Sathyan
Acting
Born November 9, 1912, Nagercoil, Travancore
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
- 1972Akkarapacha — Vasudevan
- 1972Lakshyam
- 1971Agnimrigam — Mukundan
- 1971Anubhavangal Palichakal — Chellappan/Prabhakaran
- 1971Inquilab Zindabad — Venugopalan
- 1971Karakanakadal — Thoma
- 1971Kuttavali
- 1971Kuttyedathi — Appunni
- 1971Sarasayya — Dr Thomas
- 1971Thettu
- 1970Aranazhika Neram — Mathukutty
- 1970Bheekara Nimishangal — Mancheri Raghavan
- 1970Cross Belt — Rajasekharan Nair
- 1970Othenante makan — Othenan Kurup
- 1970Thara — Balakrishna Pilla
- 1970Thriveni — Damodaran Muthalali
- 1970Vazhve Mayam — Sudhi
- 1970Vivahitha
- 1970You Made Me a Communist — Paramu Pilla
- 1969Adimakal — Appukkuttan
- 1969Kadalpalam — Narayana Kaimal and Raghu
- 1969Koottukudumbam
- 1969Mooladhanam — Ravi
- 1968Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu
- 1968Velutha Kathreena — Chellappan
- 1968Yakshi — Professor Sreenivasan
- 1967Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
- 1967Ashwamedham — Dr Thomas
- 1967Naadan Pennu
- 1967Ollathu Mathi
- 1967Pesum Deivam
- 1966Anarkali — King Akbar
- 1966Kallipennu — Radhakrishnan
- 1966Kayamkulam Kochunni — Kayamkulam Kochunni
- 1966Pakalkkinavu
- 1966Rowdy
- 1965Chemmeen — Palani
- 1965Daham
- 1965Inapravugal — Anthony
- 1965Kadathukaran
- 1965Kattuthulasi
- 1965Odayil Ninnu — Pappu
- 1965Shakunthala
- 1964Anna
- 1964Manavatty
- 1964Omanakkuttan
- 1964Pazhassi Raja — Baber
- 1964Thacholi Othenan — Thacholi Othenan
- 1963Nithyakanyaka
- 1962Bharya — Benny
- 1962Kannum Karalum
- 1962Laila Majnu — Baqthum
- 1962Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi
- 1961Ara Pavan — Vettukaaran Ramu
- 1961Mudiyanaya Puthran — Rajan
- 1961Unniyarcha — Aromal Chekavar
- 1960Aalukkoru Veedu
- 1959Chathurangam
- 1958Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu — Chandran
- 1957Achanum Makanum — Raghu
- 1957Thaskaraveeran — Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib
- 1954Neelakuyil — Sreedharan Nair
- 1954Snehaseema
- 1953Ashadeepam — Chandran