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