S. Sathyendra

S. Sathyendra is a former Indian actor who acted prominently in Tamil films apart from Kannada films in supporting and minor roles.

Early life and career

Sathyendra was born into a Telugu family. He has two postgraduations in Kannada literature and Philosophy and B.A. in Drama and Diploma in French and German and has working knowledge in Italian and Spanish.

He played character roles in college plays and in amateur theatre and has worked as a theatre actor with B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad. His first two films were the Kannada films Rishyasringa (1977) produced by G. V. Iyer and Grahana (1978). He has since played minor roles in Tamil films such as Sathyaa (1988).

Regarding his performance in 18 Vayasu (2012), a critic wrote, "It’s a remarkable portrayal by Satyendra as the cranky Jocky with his imaginary pistols, and his firm determination to help Karthik in his cause".

In 2023, he became viral after giving a negative review about Leo (2023) criticising Lokesh Kanagaraj's direction. He has since gained notoriety as a film critic.

Filmography

Short films

Serials

External links

• at IMDb