About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1912-11-09
Place of birth:
Nagercoil, Travancore
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Sathyan

Overview

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

Acting
1972 Lakshyam Actor N/A
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1972 Akkarapacha Actor Vasudevan N/A
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1971 Agnimrigam Actor Mukundan N/A
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1971 Inquilab Zindabad Actor Venugopalan N/A
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1971 Karakanakadal Actor Thoma N/A
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1971 Kuttavali Actor N/A
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1971 Anubhavangal Palichakal Actor Chellappan/Prabhakaran 58
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1971 Sarasayya Actor Dr Thomas N/A
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1971 Thettu Actor N/A
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1971 Kuttyedathi Actor Appunni N/A
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1970 Aranazhika Neram Actor Mathukutty N/A
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1970 Thara Actor Balakrishna Pilla N/A
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1970 Thriveni Actor Damodaran Muthalali N/A
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1970 Cross Belt Actor Rajasekharan Nair N/A
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1970 Vazhve Mayam Actor Sudhi N/A
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1970 You Made Me a Communist Actor Paramu Pilla N/A
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1970 Othenante makan Actor Othenan Kurup N/A
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1970 Bheekara Nimishangal Actor Mancheri Raghavan N/A
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1970 Vivahitha Actor N/A
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1969 Koottukudumbam Actor N/A
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1969 Mooladhanam Actor Ravi N/A
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1969 Kadalpalam Actor Narayana Kaimal and Raghu N/A
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1969 Adimakal Actor Appukkuttan N/A
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1968 Yakshi Actor Professor Sreenivasan N/A
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1968 Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu Actor N/A
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1967 Ashwamedham Actor Dr Thomas N/A
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1967 Ollathu Mathi Actor N/A
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1967 Naadan Pennu Actor N/A
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1967 Anweshichu Kandethiyilla Actor N/A
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1966 Anarkali Actor King Akbar N/A
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1966 Kayamkulam Kochunni Actor Kochunni N/A
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1966 Rowdy Actor N/A
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1966 Pakalkkinavu Actor N/A
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1965 Odayil Ninnu Actor Pappu N/A
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1965 Shakunthala Actor N/A
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1965 Chemmeen Actor Palani 59
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1965 Kadathukaran Actor N/A
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1965 Daham Actor N/A
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1964 Omanakkuttan Actor N/A
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1964 Pazhassi Raja Actor Baber N/A
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1964 Manavatty Actor N/A
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1964 Anna Actor N/A
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1964 Thacholi Othenan Actor Thacholi Othenan N/A
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1963 Nithyakanyaka Actor N/A
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1962 Bharya Actor Benny N/A
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1962 Kannum Karalum Actor N/A
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1962 Laila Majnu Actor Baqthum N/A
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1961 Mudiyanaya Puthran Actor Rajan N/A
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1961 Unniyarcha Actor Aromal Chekavar N/A
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1958 Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu Actor Chandran N/A
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1957 Thaskaraveeran Actor Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib N/A
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1957 Achanum Makanum Actor Raghu N/A
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1954 Snehaseema Actor N/A
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1954 Neelakuyil Actor Sreedharan Nair 59
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