| Nishanth Sagar | |
| Birth Name: | Nishanth Balakrishnan |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Parents: | [2] |
| Spouse: | Vrinda |
| Children: | 2 |
Nishanth Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishanth Sagar pronounced as /nɪˈʃaːnth sˈaɡə/, is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has performed in over 50 films as a hero, co-star and antagonist.
Nishant Sagar made his Malayalam film debut in 1997 with Vijay P Nair's unreleased Ezhunilappanthal.[3] However, his most notable role came in the 1999 film Devadasi, directed by Biju Varkey. He was then pursuing his graduation. He got a breakthrough in 2000 when Lohithadas cast him in Joker along with Dileep. In 2008, he has acted in an Indo-American movie named Pirate's Blood with Sunny Leone in the lead role, although the film was not released in India owing to distribution problems. Other than Joker, he is mainly noted for his roles in Thilakkam as Gopi and in Phantom as Josekutty.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Devadasi | Mahi | Debut film |
| Rishivamsham | Krishnan | ||
| 2000 | Sudheer Mishra | ||
| Manassil Oru Manjuthulli | Manoj | ||
| Indriyam | Sunny | ||
| 2001 | Nalacharitham Naalam Divasam | Nandu | |
| Kakki Nakshatram | SI Achuthankutty | ||
| 2002 | Josekutty | ||
| 2003 | Thilakkam | Gopi | |
| Lesa Lesa | Sekhar | Tamil film | |
| Anyar | |||
| Shingari Bolona | Jayakrishnan | ||
| Pulival Kalyanam | Ramesh Prasad | ||
| 2004 | Rasikan | Arjun Ram | |
| Freedom | Majeed | ||
| Wanted | Mani | ||
| 2005 | Lokanathan IAS | Aravindan | |
| Iruvattam Manavaatti | Dr.Sudhir | ||
| 2006 | Ambadi | ||
| Pachakuthira | College Student | ||
| Pathaaka | Murugadas | ||
| Ravanan | Vinod Kumar | ||
| 2007 | Soorya Kireedam | Goutham | |
| 2008 | Pakal Nakshatrangal | Thushar | |
| Chandranilekkoru Vazhi | Chandran | ||
| Thirakkatha | Kevin Paul | ||
| Bhadran | |||
| Kovalam | Christy | ||
| Saajan/Yunus Mohammad | |||
| Mayakazhcha | Aravinda Varma | ||
| Gulmohar | Kuriakose | ||
| Pirate's Blood | Sagar | ||
| 2009 | Swa Le | Sandeep Jadeja | |
| 2010 | 9 KK Road | Unnikrishnan | |
| Kaaryasthan | Anand | ||
| Punyam Aham | Georgekutty | ||
| 2011 | Freddy | ||
| 2012 | George Joseph | ||
| Mayamohini | Special appearance in the title song | ||
| Banking Hours 10 to 4 | Thief | ||
| Veeraputhran | Odayathil | ||
| Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. | Viswanathan | ||
| 2013 | 101 Chodyangal | Radhakrishnan | |
| Players | Aji | ||
| 2014 | Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal | Hashim | [4] |
| Angry Babies in Love | Anwar | ||
| Villali Veeran | |||
| The Dolphins | Biju | ||
| 2015 | Rudrasimhaasnam | Harikrishnan | |
| 2016 | Koppayile Kodumkattu | Rahul | |
| 2017 | Tony Manakkal | ||
| 2018 | Johny Johny Yes Appa | Police Officer Sathyan | |
| Uzhaikkum Paadhai | Tamil movie | ||
| 2019 | Under World | Mani | |
| Valiya Perunnal | Noushad | ||
| 2021 | One | Shine Thomas | |
| 2022 | Chathuram | Adv. Roni Sacheria | |
| Kochaal | Sunny | ||
| Aanaparambile World Cup | Najeem | [5] | |
| 2023 | Djinn | Anvar Ibrahim | |
| Masquerade | Mahesh Nair | TV Mini Series | |
| Davis | |||
| Garudan | Nari Suni | [6] | |
| 2024 | Anweshippin Kandethum | Member Koruth | |
| Turbo | Nikhil |