Sarath Das (born 25 July 1978) is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who works in Malayalam films and television. He is known for his role as Lord Krishna in the serial Sree Mahabhagavatham telecasted on Asianet. He has been in the screens for over twenty five years. He received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist twice.[1][2][3]
Sarath Das was born in Aluva to the prominent Kathakali singer Kalamandalam Haridas and Saraswathi. But, most of his life was spent in Thiruvananthapuram, where his father got settled. Sarath right from his childhood was trained in Mridangam and violin. He studied in NSS School, Perunthanni, Thiruvananthapuram. He is married to Manju and has two children. He has a younger brother named Harith.
Sarath's first film Swaham was released in 1994 in which he had the opportunity to act with his father. Later, he got a handful of opportunities including the evergreen hits like Ennu Swantham Janakikutty, Madhuranombarakattu, Indriyam, Devadoothan, Natturajavu and Pathram.
Later, he appeared in miniscreens where he acted in more than 100 television serials. Hence, he became a familiar face to the audience from Kerala. The most remarkable role acted by Sarath in television was that of Lord Krishna in the serial Sree Mahabhagavatham telecasted in Asianet. He was widely recognised throughout Kerala through this serial.He was also famous for playing the role of famous singer named Niranajan in Harichandanam which was a serial aired in Asianet.
He performed lead roles in many television operas including Manasu,Alavudeente Albhuthavilakku and Amma. He has also acted in Minnukettu, Sree Guruvayurappan, Manasaputhri, Autograph and many more.
Sarath is currently acting in the serial Bhramanam in which he portrays a character with negative shades.[4]
Apart from acting, Sarath is also familiar as a dubbing artist. He has dubbed the voice of actor Sidharth Bharathan in the movie Nammal. He has also dubbed for [Aravind Akash] in the movie Koottu. He has lent voice to other prominent actors including Unni Mukundan, Sidharth Lama, Bala, Narain, Nishan and many more. He has also dubbed in the Malayalam versions of many famous Telugu films like Happy Days, Ithu Njangalude Lokam etc., and Kannada films Ishtam Enikkishtam, and James, where he dubbed for Puneeth Rajkumar. He has received Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for the film Achuvinte Amma in the year 2006.