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Sathyan

Sathyan

Actor · Born 1912-11-09 · Nagercoil, Travancore

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Biography

Manuel Sathyaneshan Nadar commonly known by his stage name Sathyan, was an Indian film actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Widely considered as one of the greatest actors in India,He is also regarded as the toughest actor in the Malayalam film industry personally and professionally, and respectfully called as 'Sathyan Master' by everyone. Sathyan was born to a Roman Catholic family in Thrikkannapuram , Nagercoil in Southern Travancore on 9 November 1912 as the second child of Cheruvilakathu Veettil Manuel and Emily. He has five siblings named Late Kunjamma, Chellayya, Neshan, Devadas and Jacob.Sathyan passed the Vidwan exam, equivalent to Master of Arts before joining Saint Joseph's School, Trivandrum as a teacher. After some time, he got job as a clerk in the Kerala Secretariat and worked there for about a year. He joined the army in 1941 and got posted as a Commissioned Officer of the Viceroy of India. He served the British army in Manipur, Burma (now Myanmar) and British Malaya (now Malaysia) during theWorld War II period. After finishing his term in the army, he returned home and joined the then Travancore State Police as a police inspector. During the communist riots …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Chemmeen (1965) — Palani
  2. Anubhavangal Palichakal (1971) — Chellappan/Prabhakaran
  3. Neelakuyil (1954) — Sreedharan Nair
  4. Odayil Ninnu (1965) — Pappu
  5. You Made Me a Communist (1970) — Paramu Pilla
  6. Yakshi (1968) — Professor Sreenivasan
  7. Thara (1970) — Balakrishna Pilla
  8. Thriveni (1970) — Damodaran Muthalali
  9. Shakunthala (1965)
  10. Vazhve Mayam (1970) — Sudhi
  11. Achanum Makanum (1957) — Raghu
  12. Bheekara Nimishangal (1970) — Mancheri Raghavan
  13. Cross Belt (1970) — Rajasekharan Nair
  14. Pazhassi Raja (1964) — Baber
  15. Adimakal (1969) — Appukkuttan
  16. Anweshichu Kandethiyilla (1967)
  17. Unniyarcha (1961) — Aromal Chekavar
  18. Anarkali (1966) — King Akbar
  19. Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu (1958) — Chandran
  20. Bharya (1962) — Benny
  21. Othenante makan (1970) — Othenan Kurup
  22. Ashwamedham (1967) — Dr Thomas
  23. Thacholi Othenan (1964) — Thacholi Othenan
  24. Kayamkulam Kochunni (1966) — Kochunni
  25. Karakanakadal (1971) — Thoma
  26. Inquilab Zindabad (1971) — Venugopalan
  27. Lakshyam (1972)
  28. Agnimrigam (1971) — Mukundan
  29. Aranazhika Neram (1970) — Mathukutty
  30. Mudiyanaya Puthran (1961) — Rajan
  31. Kannum Karalum (1962)
  32. Pakalkkinavu (1966)
  33. Kuttyedathi (1971) — Appunni
  34. Laila Majnu (1962) — Baqthum
  35. Akkarapacha (1972) — Vasudevan
  36. Kadathukaran (1965)
  37. Rowdy (1966)
  38. Vivahitha (1970)
  39. Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi (1962)
  40. Chathurangam (1959)