P. D. Sathish Chandra Explained

P. D. Sathish Chandra
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1992-present
Notable Works:Paddu in Panduranga Vittala

P. D. Sathish Chandra is an Indian actor who works in Kannada plays and films.[1] [2] [3]

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.[4] He worked as the programming head for Radio Mirchi 98.3 Bangalore.[5] He gained recognition for his role as Pandu in Panduranga Vittala on Zee Kannada, which ran for five years with 1,336 episodes.[6] [7] He hosted the spoof TV shot Vaaranna on Public TV.[6] He works as a mentor for the Kala Soudha theatre space in Bangalore.[7] He founded the performing arts organization Pradarshana Kala Samsthe.[8] His first major film role was the villain in the Malayalam film Kutty Srank (2010).[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he made a video book along with fifty-one other actors.[9] He is a frequent actor in M. G. Srinivas's films and played a steampunk-esque character Time in Old Monk (2022).[10]

Theatre

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2007 Aa Dinagalu
2010 Minugu
Prem Kaa Game Hindi film
Kutty Srank Mooppen Malayalam film
2011 Lifeu Ishtene
2013 Parari
2014 Abhimanyu
2016 ...Re Ghost
2019 Yajamana Worker
Bell Bottom Photographer Gurupada
99 Giri
I Love You Maalinga
2018 Nanjundi Kalyana
Thayige Thakka Maga
2020 Shivaji Surathkal Vidhyasagar
ACT 1978 Aravinda Nadiger
2022 Old Monk Time
Harikathe Alla Girikathe Bank Manager

Television

TitleRoleChannelNotes
Panduranga Vittala Padmanabha (Paddu)
Bhale Basava
Galli Galli Sim Sim Hindi TV series
Paapa Pandu 2 Boxer Balram Colors Super
Yakhingaadtaaro Padhmanabh remake of Friends
Varanna Host Public TV
Seetha Raama Charan D Zee Kannada

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PD Sathish Chandra talks about his five favourite plays. 1 July 2020. Fernandes. Sandra Marina.
  2. Web site: Theatre veteran PD Sathish Chandra takes to cooking during the lockdown. 1 April 2020. The Times of India.
  3. Web site: ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ ವಿವೇಚನೆ. 30 June 2019. Vijaya Karnataka. kn.
  4. Web site: Juggling different roles. 24-29. Jain University. Facebook.
  5. Web site: Radio Mirchi Bangalore to introduce new elements on-air. Radio and Music.
  6. https://www.prakasamtrust.org/pd/
  7. Web site: He is happy... and he shows it!. 14 November 2013. The Hindu. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114204157/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/he-is-happy-and-he-shows-it/article5351625.ece. 14 November 2013. subscription.
  8. Web site: Theatre mulls new stage. Deccan Herald. 9 May 2020. Anien. Tini Sara.
  9. Web site: Actor and theatre enthusiast, PD Satish Chandra, has worked. Rajashekara. S.. 8 May 2020. Bangalore Mirror.
  10. Web site: My character look in 'Old Monk' is inspired by the steampunk genre. Swaroop. Kodur. 14 July 2021. The Times of India.
  11. Web site: Chinwag with... P D Satish Chandra. 19 June 2013. Madhukar. Jayanthi. Bangalore Mirror.
  12. https://www.prakasamtrust.org/kathe/cast.html