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Singer, EmCee and actor Sasho on the thrill of being a performer

May 06, 2011 05:36 pm | Updated 05:36 pm IST - Chennai

High note: Sasho. Photo: Special Arrangement

High note: Sasho. Photo: Special Arrangement

Satyiish Saarathy wanted to be a performer so much that at his MBA exam, when he was asked what he would be if he wasn't a management student, he answered, “A performer.” And, that's what he eventually became.

“To satisfy my parents, I did my MBA. But the moment I finished the course, I told my dad I need a few years to myself to do what I love doing,” says Sasho (his stage name).

He entered the entertainment industry as a dancer, graduating into an instructor. “ I learnt various styles, including Bharatanatyam. It was very to tough to get a break. So I moved on to singing and learnt Carnatic and Hindustani music. My experience with EmCeeing helped me sing on stage without inhibition.”

Soon, Sasho became a singer, EmCee and an actor. He did a course in acting at Anupam Kher's ‘Actor Prepares'. “I took-up the course to get familiar with different ways of approaching a role. As an EmCee and singer, I've done over 1000 corporate and live shows in different languages. Wherever I perform, I include a local song to be able to relate with the audience better.”

The performer, who was born and brought up in Chennai, is fluent in the four southern languages apart from Hindi and Punjabi. This, he says, is what makes him a versatile actor. Though he hasn't appeared in mainstream cinema yet, he has done a few short films. “I've worked in two projects; a lead role in one that was shot for the Cannes Film Festival and aHindi film ‘Shooter'. I'm looking for good roles,” he says

Sasho is currently in the city working on Raj TV's ‘Kodai Kondattam', which will be held in Karur today and in Chennai in June.

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