M. Sasikumar

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M.Sasikumar
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Born
Sasikumar Mahalingam

(1974-09-28) 28 September 1974 (age 49) [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] 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, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and two Filmfare Award South.

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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

Sasikumar acted in Subramaniapuram (2008) as Parama and in Naadodigal (2009) as Karuna, directed by himself. Story revolves around four men and two women who live their life with utmost Joy and a Goal to Achieve. [5] Among the actors Sasikumar is the pick of the lot, he is hero material and has given an amazingly candid performance. [6] He also acted in Poraali (2011), Sasikumar plays the lead role in the film & also he is the producer of the film. [7] Followed by Malayalam film, Masters (2012) as Milan Paul alongside Prithviraj. Prithviraj and Sasikumar will appear as bosom friends in this movie, who try different ways to fulfill their social responsibility. Masters is somewhat different from the usual crime thriller, but it leaves us with a feeling that it could have been better. [8] It was followed by drama film, Sundarapandian (2012). The cast includes Lakshmi Menon and Vijay Sethupathi. [9] In 2013, he acted in Kutti Puli , with his previous movie pair Lakshmi Menon. The film is released to positive reviews. [10] In 2014, a romantic action film Bramman . The film will definitely be a huge disappointment to fans. [11]

In 2013, Sasikumar began work on 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. [12] 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. [13] Vetrivel , Appa , Kidaari and Balle Vellaiyathevaa follow up. In 2017, he acted in Kodiveeran . [14] 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. [15] In 2018, Asuravadham . After a series of underwhelming films, the film has received mixed reviews from critics and audience. [16] [17]

2019-present

He starts the year with Rajinikanth's' Petta (2019) directed by Karthik Subbaraj. [18] 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. [19] 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. [20] After Naadodigal 2 (2020), he starred in family films like Udanpirappe (2021), MGR Magan (2021) and Raajavamsam (2021).

Production

After the success of Subramaniapuram , Sasikumar produced Pasanga (2009), directed by debutant Pandiraj, and the self-directed Easan (2010). [21] [22] His production ventures include Poraali (2011) and Sundarapandian (2012). He produced Thalaimuraigal directed by Balu Mahendra who acts along with Sasikumar for the first time in his career and won the National Award (India) in April 2014. He also produced Tharai Thappattai (2016), Kidaari (2016), Balle Vellaiyathevaa (2016) and Kodiveeran (2017). [23] [24] [25] [26]

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
2008 Subramaniapuram ParamanAlso producer
2009 Naadodigal Karunakaran NatrajNominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2010 Shambo Shiva Shambo A lover's friend Telugu film; special appearance
Maathi Yosi —Voice role
2011 Ko HimselfSpecial appearance in "Aga Naga" song
Poraali IlankumaranAlso producer;
Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor
2012 Masters Milan Paul Malayalam film
Sundarapandian SundarapandianAlso producer
2013 Kutti Puli Kutti Puli
Thalaimuraigal Dr. AdithyaAlso producer; guest appearance
2014 Nimirndhu Nil —Voice role
Bramman Siva
2016 Tharai Thappattai SannasiAlso producer
Vetrivel Vetrivel
Appa KumaranAlso producer; guest appearance
Kidaari KidaariAlso producer
Balle Vellaiyathevaa VellaiyathevanAlso producer
2017 Kodiveeran KodiveeranAlso producer
2018 Asuravadham Saravanan
2019 Petta Malik
Kennedy Club Muruganadham
Adutha Saattai HimselfCameo appearance
Enai Noki Paayum Thota Thiru
2020 Naadodigal 2 Jeeva
2021 Udanpirappe Vairavan
MGR Magan Anbalipu Ravi
Raajavamsam Kannan
2022 Kombu Vatcha Singamda Thaman
Naan Mirug Maara Bhoominathan
Kaari Sethu
2023 Ayothi Abdul Malik
2024 Garudan Aadhi25th Film
FreedomFilming
Naa NaaFilming
Pagaivanuku ArulvaiFilming
EvidenceFilming

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