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
- Inquilab Zindabad as Venugopalan
- Karakanakadal as Thoma
- Sarasayya as Dr Thomas
- Anubhavangal Palichakal as Chellappan/Prabhakaran
- Kuttavali
- Agnimrigam as Mukundan
- Kuttyedathi as Appunni
- Thettu
1970
- Vivahitha
- Thriveni as Damodaran Muthalali
- Bheekara Nimishangal as Mancheri Raghavan
- Aranazhika Neram as Mathukutty
- Cross Belt as Rajasekharan Nair
- Thara as Balakrishna Pilla
- You Made Me a Communist as Paramu Pilla
- Othenante makan as Othenan Kurup
- Vazhve Mayam as Sudhi
1969
- Kadalpalam as Narayana Kaimal and Raghu
- Mooladhanam as Ravi
- Koottukudumbam
- Adimakal as Appukkuttan
1968
- Yakshi as Professor Sreenivasan
- Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu
1967
- Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
- Ashwamedham as Dr Thomas
- Naadan Pennu
- Ollathu Mathi
1966
- Kayamkulam Kochunni as Kochunni
- Rowdy
- Pakalkkinavu
- Anarkali as King Akbar
1965
- Chemmeen as Palani
- Odayil Ninnu as Pappu
- Kadathukaran
- Shakunthala
- Daham
1964
- Thacholi Othenan as Thacholi Othenan
- Manavatty
- Omanakkuttan
- Pazhassi Raja as Baber
- Anna
1963
1962
- Kannum Karalum
- Bharya as Benny
- Laila Majnu as Baqthum
1961
- Mudiyanaya Puthran as Rajan
- Unniyarcha as Aromal Chekavar
1958
- Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu as Chandran
1957
- Thaskaraveeran as Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib
- Achanum Makanum as Raghu
1954
- Snehaseema
- Neelakuyil as Sreedharan Nair