Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 09, 1912
Died
Jun 15, 1971
Place of Birth
Nagercoil, Travancore
Credits
58 titles
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
Filmography
Lakshyam
Akkarapacha
Vasudevan
Agnimrigam
Mukundan
Inquilab Zindabad
Venugopalan
Karakanakadal
Thoma
Kuttavali
Anubhavangal Palichakal
Chellappan/Prabhakaran
Sarasayya
Dr Thomas
Thettu
Kuttyedathi
Appunni
Aranazhika Neram
Mathukutty
Thara
Balakrishna Pilla
Thriveni
Damodaran Muthalali
Cross Belt
Rajasekharan Nair
Vazhve Mayam
Sudhi
You Made Me a Communist
Paramu Pilla
Othenante makan
Othenan Kurup
Bheekara Nimishangal
Mancheri Raghavan
Vivahitha
Koottukudumbam
Mooladhanam
Ravi
Kadalpalam
Narayana Kaimal and Raghu
Adimakal
Appukkuttan
Velutha Kathreena
Chellappan
Yakshi
Professor Sreenivasan
Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu
Ashwamedham
Dr Thomas
Ollathu Mathi
Naadan Pennu
Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
Anarkali
King Akbar
Kayamkulam Kochunni
Kochunni
Rowdy
Pakalkkinavu
Odayil Ninnu
Pappu
Shakunthala
Chemmeen
Palani
Kadathukaran
Daham
Omanakkuttan
Pazhassi Raja
Baber
Manavatty
Anna
Thacholi Othenan
Thacholi Othenan
Nithyakanyaka
Bharya
Benny
Kannum Karalum
Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi
Laila Majnu
Baqthum
Mudiyanaya Puthran
Rajan