Sathyajith (Tamil actor)

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

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ a b 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.
3. ^ 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.
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.