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 supporting and 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 since 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	[1]
1982	Ezhavathu Manithan			[1]
1983	Mann Vasanai	Street singer		[ citation needed ]
	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 ]
2008	Kamasutra Nights	Appa		[ 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

1. "Meet Mr. Versatile". The Hindu . 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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.

External links

• S. Sathyendra at IMDb