Sathyajith (Tamil actor)

Sathyajith
Sathyajith
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–present

Shabbir Ahmed, better known by his stage name Sathyajith, is an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil language films, most notably his career debut 16 Vayathinile (1977).

Career

Shabbir Ahmed studied at the Madras Film Institute in 1976. While studying in his second year, he shot for the film Naam Pirandha Mann (1977).^[1] Sri Amman Creations then offered him an audition, which helped him land the role of the doctor in 16 Vayathinile (1977), which ended up releasing first.^[2] He shot for the film for ten days in Mysore. He was renamed Sathyajith during post-production.^[3] Although he was not fluent in Tamil, he was insistent that he would dub for his role.^[4] He has since acted in forty Tamil and Hindi films including Ezhavathu Manithan (1982), Ghayal (1990) and an unreleased film with Mithun Chakraborty apart from acting in twenty television serials.^[1]^[5]^[3] In Hey Ram (2000), he shared screen space with Rani Mukherjee who helped him with his Bengali dialogues.^[3]

In 2022, he resurfaced when he was announced as the director and producer of the unreleased Kannada film Bullet starring Dharma Keerthiraj.^[6] He was also expected to act in the film.^[7]

Partial filmography

16 Vayathinile (1977)
Naam Pirandha Mann (1977)
Ezhavathu Manithan (1982)
Aruvadai Naal (1986)
Pick Pocket (1989)
Ghayal (1990; Hindi)
Uruvam (1991)
Irumbu Pookkal (1991)
Hey Ram (2000)
Haridas (2013)

References

^ ^a ^b யுவராஜ், லாவண்யா (January 9, 2024). "'மயில்ல்ல்' என்ற ஒற்றை வார்த்தையால் பல மைல்களை கடந்தவர்... நடிகர் சத்யஜித்தை நியாபகம் இருக்கா?". tamil.abplive.com.
^ "Dr. Sathyajith's Journey from '16 Vayathinile' to 'Bullet' Director: 48-Year Dream Comes True". Vikatan English. February 29, 2024. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ahmed, Sameera (14 January 2015). "Remember that doctor from the movie 16 Vayithinile?". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ Pandirajan, M. (27 February 2018). "என்னோட 'மயில்ல்ல்ல்' மாடுலேஷனுக்கு தீவிர ரசிகை ஸ்ரீதேவி..! – '16 வயதினிலே' டாக்டர் சத்யஜித்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "Veteran actor Sathyajeet to make directorial debut with Bullet". Cinema Express. November 12, 2022. Archived from the original on October 12, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
^ "Bullet bulls-eye". Bangalore Mirror.
^ "'Humbled To Work With Greats': South Actor Sathyajith Recounts His Cinematic Journey". News18. Archived from the original on 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2025-05-01.

[abp-1] யுவராஜ், லாவண்யா (January 9, 2024). "'மயில்ல்ல்' என்ற ஒற்றை வார்த்தையால் பல மைல்களை கடந்தவர்... நடிகர் சத்யஜித்தை நியாபகம் இருக்கா?". tamil.abplive.com.

[2] "Dr. Sathyajith's Journey from '16 Vayathinile' to 'Bullet' Director: 48-Year Dream Comes True". Vikatan English. February 29, 2024. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

[N-3] Ahmed, Sameera (14 January 2015). "Remember that doctor from the movie 16 Vayithinile?". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[4] Pandirajan, M. (27 February 2018). "என்னோட 'மயில்ல்ல்ல்' மாடுலேஷனுக்கு தீவிர ரசிகை ஸ்ரீதேவி..! – '16 வயதினிலே' டாக்டர் சத்யஜித்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[5] "Veteran actor Sathyajeet to make directorial debut with Bullet". Cinema Express. November 12, 2022. Archived from the original on October 12, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

[6] "Bullet bulls-eye". Bangalore Mirror.

[7] "'Humbled To Work With Greats': South Actor Sathyajith Recounts His Cinematic Journey". News18. Archived from the original on 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2025-05-01.

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