{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1980)}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Nishanth Sagar | image = Nishanth Sagar.jpg | birth_name = Nishanth Balakrishnan | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}} | birth_place = Thodupuzha, Kerala, India<ref name=youtube>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqUhMsqImV0 |title=Thiranottam: A chat with actor Nishant Sagar! -- Part 1 |date=27 March 2011 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1997–present | parents = | spouse = Vrinda | children = 2 | website = }}
'''Nishanth Balakrishnan''' (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name '''Nishanth Sagar''' {{IPA|hns|nɪˈʃaːnth sˈaɡə|pron}}, 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 role in ''Thilakkam'' as Gopi.
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan=2 | 1999 || ''Devadasi'' || Mahi || Debut film |- || ''Rishivamsham''|| Krishnan || |- | rowspan=3 | 2000 || ''Joker'' || Sudheer Mishra || |- || ''Manassil Oru Manjuthulli'' || Manoj || |- || ''Indriyam'' || Sunny || |- | rowspan=2 | 2001 || ''Nalacharitham Naalam Divasam'' || Nandu || |- || ''Kakki Nakshatram'' || SI Achuthankutty || |- | 2002 || ''Phantom'' || Josekutty|| |- | rowspan=5 | 2003 || ''Thilakkam''||Gopi || |- || ''Lesa Lesa'' || Sekhar || Tamil film |- || ''Anyar''|| || |- || ''Shingari Bolona'' || Jayakrishnan || |- || ''Pulival Kalyanam'' ||Ramesh Prasad || |- | rowspan=3 | 2004 || ''Rasikan'' || Arjun Ram || |- || ''Freedom'' || Majeed || |- || ''Wanted'' ||Mani || |- | rowspan=2 | 2005 || ''Lokanathan IAS'' || Aravindan || |- || ''Iruvattam Manavaatti'' || Dr.Sudhir || |- | rowspan=4 | 2006 || ''Kisan'' || Ambadi || |- || ''Pachakuthira'' || College Student || |- || ''Pathaaka''|| Murugadas || |- || ''Ravanan'' ||Vinod Kumar || |- | 2007 || ''Soorya Kireedam'' || Goutham || |- | rowspan=9 | 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 || |- | rowspan=3 | 2010 || ''9 KK Road'' || Unnikrishnan || |- || ''Kaaryasthan'' || Anand || |- || ''Punyam Aham'' ||Georgekutty || |- | 2011 || ''The Metro'' ||Freddy || |- | rowspan=5 | 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 || |- | rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''101 Chodyangal'' || Radhakrishnan || |- || ''Players'' || Aji || |- | rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal'' || Hashim ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/nishanth-sagar-in-mosayile-kuthirameenukal/articleshow/33389455.cms |title=Nishanth Sagar in Mosayile Kuthirameenukal - Times of India |website=The Times of India}}</ref> |- || ''Angry Babies in Love'' || Anwar || |- || ''Villali Veeran'' || || |- || ''The Dolphins'' || Biju || |- | 2015 || ''Rudrasimhaasnam'' || Harikrishnan || <ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-01-31 |title=Nishant Sagar will play Nedumudi Venu’s son |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/nishant-sagar-will-play-nedumudi-venus-son/articleshow/46065817.cms |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''Koppayile Kodumkattu'' || Rahul || |- | 2017 || ''Sakhavu'' || Tony Manakkal || |- | rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''Johny Johny Yes Appa'' || Police Officer Sathyan || |- || ''Uzhaikkum Paadhai'' || ||Tamil film |- | rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''Under World'' || Mani || |- || ''Valiya Perunnal'' || Noushad || |- | 2021 || ''One''||Shine Thomas|| |- | rowspan=3 | 2022 || ''Chathuram'' || Adv. Roni Sacheria|| |- || ''Kochaal'' || Sunny || |- || ''Aanaparambile World Cup'' || Najeem || <ref>{{Cite web |title=Aanaparambile World Cup trailer out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/videos/2022/oct/07/aanaparambile-world-cup-trailer-out-35386.html |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Cinema Express |date=7 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan=4 | 2023 || ''Djinn'' || Anvar Ibrahim || |- | ''Masquerade'' || Mahesh Nair || TV Mini Series |- | ''RDX: Robert Dony Xavier'' || Davis ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devan |first=Aswin |date=2023-04-06 |title=Neeraj Madhav shares BTS scenes of upcoming film RDX |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/Apr/06/neeraj-madhav-shares-bts-scenes-of-upcoming-film-rdx-42029.html#google_vignette |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Garudan'' || Nari Suni || |- | rowspan=2 | 2024 || ''Anweshippin Kandethum'' || Member Koruth || |- | ''Turbo'' || Nikhil || |- | rowspan=5 | 2025 || ''Rekhachithram'' ||DYSP Mohandas||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhu |first=Vignesh |date=2024-12-24 |title=Rekhachithram trailer has Asif Ali as a cop trying to unravel past mysteries |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Dec/24/rekhachithram-trailer-has-asif-ali-as-a-cop-trying-to-unravel-past-mysteries |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra'' || Prakash ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-08 |title=Naslen-Kalyani Priyadarshan film titled Lokah Chapter One: Chandra |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Jun/08/naslen-kalyani-priyadarshan-film-titled-lokah-chapter-one-chandra |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Haal'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-24 |title=Shane Nigam-starrer Haal announces release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/24/shane-nigam-starrer-haal-announces-release-date |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | ''Thelivu Sahitham'' || || |- | ''Dheeram'' ||Jose ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-19 |title=Indrajith Sukumaran's Dheeram gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Nov/19/indrajith-sukumarans-dheeram-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2026 || ''Prathichaya'' || Tobin Varghese ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-17 |title=Nivin Pauly's Prathichaya gets release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Mar/17/nivin-paulys-prathichaya-gets-release-date |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> |- |}
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