Nambiathusseril Varkey John is an Indian film director who has worked for Malayalam, is better known as Sasikumar by his screen name. He was born at Alappuzha, Kerala, on 14 October 1927.
He had shown a flair for acting in dramas even when he was a 10-year-old boy. His school education was completed by Leo Thirteenth High School, Alleppey, and St. Ephrem's School, Mannanam. He had represented the football team at Kerala University during his college life. He passed on from Sacred Hearts College, Thevara, as a graduate in economics.
He directed over 141 movies in his film career which began in the mid 1960s. He is often referred to as Hitmaker Sasikumar owing mainly to his films' commercial success.World records
- Maximum number of films directed by any director in Malayalam cinema: 141
- Maximum number of films having the same actor as hero : 106 (Prem Nazir)
- Maximum number of films having the same actor as heroine: 60 (Sheela)
- Maximum number of films directed by any world cinema director in a year: 15 films in 1977