Pasi Sathya

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Pasi Sathya
Born
Sathya
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1974-present
Notable work Pasi
Veedu
Magalir Mattum
Anbe Sivam
Television Chithi , Annamalai , Chellamay , Kana Kaanum Kaalangal , Ilavarasi , Mahalakshmi
Children2
Awards Kalaimamani
HonoursKalaichelvam

Pasi Sathya is an Indian actress who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema and television. She has worked in popular movies like Veedu , Magalir Mattum , Pudhupettai . She made her debut in the National award-winning Tamil film, Pasi , in 1979. She played Chellamma, a friend of Shoba, who played the main lead role. After the film, she has used the prefix Pasi. Sathya debuted in Netru Indru Naalai . The film was released in 1974. It has been more than 40 years since she came to the cinema and she has acted in over 250 films and 2000 stage plays. [1] [2]

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Early career

Sathya's hometown is Madurai. Her mother is a music teacher and her dad, a central government employee. Her acting journey began with the Pavalakodi drama. She acted in several plays in school. Then she came to Chennai and focused on plays. She was not interested in studies after 9th grade. She has acted in several plays in the presence of great actors including MGR and Sivaji. Sathya has appeared in more than 2,000 stage plays. [3]

Film career

The veteran actress P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna who enjoyed her performance gave her the nickname as Pasi Sathya. She is known for her role as a character actor in Tamil cinema. Despite being a talented artist, She is not overlooked. She played a nurse in the 1999 musical romantic comedy film, Poovellam Kettuppar . She was also part of the 2001 Tamil romantic film, Shahjahan . In 2003, Sathya also acted in Kamal Haasan-starrer Anbe Sivam . Other films under her credit are Veeran Veluthambi (1987), Vellaiya Thevan (1990), Patthathu Raani (1992), Magalir Mattum (1994), Nila , Sindhu Nathi Poo (1994), Thirumoorthy (1995), H2O (2002), Engal Anna (2004), Sukran (2005), Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008), and a lot more. [4] [5] [6]

Family

Sathya's husband is a retired government employee and she has two children. [7]

Awards and honours

The Tamil Nadu Government has awarded her the Kalaimamani award. The South Indian Artists Association awarded her the Kalaichelvam award. [8]

Television career

She is currently acting in Tamil TV series. Pasi Sathya also acted on television and played as Vijay Sarathy's mother in the 1999 Tamil soap opera, Chithi . The same year, she was seen as Maya in9 Raadhika Sarathkumar's drama series, Chellame . In 2002, she earned praises for her performance on Sun TV's Tamil television serial, Annamalai . She also bagged a role on Sun TV's Tamil soap, Ilavarasi . even she acted in, Nimmathi Ungal Choice 2 on sun TV and Kasalavu Nesam as comic role and character roles in Oru Pennin Kadhai on DD Podhigai,sorgam on Sun TV and Vairanenjam on Kalaignar TV where Vairanenjam has dubbed as aadajanma on Star Maa and Swarna Manasu on Asianet.currently playing supporting role in Poove Unakkaga on Sun TV

Filmography

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YearFilmRoleNotes
1974 Netru Indru Naalai
1976 Uzhaikkum Karangal Villager
1979 Pasi Chellamma
1981Kathoduthan Naan Pesuven
1982 Chinnanchirusugal
1982 Ayiram Muthangal
1983 Mundhanai Mudichu Valli
1983Samayapurathale Satchi
1983 Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey
1984 Ambigai Neril Vanthaal
1984 Veetuku Oru Kannagi
1984 Kudumbam
1984 Naan Paadum Paadal
1985 Mannukketha Ponnu
1985 Engal Kural
1985 Padikkadha Pannaiyar
1986 Karimedu Karuvayan
1986Engal Thaikulame Varuga
1987 Enga Ooru Pattukaran
1987 Veeran Veluthambi
1988 Veedu Mangamma
1990 Vellaiya Thevan
1991Idhaya Oonjal
1991Onnum Theriyatha Pappa
1992 Patthathu Raani
1992 Marupakkam
1992 Pokkiri Thambi
1992 Brahmachari
1993 Marupadiyum
1993 Maamiyar Veedu
1993 Moondravadhu Kann Sornakili
1993 Nallathe Nadakkum
1994 Magalir Mattum Madhavi
1994 Duet
1994 May Maadham
1994 Mani Rathnam
1994 Nila
1994 Sindhu Nathi Poo
1995 Sathi Leelavathi
1995 Chinna Vathiyar
1995 Thirumoorthy
1995 Kuruthipunal
1996 Vaikarai Pookkal
1997 Raasi Narikuravar
1998 Moovendhar Nurse
1999 Poovellam Kettuppar Nurse Kalyani
2000 Maayi
2000 Ennavale
2001 Seerivarum Kaalai
2001 Shahjahan
2002 Raja Priya's housemaid
2002 Guruvamma
2003 Anbe Sivam
2003 Kaiyodu Kai
2003 Thirumalai Paravatham, Palani's grandmother
2004 Engal Anna Durairaj's mother
2005 Sukran
2006 Pudhupettai Adopter of Kokki Kumar's Baby
2006 Don Chera Kutty's mother
2007 Niram
2008 Kadhalil Vizhunthen
2009 Pinju Manasu
2009 Innoruvan
2013 Thirumathi Thamizh
2013 Thalaimuraigal
2016 Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum Mary
2016 Kuttrame Thandanai
2018 Traffic Ramasamy
2018 Maari 2 Nurse
2021 Anti Indian Saroja's friend
2023 Irugapatru Housemaid

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