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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

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Lakshyam

1972

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Vasudevan

Akkarapacha

1972

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Mukundan

Agnimrigam

1971

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Venugopalan

Inquilab Zindabad

1971

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Thoma

Karakanakadal

1971

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Kuttavali

1971

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Chellappan/Prabhakaran

Anubhavangal Palichakal

1971

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Dr Thomas

Sarasayya

1971

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Thettu

1971

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Appunni

Kuttyedathi

1971

Credits

Lakshyam

1972

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Akkarapacha

as Vasudevan

1972

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Agnimrigam

as Mukundan

1971

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Inquilab Zindabad

as Venugopalan

1971

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Karakanakadal

as Thoma

1971

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Kuttavali

1971

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Anubhavangal Palichakal

as Chellappan/Prabhakaran

1971

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Sarasayya

as Dr Thomas

1971

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Thettu

1971

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Kuttyedathi

as Appunni

1971

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Aranazhika Neram

as Mathukutty

1970

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Thara

as Balakrishna Pilla

1970

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Thriveni

as Damodaran Muthalali

1970

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Cross Belt

as Rajasekharan Nair

1970

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Vazhve Mayam

as Sudhi

1970

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You Made Me a Communist

as Paramu Pilla

1970

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Othenante makan

as Othenan Kurup

1970

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Bheekara Nimishangal

as Mancheri Raghavan

1970

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Vivahitha

1970

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Koottukudumbam

1969

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Mooladhanam

as Ravi

1969

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Kadalpalam

as Narayana Kaimal and Raghu

1969

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Adimakal

as Appukkuttan

1969

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Yakshi

as Professor Sreenivasan

1968

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Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu

1968

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Ashwamedham

as Dr Thomas

1967

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Ollathu Mathi

1967

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Naadan Pennu

1967

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Anweshichu Kandethiyilla

1967

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Anarkali

as King Akbar

1966

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Kayamkulam Kochunni

as Kochunni

1966

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Rowdy

1966

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Pakalkkinavu

1966

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Odayil Ninnu

as Pappu

1965

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Shakunthala

1965

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Chemmeen

as Palani

1965

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Kadathukaran

1965

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Daham

1965

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Omanakkuttan

1964

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Pazhassi Raja

as Baber

1964

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Manavatty

1964

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Anna

1964

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Thacholi Othenan

as Thacholi Othenan

1964

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Nithyakanyaka

1963

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Bharya

as Benny

1962

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Kannum Karalum

1962

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Laila Majnu

as Baqthum

1962

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Mudiyanaya Puthran

as Rajan

1961

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Unniyarcha

as Aromal Chekavar

1961

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Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

as Chandran

1958

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Thaskaraveeran

as Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib

1957

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Achanum Makanum

as Raghu

1957

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Snehaseema

1954

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Neelakuyil

as Sreedharan Nair

1954

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