Nihal Silva (Sinhala:නිහාල් සිල්වා) (10 January 1954 - 3 December 1989) was a Sri Lankan comedian and actor. He rose to fame playing Sajan Nallathambi in the play of the same name. The character was a stereotypical Tamil Hindu with a bald head, small moustache, police suit and Vibhuti, three lines of ash, on his forehead.