Nithin Sathya

Nithin Sathya (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian actor, film producer. He works primarily in Tamil Cinema.

Nithin Sathya
Born	(1980-01-09) 9 January 1980 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	London School of Commerce
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present

He made his film debut in Kalatpadai, directed by J. Ramesh, in 2003. He acted with Kamal Hassan in a small role in the Tamil comedy film Vasool Raja MBBS, directed by Saran. His next film was Ji (2005), with Ajith Kumar, directed by N. Linguswamy.

Nithin Sathya appeared as the antagonist, a psychopathic villain Rathnavel Kalidas in the critically acclaimed psychological thriller, Satham Podathey (2007), which starred Pritviraj, Padmapriya and Suhasini, and was written and directed by Vasanth.

Other films in which he acted include Raman Thediya Seethai, written and directed by K. P. Jagannath. In Pandhayam[1] (2007) by S. A. Chandrasekhar with actor Vijay playing a cameo along with Sindhu Tolani. Muthirai (2009),[2] a Tamil-language thriller film.[3][4]

He had his break through when he played the role of Palani in Chennai 600028 by Venkat Prabhu, who is a close associate and friend. He played one of the leads in this sports drama film which was well received by the critics. He reprised the same role in Chennai 600028 II. He has been the executive producer for the film R. K. Nagar starring Vaibhav in the lead which is produced by Venkat Prabhu.

The movie Jarugandi produced by Nithin Satya under his production house Shvedh was released on 26 October 2018.

Early life and education

Nitin Sathyaa did his schooling in Chennai at Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School and completed his Masters in Business Administration specialising in International Marketing from London School of Commerce.[5] After completing his education, NitinSathyaa decided to pursue acting in the year 2003. Apart from acting, he also represented Tamil Nadu at the National level in bowling in the year 1998–99.[6] His other interests are badminton and swimming.

Career

2000s

Nitin Sathyaa’s first stint as an actor was Kalatpadai in 2003 directed by J. Ramesh. He played the role of a patient who attempts suicide due to love failure in Saran's 2004 block buster movie Vasool Raja MBBS[7] starring Kamal Hassan. . His subsequent movies were alongside renowned actors like Ajith Kumar in Ji and Vikram in the film Majaa.[8]

He played one of the lead roles in Venkat Prabhu's Chennai 600028. The film centres on street cricket played in India, focusing on various themes around friendship, love, and rivalry in a suburban area.

He played the antagonist in Vasanth's Satham Podathey, as an impotent jealous husband with mental illness. In Pandhayam, Nitin played the role of a student and hardcore fan of Vijay. This movie was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar.

He played a reformed thief in K. P. Jagannath’s Raman Thediya Seethai,[9] alongside Cheran, Pasupathy, Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeeshan. His next movie was Palaivana Solai[10] a remake of the 1982 film with the same title.

2010 – present

In Mayanginen Thayanginen, he plays the role of a call taxi driver who falls in love with a call center girl, Disha Pandey[11]

His collaboration with Venkat Prabhu continued with the 2013 dark comedy Biriyani,[12] He followed it with Sundar C's horror comedy Aranmanai and once again collaborated with the same director for the unreleased Madha Gaja Raja.

2014 also saw the release of his two projects – Enna Satham Indha Neram[13] and Thirudan Police.[14]

He played the role of a self-centered son for Lakshmy Ramakrishnan in the film Ammani.

In 2016 he teamed up with Venkat Prabhu and S. P. B. Charan again for the sequel Chennai 600028 II . This film saw him continue to take up the role of Palani, from the first part.

Production

After years of acting as protagonist, antagonist and supporting roles, Nitinsathyaa started his own production house which he named as Shvedh. Jarugandi was the first film to be released under this banner.

The second film LockUp is a thriller movie the stars Vaibhav Reddy, Venkat Prabhu and Vani Bhojan in a lead role, set to release Zee5 14th August 2020.

Filmography

As an actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Bend It Like Beckham	Waiter	Uncredited role
2003	Kalatpadai	Sridhar	Credited as Arun
2004	Vasool Raja MBBS	Neelakandan
	Dreams	Shakti's friend
2005	Ji	Arun
	Majaa	Chidambaram's son
2007	Chennai 600028	Pazhani
	Satham Podathey	Rathnavel Kalidas
2008	Thozha	Raja
	Saroja	Lakshmi Gopal	Cameo appearance
	Pandhayam	Sakthivel
	Raman Thediya Seethai	Gunasekhar
2009	Muthirai	Sathyamoorthy
	Palaivana Solai	Prabhu
2012	Mayanginen Thayanginen	Muthukumaran
2013	Biriyani	Hari
2014	Enna Satham Indha Neram	Kathir
	Aranmanai	Muliankannan
	Thirudan Police	AC's son
2015	Moone Moonu Varthai	Karthik
	Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante	Karthik	Telugu film
2016	Pandiyoda Galatta Thaangala	Sathya
	Ammani	Siva
	Chennai 600028 II	Pazhani
2017	Si3	Murali
	Pandigai	Mundhiri Settu
2018	Jarugandi	Carjacker	Cameo appearance
2019	Market Raja MBBS	Junior don

As a producer

Year	Film	Notes
2018	Jarugandi
2020	LockUp

Short films

• Vellai Pookal
• Agalya 2012[15]
• Kadal Rasa

References

1. "Wanna bet?". The Hindu. 19 September 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
2. "Celebrated artist's dream comes true". The Hindu. 4 May 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
3. "Sudden shift in gear – Muththirai". The Hindu. 26 June 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
4. "A packed, purposeful cast – Raman Thediya Seethai". The Hindu. 26 September 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
5. "Success has a new name". The Hindu. 19 October 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
6. "An interview with Nitin Satya". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
7. "An interview with Nitin Satya". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
8. "Success has a new name". The Hindu. 19 October 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
9. "Life's looking up". The Hindu. 27 June 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
10. "Palaivana Cholai's classic charm – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
11. Manigandan, K. R. (10 April 2012). "Shot Cuts: Sri Ramarajyam, not now". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
12. "Sampath, Nitin Satyaa join 'Biriyani' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
13. "Real-life quadruplets star in Tamil film – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
14. "Dinesh gears up for a game of hide-and-seek – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
15. Malathi Rangarajan (12 October 2013). "Long and short". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

External links

• Nithin Sathya on IMDb