P. D. Sathish Chandra is an Indian actor who works in Kannada plays and films.

Career

P. D. Sathish Chandra worked for The Hindu before working on the founding team of Red FM in Bangalore. He worked for Red RM for eighteen months and helped found the Gulbarga, Mangalore and Mysore stations. He worked as the programming head for Radio Mirchi 98.3 Bangalore. He gained recognition for his role as Pandu in Panduranga Vittala on Zee Kannada, which ran for five years with 1,336 episodes. He hosted the spoof TV shot Vaaranna on Public TV. He works as a mentor for the Kala Soudha theatre space in Bangalore. He founded the performing arts organization Pradarshana Kala Samsthe. His first major film role was the villain in the Malayalam film Kutty Srank (2010). During the COVID-19 pandemic, he made a video book along with fifty-one other actors. He is a frequent actor in M. G. Srinivas's films and played a steampunk-esque character Time in Old Monk (2022).

Theatre

  • 13 Margosa Mahal
  • Hosa Belaku
  • Katha Sangama (4 roles)

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2007Aa Dinagalu
2010Minugu
Kutty SrankMooppenMalayalam film
2011Lifeu Ishtene
2013Parari
2014Abhimanyu
2016...ReGhost
2019YajamanaWorker
Bell BottomPhotographer Gurupada
99Giri
I Love YouMaalinga
2018Nanjundi Kalyana
Thayige Thakka Maga
2020Shivaji SurathkalVidhyasagar
ACT 1978Aravinda Nadiger
2022Old MonkTime
Harikathe Alla GirikatheBank Manager
2025Doora Theera Yaanacredited as P. D. Sathish
Arasayyana Prema PrasangaBasavalinga
2025Kantara: Chapter 1Gunananda

Television

TitleRoleChannelNotes
Panduranga VittalaPadmanabha (Paddu)Zee Kannada
Bhale BasavaHanuman[citation needed]
Galli Galli Sim SimCartoon Network Pogo TV DD NationalHindi TV series
Paapa Pandu 2Boxer BalramColors Super[citation needed]
YakhingaadtaaroPadhmanabhremake of Friends
VarannaHostPublic TV[citation needed]
Seetha RaamaCharan DZee Kannada

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