Sathyan (Tamil actor)


Sathyan Sivakumar 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. Making his debut as a junior artist in the movie Poovum Puyalum and as the lead in Ilaiyavan, he has subsequently been appearing mainly in supporting and comedic roles in over sixty Tamil films.

Early life

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. He later appeared in a pivotal role in Maayavi, where he worked alongside Suriya and Jyothika.
After a series of small supporting roles, he received another break portraying the role of Srivatsan in Shankar's Nanban 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 and Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham, while also starring in the commercially successful romantic comedy, Raja Rani.

Filmography

;Actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Poovum PuyalumYoung BoySpecial appearance in the song "Paar Thambi Sahayam"
1998Kaadhale NimmadhiAkash
2000IlaiyavanBharathi
2001Kanna Unnai ThedukirenPrakash
2002MuthamPazhani
2003BoysDheepu
2004KovilShakthivel's friend
2004JaiCollege Student
2004ArulSenthil
2004ManmadhanInspector Shakthi
2004Maha Nadigan
2005Devathayai Kanden
2005MaayaviSathyaraj
2005February 14Arvind Swamy
2005Oru Naal Oru KanavuKumara
2005GhajiniServer / Fake Sanjay
2005AaruKailashUncredited role
2006ParamasivanPolice
2006ThirupathiThirupathi's friend
2006VathiyarEaswara Pandian's sidekick
2006VallavanSubbu
2007AalwarPonds's friend
2007ViyabariAd Film Model
2007KireedamSakthivel's friend
2007Mudhal Mudhalai
2007Azhagiya Tamil MaganGuru's friend
2008Velli ThiraiThirupathi
2008Santosh SubramaniamMuthu
2008AeganMani
2009A Aa E EeElango's friend
2009Siva Manasula SakthiShanmugam
2009Solla Solla InikkumSathyan
2009AadhavanMurugan
2009Palaivana SolaiAadhi
2009Sirithal RasipenPurushothaman
2009VettaikaaranSugu
2010PorkkalamSathya
2010Rasikkum SeemaneNandhu's associate
2010Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiVishnu
2010ThillalangadiDass
2010VallakottaiGiri
2011MaapillaiChinna's friend
2011Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam
2011Kasethan Kadavulada
2011Vellore Maavattam
2011Raa Raa
2011RowthiramP.Ramanujam
2011Yuvan YuvathiChacha
2012NanbanSrivatsan
2012SinamSathya
2012ThuppakkiBalaji
2013Onbadhule GuruRanga
2013KanthaThamizh
2013Moondru Per Moondru Kadal
2013Thillu MulluSathyan
2013Raja RaniIyappanTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian
2013NaiyaandiParaman
2013Naveena Saraswathi SabathamGopi
2015PuliSama
201624Saravanan
2016WagahPazhani
2017MersalManiya
2017Theeran Adhigaaram OndruTheeran's friend
2017Kalavaadiya PozhuthugalRadha
2018Thaanaa Serndha KoottamMuthukrishnan
2018GulaebaghavaliMayilvakanam
2019RaatchasiPT Master
2019PetromaxNandha
2019CapmaariJ.D
2020BheeshmaParimal's BossTelugu film
2021Iruvar Ullam
2021AnnaattheAzhaguduraiGuest Appearance
2022Radhe ShyamAnand Rajput's assistantTelugu and Hindi film
2022Bestie
2023Ariyavan
2023GhostyMayil
2023Jigarthanda DoubleXDurai Pandian
2025Kooran

;Dubbing artist
YearFilmRoleNotes
2019Frozen IIOlafTamil dubbed version