Sathish Ninasam

Shiva,[1] known by his screen name Sathish Ninasam, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. Having made his film debut with Madesha (2008), Sathish appeared in small but significant roles in films like Manasaare (2009), Pancharangi (2010), Lifeu Ishtene and Drama (2012). He shot to fame after his performance in the 2013 film Lucia received critical acclaim.[2]

Sathish Ninasam
Born	Shiva June 20 Yaladahalli, Mandya, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Sathish Ninasam
Occupation	Actor, film producer, singer, lyricist
Years active	2008–present

Early life

Sathish hails from a village, Yaladahalli in Mandya district, Karnataka. He was born into a family of farmers. Having been interested in cinema since childhood, he would often run away from home to nearby theatres and was soon followed by a worried mother to take him back home."[3] He started his career as a theatre actor in Ninasam, a cultural organisation based in Heggodu in the Sagara, Shimoga district of Karnataka, where prior to acting, he completed a two-year diploma course in acting.[4] Inspired by the work of Poornachandra Tejaswi, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Girish Karnad and William Shakespeare, a fan of B V Karanth , Sathish realised the importance of work to lead a "meaningful life".[3] Following the course, he performed in plays across Karnataka before landing in Bangalore in 2006. There, he became a part of the Samashti Theatre Group that performed plays.

Career

Actor

Following his theatre career, Sathish appeared in Kannada TV soaps such as Paramapada, Takadimitha and Silli Lalli.[3] After his stint in television for a year, he started his career in films in 2008, when he was offered a cameo role in Madesha. He then appeared in small but significant roles in films like Manasaare, Pancharangi, Lifu Ishtene and Drama. His role in Drama won him a nomination for SIIMA Award for Best Comedian. However, it was for his role in the critically acclaimed psychological drama film Lucia, in 2013, that won him praise from critics and audience alike. It premiered at the London Indian Film Festival in July 2013, and his performance won him accolades.[4] In the film, he plays the role of Nikki, who works in a movie theater as an usher/"torch-shiner" and suffering from Insomnia. He resorts to a drug named Lucia, which on consumption induces sleep and lets him dream of a life he always yearned for.[5] In the same year, he appeared in Dyavre, in which his performance was praised.[6]

Sathish's first release of 2014 was Anjada Gandu, a romantic drama film set in a rural backdrop, with him playing the role of Santhu. In his next, Kwatle Satisa, he played a comic role of a patient suffering from temporary memory loss, which won him praise from critics.[7][8]

His next film Love in Mandya was released on 28 November 2014 which won the hearts of the audience. He was nominated for Best Actor SIIMA 2015, IIFA Utsavam Awards 2015 for Best Actor and won the Santhosham Award 2015 for Best Hero. In 2015 November, he made his mark as a producer with the release of his film Rocket under the banner Sathish Picture House. He also played the lead in the film which won him the SIIMA Award 2016 for Best Actor (Critics).

Producer

In 2014, Sathish started his film production company, Sathish Picture House. It was revealed in September 2014, that the first film under the banner was titled Rocket. It was directed by debutant Shivashashi.[9] He also played the lead role in the film opposite Aishani Shetty.[10] The film was released on 27 November 2015. Next, the banner produced a short film, 'Chowkabara', directed by Raghu Shivamogga and won the State award for 'Best Short Film'.

Filmography

As actor

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Madesha		Uncredited
2009	Manasaare	Satish
2010	Pancharangi	Bus driver	Uncredited
	Eno Onthara		Uncredited
2011	Paramathma	Car Driver
	Lifeu Ishtene	Shivakumar "Shivu"
	Puttakkana Highway		Uncredited
	Kaanchaana		Uncredited
	Gun		Uncredited
2012	Anna Bond	Surya Honalkere
	Drama	Satisha	Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
2013	Lucia	Nikhil / Nikki
	Dyavre	Chinkara
2014	Anjada Gandu	Santhu
	Kwatle Satisha	Satisha
	Love in Mandya	Karna	Santhosham Award for Best Hero Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor Nominated, IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actor
2015	Rocket	Rakesh	SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics)
	Mukunda Murari	Himself	Guest Appearance
2016	Beautiful Manasugalu	Prashanth
	Tiger Galli	Vishnu / Shiva
2018	Ayogya	Siddegowda	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Kannada Nominated- City Cine Award for Best Actor – Kannada Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) – Kannada Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2019	Chambal	Subhash
	Brahmachari	Ramu	[11]
2021	Petromax	TBA	Post-production[12][13]
	Godhra	TBA	Post-production[14]
	Pagaivanuku Arulvai	TBA	Filming; Tamil film[15]
	My Name Is Siddegowda	Siddegowda	Filming[16]
	Parimala Lodge	TBA	Filming[17]
	Dasara	TBA	Filming[18]
	Matinee	TBA	Filming [19]

As producer

Year	Film	Notes
2015	Rocket
2016	Chowkabara	Won the State award for 'Best Short Film'
2018	Kaaji	short film

As singer

Year	Film	Song
2014	Anjada Gandu	"Anjada Gandu"
2015	Rocket	"Rangi Rangi"

References

1. "Sathish Neenasam celebrates his birthday today". The Times of India. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
2. "Chasing new frontiers". The Hindu. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
3. "Silver lining after a storm". Deccan Herald. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
4. "Irfan Khan loved my acting in Lucia". Rediff.com. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
5. "Lucia – Movie Review". centreright.in. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
6. "Dyavre review". The Times of India. 7 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
7. "Movie review: Kwatle Satisha". Bangalore Mirror. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
8. "Kwatle Sathisha review". The Times of India. 20 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
9. "Satish Neenasam's home production titled Rocket". The Times of India. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
10. "Sathish to Get a Makeover in Rocket". The New Indian Express. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
11. "Sathish Ninasam goes the 'Brahmachari' way". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
12. "Sathish Ninasam and Vijayaprasad's Petromax to take off with new story - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
13. "Sathish Ninasam and Hariprriya to work right through Dasara - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
14. "ಕರ್ನೂಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನಾಸಂ ಸತೀಶ್, ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ ಜೋಡಿ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
15. "Satish Ninasam Tamil debut title to be launched in Switzerland". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
16. "Kannada actor Sathish Ninasam to don director's cap". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
17. "Sathish Ninasam-Vijayaprasad's film titled Parimala Lodge". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
18. "Sathish Ninasam and Sharmiela Mandre unite for a murder mystery". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
19. "Sathish Ninasam and Rachita Ram team up once again - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

External links

• Sathish Ninasam at IMDb
• Sathish Ninasam on Twitter