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Antonythasan Jesuthasan Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1967-01-01

Birthplace:
Allaippiddi, Sri Lanka

Credits:
16 Total Roles

Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Acting

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Biography

Antonythasan Jesuthasan (Tamil: அந்தோனிதாசன் யேசுதாசன்), also known by the pseudonym Shobasakthi (Tamil: ஷோபா சக்தி), is a Sri Lankan Tamil author and actor.

Jesuthasan was born in 1967. He is originally from the village of Allaipiddy on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Sri Lanka. Jesuthasan had various low-paid jobs in Paris including stacking shelves in supermarkets, cooking, dish washing, street sweeping, hefting boxes around, construction work and working as a bellhop at Euro Disney. Jesuthasan's acting career started in 2011 when he wrote and starred in Sengadal (The Dead Sea), a film about Tamil fishermen struggling to make a living in the largely abandoned village of Dhanushkodi in southern India.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2023 Dilemna Dilemma MOVIE The flower seller
2023 Zodi and Téhu: Princes of the Desert MOVIE Kumail
2023 Woman at Sea MOVIE Jesus
2022 Men in Blue MOVIE Vijayan Kumar
2022 Notre-Dame on Fire MOVIE Jonas, guardian of the cathedral
2021 The Stronghold MOVIE Tamoul (uncredited)
2021 The Coyotes TV Amine
2019 Casanova, Last Love MOVIE Jarba
2019 The Loyal Man MOVIE Monsieur
2018 A Private War MOVIE Tamilselvan

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