Sathyan

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.

Known For

Thara

Thriveni

Ollathu Mathi

Kadalpalam

Nithyakanyaka

Shakunthala

Mooladhanam

Sarasayya

Omanakkuttan

Manavatty

Filmography

1972 Lakshyam

1972 Akkarapacha

as Vasudevan

1971 Agnimrigam

as Mukundan

1971 Inquilab Zindabad

as Venugopalan

1971 Karakanakadal

as Thoma

1971 Kuttavali

1971 Anubhavangal Palichakal

as Chellappan/Prabhakaran

1971 Sarasayya

as Dr Thomas

1971 Thettu

1971 Kuttyedathi

as Appunni

1970 Aranazhika Neram

as Mathukutty

1970 Thara

as Balakrishna Pilla

1970 Thriveni

as Damodaran Muthalali

1970 Cross Belt

as Rajasekharan Nair

1970 Vazhve Mayam

as Sudhi

1970 You Made Me a Communist

as Paramu Pilla

1970 Othenante makan

as Othenan Kurup

1970 Bheekara Nimishangal

as Mancheri Raghavan

1970 Vivahitha

1969 Koottukudumbam