ACTOR
Pathy Aiyar
Actor-Director
Resume – Pathy Aiyar Name: Pathy Aiyar. Address: 222, ‘Arun Nivas’, 2nd Cross, Byrasandra, BDA Layout, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 0011 India. Ph: 91-80-6649912, Fx: 91-80-6543844, em: pathyaiyar@vsnl.com Playing Age: 25 - 35 ‘83 Worked in David Leans ‘A Passage to India’. ‘87 Completed B A in History, Economics and Sociology. ‘84 - ‘2000 Acted in more than 26 plays in English. Have acted in, anchored and presented numerous videos for state, national and private producers. ‘87 - ‘90 Worked as copy trainee/creative trainee in MAA Bozell and in Odyssey - South India’s largest video production company. ‘91 Played the lead in a regional language film. ‘92 Set up video production company. Have been scripting, directing and producing corporate videos and commercials since. ‘96 Attended a screenplay writing workshop in Rockport, Maine, USA. ‘98 Completed a feature screenplay which is in negotiation with producers. ‘98 Performed at The Questers Theatre in London as part of the Artistes Repertory Theatre an English theatre group. ‘98 Wrote and directed a short film ‘Mirror’. The film was premiered in the Alliance Francaise Bangalore . ‘99 Completed co-writing screenplay ‘Samsaara’. Nov ’99 Played the romantic lead in a T V serial based on a regional language classic novel. Feb 2000 Played 2nd lead in a regional language film. Mar 2000 Played a cameo in the English language film '20 Plus'. May 2000 played the lead in Srilankan play - 'Middle of Silence'. June 2000 completed 2 year term as President of BLT (Bangalore Little Theatre) Bangalore’s oldest amateur English theatre group.
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List of plays I have worked in
Name of play |
Playwright |
Character |
Date |
Group |
English adaptation of ‘The Little Clay Cart’ |
Vyasa 16th Century ? |
Third Gambler |
‘84 |
BLT |
CATS |
Webber |
Alonzo |
‘85 |
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The Birthday Party |
Pinter |
Mc Cann |
‘85 |
BLT |
Between Mouthfuls |
Acykbourn |
Martin Chalmers |
25 Sep ‘85 |
BLT |
5 Finger Exercise |
Shaffer |
Walter Langer |
‘86 |
BLT |
A Pound on Demand |
James Saunders? |
Jerry |
‘86 |
BLT |
In Camera (Huis Clos) |
Sartre |
Devil |
23,24 Aug ‘86 |
BLT |
The Break Down |
Durrenmatt |
Narrator |
Dec10,11,12, ‘86 |
ART |
A Slight Ache |
Pinter |
Edward |
‘87 |
BLT |
The Sunshine Boys |
Neil Simon |
Video Director |
‘87 |
ART |
Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui |
Brecht |
Giuseppe Givola |
18,19 May ‘88 |
ART |
Star Spangled Girl |
Neil Simon |
Andy Hobart |
22,23 Sep ‘87 |
Play Pen |
Break a Leg |
Ira Levin |
Imre Lazlo |
28, Sep ‘88 |
Theatre Lab |
Name of play |
Playwright |
Character |
Date |
Group |
‘Ciao Tenn’ and evening with Tenesse Williams Night of the Iguana |
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Shannon |
23 Nov ‘88 |
BLT |
Bahut Bada Sawal (Hindi) |
Mohan Rakesh |
Ram Bharose |
Aug 8, 89 |
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My Cousin Rachel |
Daphne Du Maurier |
Antonio Rainaldi |
Aug ‘89 |
ART |
Orchard of Bancharam (English Adaptation) |
Manoj Mitra |
Gopi Chander |
21 22, ‘90 |
Forum 3 |
Romanoff and Juliet |
Peter Ustinov |
Romanoff |
26 ‘27 Dec ‘91 |
BLT |
Credit Titles |
Vijay Padaki |
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‘92 |
BLT |
Catch 22 |
Joseph Heller |
Colonel |
‘94 |
BLT |
Standard Safety |
Julie Bovasso |
Mr Nelson |
‘97 |
BLT |
Shards |
Gautam Raja |
Husband |
‘97 |
ART |
Pecking Orders |
Gautam Raja |
Amarendru |
Nov ‘97 |
ART |
Gati |
Gautam Raja |
Husband |
March ‘98 |
ART |
Importance of Being Oscar (Reading) |
Oscar Wilde |
Algernon |
Sep ‘99 |
BLT |
26. Road To Mecca |
Athol Fugard |
Marius |
March 2000 |
BLT -SANKET |
Middle of Silence |
Ruwanthie de Chickeira |
Ajit |
May 2000 |
ART |
Middle of Silence |
Ruwanthie de Chickeira |
Ajit |
Sep 2000 Mumbai |
ART |
Played second lead in Tamil film in Nov 1999
Played a cameo in an Indian English film in Feb 2000
Acted as presenter for Suzuki Motorbike film in June 2000
Acted as presenter for Indian Tobacco Company film in July 2000