Sathish

Sathish Krishnan, born May 22, 1987, in Salem, Tamil Nadu, kinda took the hard road into the Tamil film scene. Tall dude—like, 1.79 meters, which apparently made people go, “Eh, too tall for a comedian.” Wild, right? On top of that, he didn’t have those cozy connections most actors use to slide into roles, so the early days were basically just him knocking on doors and getting ignored. But then, 2013 hit, and he got his break with Ethir Neechal. Stuff just flipped for him after that. Suddenly, he’s getting calls to work with the likes of Dhanush and Vijay—yeah, big league stuff. The guy went from “who’s that?” to “oh, Sathish is in this one? Gotta watch.” He’s pulled off some pretty memorable, even award-winning, roles since then. Kaththi (2014) had him holding his own alongside some serious heavy hitters. Ethir Neechal (2013), obviously, was his breakout moment—people started seeing what he could really do. And don’t sleep on Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) either, since that’s another spot where he showed off what he’s got. Basically, Sathish turned a bunch of early rejections and weird industry standards into fuel. Now, he’s one of those names that gets tossed around when folks talk about top Tamil comedians. Not bad for a guy who started with zero connections and an “awkward” height. Just goes to show, sometimes you write your own script—literally.