Sathyan
Born: 1912-11-09 in Nagercoil, Travancore
Died: 1971-06-15
Known For: Acting
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 in 1947–1948, Sathyan was the inspector at Alappuzha North Police Station.
Filmography
1972
- Akkarapacha as Vasudevan
- Lakshyam
1971
- Anubhavangal Palichakal as Chellappan/Prabhakaran
- Karakanakadal as Thoma
- Sarasayya as Dr Thomas
- Agnimrigam as Mukundan
- Kuttyedathi as Appunni
- Thettu
- Inquilab Zindabad as Venugopalan
- Kuttavali
1970
- Thara as Balakrishna Pilla
- Vazhve Mayam as Sudhi
- You Made Me a Communist as Paramu Pilla
- Thriveni as Damodaran Muthalali
- Bheekara Nimishangal as Mancheri Raghavan
- Cross Belt as Rajasekharan Nair
- Othenante makan as Othenan Kurup
- Vivahitha
- Aranazhika Neram as Mathukutty
1969
- Kadalpalam as Narayana Kaimal and Raghu
- Koottukudumbam
- Mooladhanam as Ravi
- Adimakal as Appukkuttan
1968
- Yakshi as Professor Sreenivasan
- Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu
1967
- Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
- Ashwamedham as Dr Thomas
- Naadan Pennu
- Ollathu Mathi
1966
- Anarkali as King Akbar
- Rowdy
- Kayamkulam Kochunni as Kochunni
- Pakalkkinavu
1965
- Chemmeen as Palani
- Odayil Ninnu as Pappu
- Shakunthala
- Kadathukaran
- Daham
1964
- Pazhassi Raja as Baber
- Manavatty
- Omanakkuttan
- Thacholi Othenan as Thacholi Othenan
- Anna
1963
1962
- Kannum Karalum
- Bharya as Benny
- Laila Majnu as Baqthum
- Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi
1961
- Unniyarcha as Aromal Chekavar
- Mudiyanaya Puthran as Rajan
- Ara Pavan as Vettukaaran Ramu
1959
1958
- Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu as Chandran
1957
- Achanum Makanum as Raghu
- Thaskaraveeran as Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib
1954
- Neelakuyil as Sreedharan Nair
- Snehaseema