Acting

Sathyan

Born November 9, 1912 · Nagercoil, Travancore

Died June 15, 1971 · aged 58

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 Thr…

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Neelakuyil

Neelakuyil · 1954

The plot revolves around Neeli, a Dalit peasant girl, who falls in love with Sreedharan Nair, a high caste teacher.

Kannum Karalum

Kannum Karalum · 1962

Kannum Karalum is a Malayalam language film starring Sathyan, Ambika Sukumaran, Sukumari, Kamal Haasan, and Vinodini. This was the first Malayalam film of Kamal Haasan - he played Sathyan's son. Vinodini was a child artist when she did this film and she did a dual role in this movie. The climax scenes of this film was shot on the top of the Sreenarayana Guru memorial at Varkala, Sivagiri. The movie has been produced by A. K. Balasubramaniam under the banner of Saravana Pictures

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu · 1958

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

MovieComedyDrama

Chandran, a circus performer, and Thankam are in love. The circus team borrows some money from Thankam's father, Paithal Nair. When they are unable to repay, Paithal Nair takes away their animals.

Chemmeen

Chemmeen · 1965

MovieRomanceDrama

Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.

Bharya

Bharya is a 1962 Malayalam language film starring Sathyan and Ragini in the lead roles. It was directed by Kunchacko based on a novel with the same title by Kanam EJ. The novel was based on the controversial Thiruvalla Ammalu murder case.

Shakunthala

Shakunthala · 1965

The film is adapted from the 1961 Bollywood film Stree.

Naadan Pennu

Naadan Pennu · 1967

Babu and Achamma fall in love. But it is not easy for them to unite, as Chacko, a close associate of Achamma's father, too pines for her.

Odayil Ninnu

Odayil Ninnu · 1965

Pappu is a person who takes a relentless stand for justice right from his early years. His protests against his teacher who discriminates between the landlord's son and other children brings him the wrath of the landlord and he's forced to leave home. He leads a hard life fighting to uphold his ideals. He ends up being a rickshaw puller and at this time finds a child from the gutter and takes care of her. Things do not go as Pappu expected as the child grows older.

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Neelakuyil

Neelakuyil · 1954

The plot revolves around Neeli, a Dalit peasant girl, who falls in love with Sreedharan Nair, a high caste teacher.

Sreedharan Nair

Kannum Karalum

Kannum Karalum · 1962

Kannum Karalum is a Malayalam language film starring Sathyan, Ambika Sukumaran, Sukumari, Kamal Haasan, and Vinodini. This was the first Malayalam film of Kamal Haasan - he played Sathyan's son. Vinodini was a child artist when she did this film and she did a dual role in this movie. The climax scenes of this film was shot on the top of the Sreenarayana Guru memorial at Varkala, Sivagiri. The movie has been produced by A. K. Balasubramaniam under the banner of Saravana Pictures

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu · 1958

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

MovieComedyDrama

Chandran, a circus performer, and Thankam are in love. The circus team borrows some money from Thankam's father, Paithal Nair. When they are unable to repay, Paithal Nair takes away their animals.

Chandran

Chemmeen

Chemmeen · 1965

MovieRomanceDrama

Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.

Palani

Bharya

Bharya is a 1962 Malayalam language film starring Sathyan and Ragini in the lead roles. It was directed by Kunchacko based on a novel with the same title by Kanam EJ. The novel was based on the controversial Thiruvalla Ammalu murder case.

Benny

Shakunthala

Shakunthala · 1965

The film is adapted from the 1961 Bollywood film Stree.

Naadan Pennu

Naadan Pennu · 1967

Babu and Achamma fall in love. But it is not easy for them to unite, as Chacko, a close associate of Achamma's father, too pines for her.

Odayil Ninnu

Odayil Ninnu · 1965

Pappu is a person who takes a relentless stand for justice right from his early years. His protests against his teacher who discriminates between the landlord's son and other children brings him the wrath of the landlord and he's forced to leave home. He leads a hard life fighting to uphold his ideals. He ends up being a rickshaw puller and at this time finds a child from the gutter and takes care of her. Things do not go as Pappu expected as the child grows older.

Pappu

Thara

Vasanthi's parents get her engaged to a police officer, Gopi. However, her life takes a turn when Gopi leaves her after making her pregnant.

Balakrishna Pilla

Kadalpalam

Kadalpalam · 1969

The film revolves around Narayana Kaimal, a successful lawyer, who loses his eyesight and has to rely on his servant Appu. Then after a while he regains his eyesight but pretends to be blind in order to test his children.

Narayana Kaimal and Raghu

You Made Me a Communist

You Made Me a Communist · 1970

You Made Me a Communist

Paramu, a farmer, lives with his wife and two kids in a small village. He struggles to earn money for his family. Things take a turn when his son exposes the wrongdoings of Nair, a cruel landlord.

Paramu Pilla

Thriveni

Thriveni · 1970

Thankamma is heartbroken when her lover Shivaraman abandons her for his duties as a sailor. She marries another man and tries to settle down, but she learns that she is expecting Shivraman's child.

Damodaran Muthalali

Yakshi

MovieHorrorThriller

Sreenivasan gets disfigured in a laboratory accident and is shunned by people once close to him. He marries Ragini, a beautiful woman, but has doubts that she is a demigoddess.

Professor Sreenivasan

Ashwamedham

Ashwamedham · 1967

A young woman, who after being cured of leprosy, is disapproved by her family and society. However, she then makes it her mission to educate the illiterate society about the disease.

Dr Thomas

Vivahitha

Vivahitha · 1970

Meena marries her brother-in-law after her sister dies, even though she is in love with Rajendran. Years later, she meets Rajendran and is forced to confront her past.

Adimakal

Adimakal · 1969

Raghavan, hard of hearing and speech-impaired, falls in love with Ponnamma, a maid at a rich man's house. When the rich man abandons Ponnamma after seducing her, Raghavan decides to give her shelter.

Appukkuttan

Ollathu Mathi

Ollathu Mathi · 1967

Malayalam language film directed by KS Sethumadhavan

Sarasayya

Sarasayya · 1971

A doctor cures a woman of leprosy, but her family members throw her out of the house as they believe the disease is incurable.

Dr Thomas

Mooladhanam

Mooladhanam · 1969

Two freedom fighters, Mammotty and Ravi, shed their blood and face several hardships while fighting against the British during India's freedom struggle.

Ravi

Aranazhika Neram

Aranazhika Neram · 1970

Aranazhika Neram

MovieFamilyDrama

Kunjenachan, a man in his early seventies who lives in rural Kerala, worries about his family and their selfish interests.

Mathukutty

Anubhavangal Palichakal

Anubhavangal Palichakal · 1971

Anubhavangal Palichakal

Ashamed of his bad behaviour towards his family, Chellappan decides to set things straight. However, he gets the shock of his life after learning that his wife is in a relationship with another man.

Chellappan/Prabhakaran

Thacholi Othenan

Thacholi Othenan · 1964

Thacholi Othenan

Thacholi Othenan, a skilled warrior from the royal family of Manikoth Kovilakom, must save his lover Kunhikanni from the clutches of Gurukkal.

Thacholi Othenan

Snehaseema

Snehaseema · 1954

An orphan raised by the local priest becomes a teacher and falls in love with the rich school headmaster's daughter. Despite opposition from her father, he quits his job and marries her.

Bheekara Nimishangal

Bheekara Nimishangal · 1970

Bheekara Nimishangal

MovieRomanceFamily

Bheekara Nimishangal is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by P Arunachalam. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Sheela and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by MS Baburaj

Mancheri Raghavan