Nithin Sathya (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian actor, film producer. He works primarily in Tamil Cinema. 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 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 (2007) by S. A. Chandrasekhar with actor Vijay playing a cameo along with Sindhu Tolani. Muthirai (2009), a Tamil-language thriller film.
He had his break through when he played a role in the ensemble film 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 Nithin Sathya did his schooling in Chennai at Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School and completed his master's degree in Business Administration specialising in International Marketing from London School of Commerce. After completing his education, Nithin Sathya 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.
Career Nithin Sathyaa's first notable 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 movie Vasool Raja MBBS (2004). His subsequent movies were minor roles in films like Ji and Majaa. He played one of the lead role in Venkat Prabhu's Chennai 600028. He played the antagonist in Vasanth's Satham Podathey. In Pandhayam, Nithin played the role of a student and this movie was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar.
He played a reformed thief in K. P. Jagannath’s Raman Thediya Seethai, alongside Cheran, Pasupathy, Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeeshan. His next movie was Palaivana Solai a remake of the 1982 film with the same title. In Mayanginen Thayanginen, he plays the role of a call taxi driver who falls in love with a call center girl, Disha Pandey. His collaboration with Venkat Prabhu continued with the 2013 dark comedy Biriyani, 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 and Thirudan Police. 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.
He started his own production house which he named as Shvedh. Jarugandi was the first film to be released under this banner. The second film Lock Up is a thriller movie that stars Vaibhav, Venkat Prabhu and Vani Bhojan. It was released on ZEE5 on 14 August 2020. The third film, a romantic comedy starring Mahat Raghavendra and Sana Makbul, titled Kadhal Conditions Apply, was initially scheduled to be released on 15 September 2023.
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 Shiva 2005 Ji Arun Majaa Muthu 2007 Chennai 600028 Pazhani Satham Podathey Rathnavel 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 Mulian Kannan Thirudan Police Ravi 2015 Moone Moonu Varthai Karthik Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante Karthik Telugu film2016 Pandiyoda Galatta Thaangala Sathya Ammani Siva Chennai 600028 II Pazhani 2017 Si3 Murali Pandigai Mundhiri Settu 2018 Jarugandi Ramesh Cameo appearance2019 Market Raja MBBS Neelakandan 2023KoduvaaMurugan2024 Chutney Sambar Ilango TV series2025 Madha Gaja Raja Sathyamurthy Shot in 2012 and released after 12 years2026 Hi Auto driver Cameo appearance Mookuthi Amman 2 TBA Dayangaram TBA Unkill_123
As a producer
Year Film Notes 2018 Jarugandi Release on September, 2018 2020 Lock Up Released on ZEE5 2023 Kadhal Conditions Apply
Short films
Vellai Pookal Agalya 2012 Kadal Rasa
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