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| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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Sathyan Sivakumarand known mononymously as Sathyan, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar. [1] Making debut as a junior artist in the movie Poovum Puyalum and as lead in Ilaiyavan , he subsequently has been appearing mainly in supporting and comedic roles in over sixty Tamil films. [2]
Sathyan was born to film producer Mathampatti Sivakumar. Actor Sathyaraj is his uncle, while Sibiraj is his cousin. Sathyan studied at PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore. After graduating with a BBM degree, he entered the film industry by playing the lead role in the Ilaiyaraaja musical Ilaiyavan , which was produced by his father himself. He then acted in Kanna Unnai Thedukiren, both of these films which featured him in lead role failed at box-office and Sathyan chose to portray comedy roles. [3] He later appeared in a pivotal role in Maayavi (2005), where he worked alongside Suriya and Jyothika. [2]
After a series of small supporting roles, he received another break portraying the role of Srivatsan in Shankar's Nanban (2012) and then featured alongside Vijay again in a pivotal role in A R Murugadoss's Thuppakki . He featured as one of the four main leads in boy-adventure films Onbadhule Guru (2013) and Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013), while also starring in the commercially successful romantic comedy, Raja Rani (2013).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Poovum Puyalum | Special appearance in the song "Paar Thambi Sahayam" | |
| 1998 | Kaadhale Nimmadhi | Akash | |
| 2000 | Ilaiyavan | Bharathi | |
| 2001 | Kanna Unnai Thedukiren | Prakash | |
| 2002 | Mutham | Pazhani | |
| 2003 | Boys | Dheepu | |
| 2004 | Kovil | Shakthivel's friend | |
| Jai | College Student | ||
| Arul | Senthil | ||
| Manmadhan | Inspector Shakthi | ||
| Maha Nadigan | |||
| 2005 | Devathayai Kanden | ||
| Maayavi | Sathyaraj | ||
| Sachein | |||
| February 14 | Arvind Swamy | ||
| Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Kumara | ||
| Ghajini | Server / Fake Sanjay | ||
| Aaru | Kailash | ||
| 2006 | Paramasivan | Police | |
| Thirupathi | Thirupathi's friend | ||
| Vathiyar | Easwara Pandian's sidekick | ||
| Vallavan | Subbu | ||
| 2007 | Aalwar | Ponds's friend | |
| Viyabari | Ad Film Model | ||
| Kireedam | Sakthivel's friend | ||
| Mudhal Mudhalai | |||
| Azhagiya Tamil Magan | Guru's friend | ||
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | Thirupathi | |
| Santosh Subramaniam | Muthu | ||
| Aegan | Mani | ||
| 2009 | A Aa E Ee | Elango's friend | |
| Siva Manasula Sakthi | Shanmugam | ||
| Solla Solla Inikkum | Sathyan | ||
| Aadhavan | Murugan | ||
| Palaivana Solai | Aadhi | ||
| Sirithal Rasipen | Purushothaman | ||
| Vettaikaaran | Sugu | ||
| 2010 | Porkkalam | Sathya | |
| Rasikkum Seemane | Nandhu's associate | ||
| Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai | Vishnu | ||
| Thillalangadi | Dass | ||
| Vallakottai | Giri | ||
| 2011 | Maapillai | Chinna's friend | |
| Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam | |||
| Kasethan Kadavulada | |||
| Vellore Maavattam | |||
| Raa Raa | |||
| Rowthiram | P.Ramanujam | ||
| Yuvan Yuvathi | Chacha | ||
| 2012 | Nanban | Srivatsan (Silencer) | |
| Sinam | Sathya | ||
| Thuppakki | Balaji | ||
| 2013 | Onbadhule Guru | Ranga | |
| Kantha | Thamizh | ||
| Moondru Per Moondru Kadal | |||
| Thillu Mullu | Sathyan | ||
| Raja Rani | Iyappan | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian | |
| Naiyaandi | Paraman | ||
| Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham | Gopi | ||
| 2015 | Puli | Sama | |
| 2016 | 24 | Saravanan | |
| Wagah | Pazhani | ||
| 2017 | Mersal | Maniya | |
| Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru | Theeran's friend | ||
| Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal | Radha | ||
| 2018 | Thaanaa Serndha Koottam | Muthukrishnan | |
| Gulaebaghavali | Mayilvakanam | ||
| 2019 | Raatchasi | PT Master | |
| Petromax | Nandha | ||
| Capmaari | J.D | ||
| 2020 | Bheeshma | Parimal's Boss | Telugu Film |
| 2021 | Iruvar Ullam | ||
| Annaatthe | Angayarkanni's brother | ||
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | Anand Rajput's assistant | Telugu and Hindi |
| Bestie | |||
| 2023 | Ariyavan | ||
| Ghosty | Mayil | [4] | |
| Jigarthanda DoubleX | Durai Pandian |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Frozen II | Olaf | Tamil dubbed version [5] |
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