Nishanth Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishanth Sagar pronounced [nɪˈʃaːnth sˈaɡə], is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in over 50 films.
Career
Nishant Sagar made his Malayalam film debut in 1997 with Vijay P Nair's unreleased Ezhunilappanthal. 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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Devadasi | Mahi | Debut film |
| Rishivamsham | Krishnan | ||
| 2000 | Joker | Sudheer Mishra | |
| Manassil Oru Manjuthulli | Manoj | ||
| Indriyam | Sunny | ||
| 2001 | Nalacharitham Naalam Divasam | Nandu | |
| Kakki Nakshatram | SI Achuthankutty | ||
| 2002 | Phantom | 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 | Kisan | Ambadi | |
| Pachakuthira | College Student | ||
| Pathaaka | Murugadas | ||
| Ravanan | Vinod Kumar | ||
| 2007 | Soorya Kireedam | Goutham | |
| 2008 | Pakal Nakshatrangal | Thushar | |
| Chandranilekkoru Vazhi | Chandran | ||
| Thirakkatha | Kevin Paul | ||
| One Way Ticket | Bhadran | ||
| Kovalam | Christy | ||
| Aayudham | 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 | The Metro | Freddy | |
| 2012 | Face2Face | 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 | [2] |
| Angry Babies in Love | Anwar | ||
| Villali Veeran | |||
| The Dolphins | Biju | ||
| 2015 | Rudrasimhaasnam | Harikrishnan | [3] |
| 2016 | Koppayile Kodumkattu | Rahul | |
| 2017 | Sakhavu | Tony Manakkal | |
| 2018 | Johny Johny Yes Appa | Police Officer Sathyan | |
| Uzhaikkum Paadhai | Tamil film | ||
| 2019 | Under World | Mani | |
| Valiya Perunnal | Noushad | ||
| 2021 | One | Shine Thomas | |
| 2022 | Chathuram | Adv. Roni Sacheria | |
| Kochaal | Sunny | ||
| Aanaparambile World Cup | Najeem | [4] | |
| 2023 | Djinn | Anvar Ibrahim | |
| Masquerade | Mahesh Nair | TV Mini Series | |
| RDX: Robert Dony Xavier | Davis | [5] | |
| Garudan | Nari Suni | ||
| 2024 | Anweshippin Kandethum | Member Koruth | |
| Turbo | Nikhil | ||
| 2025 | Rekhachithram | DYSP Mohandas | [6] |
| Haal † | TBA | [7] |
References
- ^ "Thiranottam: A chat with actor Nishant Sagar! -- Part 1". 27 March 2011 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Nishanth Sagar in Mosayile Kuthirameenukal - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Nishant Sagar will play Nedumudi Venu's son". The Times of India. 31 January 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Aanaparambile World Cup trailer out". Cinema Express. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Devan, Aswin (6 April 2023). "Neeraj Madhav shares BTS scenes of upcoming film RDX". Cinema Express. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ Madhu, Vignesh (24 December 2024). "Rekhachithram trailer has Asif Ali as a cop trying to unravel past mysteries". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Features, C. E. (24 February 2025). "Shane Nigam-starrer Haal announces release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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