Acting · Nagercoil, Travancore · Born November 9, 1912
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.
MovieLakshyam
1972
Akkarapacha
1972
as Vasudevan
MovieAgnimrigam
1971
as Mukundan
MovieInquilab Zindabad
1971
as Venugopalan
MovieKarakanakadal
1971
as Thoma
MovieKuttavali
1971
MovieAnubhavangal Palichakal
1971
as Chellappan/Prabhakaran
MovieSarasayya
1971
as Dr Thomas
MovieThettu
1971
MovieKuttyedathi
1971
as Appunni
MovieAranazhika Neram
1970
as Mathukutty
MovieThara
1970
as Balakrishna Pilla
MovieThriveni
1970
as Damodaran Muthalali
Cross Belt
1970
as Rajasekharan Nair
MovieVazhve Mayam
1970
as Sudhi
MovieYou Made Me a Communist
1970
as Paramu Pilla
MovieOthenante makan
1970
as Othenan Kurup
MovieBheekara Nimishangal
1970
as Mancheri Raghavan
MovieVivahitha
1970
MovieKoottukudumbam
1969
MovieMooladhanam
1969
as Ravi
MovieKadalpalam
1969
as Narayana Kaimal and Raghu
MovieAdimakal
1969
as Appukkuttan
Velutha Kathreena
1968
as Chellappan
MovieYakshi
1968
as Professor Sreenivasan
MovieThokkukal Kadha Parayunnu
1968
MovieAshwamedham
1967
as Dr Thomas
MovieOllathu Mathi
1967
MovieNaadan Pennu
1967
MovieAnweshichu Kandethiyilla
1967
MovieAnarkali
1966
as King Akbar
MovieKayamkulam Kochunni
1966
as Kochunni
Rowdy
1966
MoviePakalkkinavu
1966
MovieOdayil Ninnu
1965
as Pappu
MovieShakunthala
1965
MovieChemmeen
1965
as Palani
Kadathukaran
1965
MovieDaham
1965
MovieOmanakkuttan
1964
Pazhassi Raja
1964
as Baber
MovieManavatty
1964
MovieAnna
1964
MovieThacholi Othenan
1964
as Thacholi Othenan
MovieNithyakanyaka
1963
MovieBharya
1962
as Benny
MovieKannum Karalum
1962
Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi
1962
MovieLaila Majnu
1962
as Baqthum
Mudiyanaya Puthran
1961
as Rajan
Ara Pavan
1961
as Vettukaaran Ramu
MovieUnniyarcha
1961
as Aromal Chekavar
Chathurangam
1959
MovieNairu Pidicha Pulivalu
1958
as Chandran
Thaskaraveeran
1957
as Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib
MovieAchanum Makanum
1957
as Raghu
MovieSnehaseema
1954
MovieNeelakuyil
1954
as Sreedharan Nair
