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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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'''P. D. Sathish Chandra''' is an Indian actor who works in Kannada plays and films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/pd-sathish-chandra-talks-about-his-five-favourite-plays/articleshow/76728692.cms?from=mdr|title=PD Sathish Chandra talks about his five favourite plays|date=1 July 2020|last=Fernandes|first=Sandra Marina|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/theatre-veteran-pd-sathish-chandra-takes-to-cooking-during-the-lockdown/articleshow/74932934.cms|title=Theatre veteran PD Sathish Chandra takes to cooking during the lockdown|date=1 April 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/lavalavk/weekly-magazine/-/articleshow/70000148.cms|title=ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ ವಿವೇಚನೆ|date=30 June 2019|work=[[Vijaya Karnataka]]|language=kn}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="J">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2679498325410808&set=pcb.2679500818743892|title=Juggling different roles|page=24-29|work=[[Jain University]]|via=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> He worked as the programming head for Radio Mirchi 98.3 Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioandmusic.com/biz/radio/private-fm-stations/radio-mirchi-bangalore-introduce-new-elements-air-150204|title=Radio Mirchi Bangalore to introduce new elements on-air|work=Radio and Music}}</ref> He gained recognition for his role as Pandu in ''Panduranga Vittala'' on [[Zee Kannada]], which ran for five years with 1,336 episodes.<ref name="p">{{cite web | url=https://www.prakasamtrust.org/pd/ | title=~PD's Profile~ }}</ref><ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/he-is-happy-and-he-shows-it/article5351625.ece|title=He is happy... and he shows it!
|date=14 November 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114204157/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/he-is-happy-and-he-shows-it/article5351625.ece|archive-date=14 November 2013|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He hosted the spoof TV shot ''Vaaranna'' on Public TV.<ref name="p"/> He works as a mentor for the Kala Soudha theatre space in Bangalore.<ref name="H"/> He founded the performing arts organization ''Pradarshana Kala Samsthe''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/theatre-mulls-new-stages-835538.html|title=Theatre mulls new stage|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=9 May 2020|last=Anien|first=Tini Sara}}</ref> His first major film role was the villain in the Malayalam film ''[[Kutty Srank]]'' (2010).<ref name="J"/> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], he made a video book along with fifty-one other actors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/actor-and-theatre-enthusiast-pd-satish-chandra-has-worked-with-51-prominent-personalities-to-bring-out-a-video-book/articleshow/75612289.cms|title=Actor and theatre enthusiast, PD Satish Chandra, has worked|first=Rajashekara|last=S.|date=8 May 2020|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]}}</ref> He is a frequent actor in [[M. G. Srinivas]]'s films and played a [[steampunk]]-esque character Time in ''[[Old Monk (film)|Old Monk]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/my-character-look-in-old-monk-is-inspired-by-the-steampunk-genre-p-d-sathish-chandra/articleshow/84380390.cms|title=My character look in 'Old Monk' is inspired by the steampunk genre|first=Swaroop|last=Kodur|date=14 July 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Theatre==
*''13 Margosa Mahal''<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/chinwag-with-p-d-satish-chandra/articleshow/21179663.cms|title=Chinwag with... P D Satish Chandra|date=19 June 2013|last=Madhukar|first=Jayanthi|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]}}</ref>
*''Hosa Belaku''<ref name="B"/>
* ''Katha Sangama'' (4 roles)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prakasamtrust.org/kathe/cast.html | title=Katha Sangama }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Aa Dinagalu]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010 || ''[[Minugu]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Kutty Srank]]'' || Mooppen || Malayalam film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Lifeu Ishtene]]'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Parari (2013 film)|Parari]]'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Abhimanyu (2014 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[...Re (film)|...Re]]'' || Ghost ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2019 || ''[[Yajamana (2019 film)|Yajamana]]'' || Worker ||
|-
| ''[[Bell Bottom (2019 film)|Bell Bottom]]'' || Photographer Gurupada ||
|-
| ''[[99 (2019 film)|99]]'' || Giri ||
|-
| ''[[I Love You (2019 film)|I Love You]]'' || Maalinga ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''Nanjundi Kalyana'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thayige Thakka Maga (2018 film)|Thayige Thakka Maga]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2020 || ''[[Shivaji Surathkal]]'' || Vidhyasagar ||
|-
|''[[ACT 1978]]'' || Aravinda Nadiger ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2022 || ''[[Old Monk (film)|Old Monk]]'' || Time ||
|-
| ''[[Harikathe Alla Girikathe]]'' || Bank Manager ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2025 || ''[[Doora Theera Yaana]]'' || || credited as P. D. Sathish
|-
|''[[Arasayyana Prema Prasanga]]'' ||Basavalinga ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2025 ||''[[Kantara: Chapter 1]]'' || Gunananda ||
|-
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title
! Role
! Channel
! Notes
|-
|''Panduranga Vittala'' || Padmanabha (Paddu) || rowspan="2"|[[Zee Kannada]] ||
|-
|''Bhale Basava'' || [[Hanuman]] || {{fact|date=June 2025}}
|-
|''[[Galli Galli Sim Sim]]'' || || [[Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network]]<br />[[Pogo TV]]<br />[[DD National]] || Hindi TV series
|-
|''Paapa Pandu 2'' || Boxer Balram || [[Colors Super]] || {{fact|date=June 2025}}
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| ''Yakhingaadtaaro'' || Padhmanabh || || remake of ''[[Friends]]''
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|''Varanna'' || Host || Public TV || {{fact|date=June 2025}}
|-
|''[[Seetha Raama]]'' || Charan D || Zee Kannada ||
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|10450735}}

[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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