P. D. Sathish Chandra

P. D. Sathish Chandra
OccupationActor
Years active1992-present
Notable workPaddu 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

  • 13 Margosa Mahal[11]
  • Hosa Belaku[11]
  • Katha Sangama (4 roles)[12]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2007Aa Dinagalu
2010Minugu
Kutty SrankMooppenMalayalam film
2011Lifeu Ishtene
2013Parari
2014Abhimanyu
2016...ReGhost
2019YajamanaWorker
Bell BottomPhotographer Gurupada
99Giri
I Love YouMaalinga
2018Nanjundi Kalyana
Thayige Thakka Maga
2020Shivaji SurathkalVidhyasagar
ACT 1978Aravinda Nadiger
2022Old MonkTime
Harikathe Alla GirikatheBank Manager
2025Doora Theera Yaanacredited as P. D. Sathish
Arasayyana Prema PrasangaBasavalinga
2025Kantara: Chapter 1Gunananda
2026 Common Man [13]

Television

Title Role Channel Notes
Panduranga VittalaPadmanabha (Paddu)Zee Kannada
Bhale BasavaHanuman
Galli Galli Sim SimCartoon Network
Pogo TV
DD National		Hindi TV series
Paapa Pandu 2Boxer BalramColors Super
YakhingaadtaaroPadhmanabhremake of Friends
VarannaHostPublic TV
Seetha RaamaCharan DZee Kannada

References

  1. ↑ Fernandes, Sandra Marina (1 July 2020). "PD Sathish Chandra talks about his five favourite plays". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Theatre veteran PD Sathish Chandra takes to cooking during the lockdown". The Times of India. 1 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ ವಿವೇಚನೆ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 30 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Juggling different roles". Jain University. p. 24-29 – via Facebook.
  5. ↑ "Radio Mirchi Bangalore to introduce new elements on-air". Radio and Music.
  6. 1 2 "~PD's Profile~".
  7. 1 2 "He is happy... and he shows it!". The Hindu. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Anien, Tini Sara (9 May 2020). "Theatre mulls new stage". Deccan Herald.
  9. ↑ S., Rajashekara (8 May 2020). "Actor and theatre enthusiast, PD Satish Chandra, has worked". Bangalore Mirror.
  10. ↑ Kodur, Swaroop (14 July 2021). "My character look in 'Old Monk' is inspired by the steampunk genre". The Times of India.
  11. 1 2 Madhukar, Jayanthi (19 June 2013). "Chinwag with... P D Satish Chandra". Bangalore Mirror.
  12. ↑ "Katha Sangama".
  13. ↑ "Common Man (2026) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Bengaluru". BookMyShow. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
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