
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 1, 1967 (age 59)
Place of Birth
Allaippiddi, Sri Lanka
Also Known As
அந்தோனிதாசன் யேசுதாசன்
Shobasakthi
ஷோபா சக்தி
Antonythasan Jesuthasan
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

Film
The Stronghold
Tamoul (uncredited)
2021

Film
A Private War
Tamilselvan
2018

TV
The Coyotes
Amine
2021

Film
Paris Pigalle
Hakim
2018

Film
Notre-Dame on Fire
Jonas, guardian of the cathedral
2022

Film
Dheepan
Dheepan
2015

Film
Casanova, Last Love
Jarba
2019

Film
Zodi and Téhu: Princes of the Desert
Kumail
2023

Film
Woman at Sea
Jesus
2023

Film
Roobha
Anthony
2017

Film
Little Jaffna
Sathya
2017

Film
The Sunshine
2017

Film
Dilemna Dilemma
The flower seller
2023

Film
The Loyal Man
Monsieur
2019

Film
Men in Blue
Vijayan Kumar
2022

Film
Sengadal
2011
Filmography
2023FilmDilemna Dilemmaas The flower seller2023FilmZodi and Téhu: Princes of the Desertas Kumail2023FilmWoman at Seaas Jesus2022FilmMen in Blueas Vijayan Kumar2022FilmNotre-Dame on Fireas Jonas, guardian of the cathedral2021FilmThe Strongholdas Tamoul (uncredited)2021TVThe Coyotesas Amine2019FilmCasanova, Last Loveas Jarba2019FilmThe Loyal Manas Monsieur2018FilmA Private Waras Tamilselvan2018FilmParis Pigalleas Hakim2017FilmRoobhaas Anthony2017FilmLittle Jaffnaas Sathya2017FilmThe Sunshine2015FilmDheepanas Dheepan2011FilmSengadal