal Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
2016 Tharai Thappattai
2016 Appa
2016 Kidaari
2016 Balle Vellaiyathevaa
2017 Kodiveeran

As Voice role

YearFilmNotes
2010 Maathi Yosi
2014 Nimirndhu Nil

As distributor

YearFilmNotes
2010 Kathai only in Madurai region

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