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Sathyan

Sathyan

Known for: Acting

Born 09/11/1912
Died 1971-06-15
Place of birth 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

Bharya Film ★ 9,0

Bharya

Benny

1962

Yakshi Film ★ 7,0

Yakshi

Professor Sreenivasan

1968

Film ★ 9,0

Velutha Kathreena

Chellappan

1968

Anubhavangal Palichakal Film ★ 4,6

Anubhavangal Palichakal

Chellappan/Prabhakaran

1971

Ashwamedham Film ★ 8,0

Ashwamedham

Dr Thomas

1967

Film ★ 10,0

Akkarapacha

Vasudevan

1972

Neelakuyil Film ★ 8,5

Neelakuyil

Sreedharan Nair

1954

Snehaseema Film

Snehaseema

1954

Odayil Ninnu Film ★ 7,0

Odayil Ninnu

Pappu

1965

Bheekara Nimishangal Film ★ 7,0

Bheekara Nimishangal

Mancheri Raghavan

1970

Vivahitha Film ★ 9,0

Vivahitha

1970

Chemmeen Film ★ 6,6

Chemmeen

Palani

1965

Film ★ 8,0

Mudiyanaya Puthran

Rajan

1961

Inquilab Zindabad Film ★ 7,0

Inquilab Zindabad

Venugopalan

1971

Aranazhika Neram Film ★ 7,0

Aranazhika Neram

Mathukutty

1970

Karakanakadal Film ★ 7,0

Karakanakadal

Thoma

1971

Thacholi Othenan Film ★ 8,0

Thacholi Othenan

Thacholi Othenan

1964

Shakunthala Film ★ 7,0

Shakunthala

1965

Kannum Karalum Film ★ 10,0

Kannum Karalum

1962

Film ★ 10,0

Ara Pavan

Vettukaaran Ramu

1961

Achanum Makanum Film ★ 8,0

Achanum Makanum

Raghu

1957

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu Film ★ 9,0

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

Chandran

1958

Film ★ 10,0

Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi

1962

Film ★ 7,0

Chathurangam

1959

Anarkali Film ★ 8,0

Anarkali

King Akbar

1966

Ollathu Mathi Film

Ollathu Mathi

1967

Lakshyam Film ★ 9,0

Lakshyam

1972

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla Film ★ 9,0

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla

1967

Kuttyedathi Film ★ 8,0

Kuttyedathi

Appunni

1971

Adimakal Film ★ 8,0

Adimakal

Appukkuttan

1969

Naadan Pennu Film

Naadan Pennu

1967

Mooladhanam Film

Mooladhanam

Ravi

1969

Kuttavali Film

Kuttavali

1971

Film ★ 7,0

Kadathukaran

1965

You Made Me a Communist Film ★ 7,5

You Made Me a Communist

Paramu Pilla

1970

Film ★ 8,0

Rowdy

1966

Thriveni Film ★ 10,0

Thriveni

Damodaran Muthalali

1970

Unniyarcha Film ★ 8,0

Unniyarcha

Aromal Chekavar

1961

Daham Film

Daham

1965

Othenante makan Film ★ 10,0

Othenante makan

Othenan Kurup

1970

Thara Film ★ 8,0

Thara

Balakrishna Pilla

1970

Film ★ 7,0

Cross Belt

Rajasekharan Nair

1970

Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu Film

Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu

1968

Sarasayya Film

Sarasayya

Dr Thomas

1971

Koottukudumbam Film

Koottukudumbam

1969

Laila Majnu Film ★ 7,0

Laila Majnu

Baqthum

1962

Manavatty Film

Manavatty

1964

Kayamkulam Kochunni Film ★ 9,0

Kayamkulam Kochunni

Kochunni

1966

Agnimrigam Film ★ 8,0

Agnimrigam

Mukundan

1971

Film ★ 8,0

Pazhassi Raja

Baber

1964

Omanakkuttan Film

Omanakkuttan

1964

Anna Film

Anna

1964

Pakalkkinavu Film ★ 9,0

Pakalkkinavu

1966

Kadalpalam Film

Kadalpalam

Narayana Kaimal and Raghu

1969

Film

Thaskaraveeran

Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib

1957

Vazhve Mayam Film ★ 10,0

Vazhve Mayam

Sudhi

1970

Thettu Film

Thettu

1971

Nithyakanyaka Film

Nithyakanyaka

1963