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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…
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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.
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Sathyan's Filmography
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Lakshyam
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Akkarapacha
as Vasudevan
Agnimrigam
as Mukundan
Inquilab Zindabad
as Venugopalan
Karakanakadal
as Thoma
Kuttavali
Anubhavangal Palichakal
as Chellappan/Prabhakaran
Sarasayya
as Dr Thomas
Thettu
Kuttyedathi
as Appunni
Aranazhika Neram
as Mathukutty
Thara
as Balakrishna Pilla
Thriveni
as Damodaran Muthalali
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Cross Belt
as Rajasekharan Nair
Vazhve Mayam
as Sudhi
You Made Me a Communist
as Paramu Pilla
Othenante makan
as Othenan Kurup
Bheekara Nimishangal
as Mancheri Raghavan
Vivahitha
Koottukudumbam
Mooladhanam
as Ravi
Kadalpalam
as Narayana Kaimal and Raghu
Adimakal
as Appukkuttan
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Velutha Kathreena
as Chellappan
Yakshi
as Professor Sreenivasan
Thokkukal Kadha Parayunnu
Ashwamedham
as Dr Thomas
Ollathu Mathi
Naadan Pennu
Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
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Pesum Deivam
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Kallipennu
as Radhakrishnan
Anarkali
as King Akbar
Kayamkulam Kochunni
as Kayamkulam Kochunni
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Rowdy
Pakalkkinavu
Odayil Ninnu
as Pappu
Shakunthala
Chemmeen
as Palani
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Kattuthulasi
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Inapravugal
as Anthony
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Kadathukaran
Daham
Omanakkuttan
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Pazhassi Raja
as Baber
Manavatty
Anna
Thacholi Othenan
as Thacholi Othenan
Nithyakanyaka
Bharya
as Benny
Kannum Karalum
No Poster
Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi
Laila Majnu
as Baqthum
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Mudiyanaya Puthran
as Rajan
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Ara Pavan
as Vettukaaran Ramu
Unniyarcha
as Aromal Chekavar
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Aalukkoru Veedu
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Chathurangam
Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu
as Chandran
No Poster
Thaskaraveeran
as Kumar/Maayavi/Khan Sahib
Achanum Makanum
as Raghu
Snehaseema
Neelakuyil
as Sreedharan Nair
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Ashadeepam
as Chandran