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