All over the world the many artists who began their career as a comedian have turned their path to play the lead roles in the movie. They have witnessed triumph in their bold decision. There are many Sandalwood comedians who initially appeared in the movies as a comedian and have now become the leading actors.
1.Sharan
The actor, producer, and occasional singer Sharan debuted in the Kannada movie “Kapoorada Gombe” in 1996 as a comedian. Until 2011 he has been playing the comedian role and earned fame consecutively. On his 100th movie “Rambo” in 2012 he made an undaunted decision to become the lead role in all of his upcoming movies. “Rambo” is a comedy thriller movie directed by M.S.Sreenath. With the commercial success of this movie he gained the confidence to move forward. In total, he has done 22 movies as a male lead.
2.Komal Kumar
Komal Kumar is the younger sibling of actor and politician Jaggesh. Komal Kumar is a leading actor and producer in the Kannada Film Industry. In 1992, he entered this industry in the movie “Super Nan Maga”. Before becoming the lead actor he has done over 100 movies as a comedian. From the movie “Mr.Garagasa” he began to do the lead roles. This movie was based on the French Comedy movie ‘The Dinner Game’ which was released in 1998.
3.Sathish Ninasam
Sathish Ninasam who began his career in street plays. In many towns and villages he did hundreds of shows and after that he joined “Janadhani” an amateur theatre group. His theatre experiences pushed him into the television and then into the movies. He did his first movie with a small role given to him in “Madesha” (2008). In a few movies he did uncredited comical and supporting roles. In 2013, Sathish’s debut movie as a lead role was “Lucia” and this movie is marked as one of the best psychological drama movies of Sandalwood.
4.Mithra
The standup comedian who did shows which includes “Comedy Darbar, Comedy Kiladigalu, Maja With Sruja” which was telecasted in Kasturi Tv turned down his opportunity as a comedian. Later he became successful in playing the lead roles in Kannada movies. As a comedian and small-time actor he has done more than 100 films.
5.Dwarakish
The late Kannada actor, comedian, director and producer Dwarakish was considered as the legendary personality in the Kannada film industry. He has directed many box office hit movies with the superstars of Kannada and has done many roles as a comedian and later as a supporting actor. “Nee Bareda Kadambari” was his debut movie as a director. He laid his legacy for over five decades in the industry. Other than Kannada language he had worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. ‘Dwarakish Chitra’ was the production company owned by him.
The famous French Playwright Moliere has said that “The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.”
