Pasi Sathya

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.

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.

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, Vellaiya Thevan, Patthathu Raani, Magalir Mattum, Nila, Sindhu Nathi Poo, Thirumoorthy, H₂O, Engal Anna, Sukran, Kadhalil Vizhunthen, and a lot more.

Family

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

Awards and honours

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

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 and Jaya TV serial in Roja which aired in 2003-2005. 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

This is a partial filmography. You can expand it.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1974	Netru Indru Naalai	Slum Resident
1976	Uzhaikkum Karangal	Villager
1979	Pasi	Chellamma
1981	Kathoduthan Naan Pesuven
1982	Chinnanchirusugal
1982	Ayiram Muthangal
1982	Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai
1983	Mundhanai Mudichu	Valli
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
1985	Samayapurathale Satchi
1986	Karimedu Karuvayan
1986	Engal Thaikulame Varuga
1987	Enga Ooru Pattukaran
1987	Veeran Veluthambi
1988	Veedu	Mangamma
1990	Vellaiya Thevan
1991	Idhaya Oonjal
1991	Onnum Theriyatha Pappa
1992	Brahmachari
1992	Pokkiri Thambi
1992	Pattathu Raani
1992	Annai Vayal
1992	Marupakkam
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	Ennavalle
2001	Seerivarum Kaalai
2001	Shahjahan
2002	H2O	Chennoor villager	Kannada-Tamil bilingual film
2002	Thamizhan	Villager	Uncredited
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