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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inquilab Zindabad

Inquilab Zindabad · 1971

Inquilab Zindabad

Venugopalan

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.

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

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

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.

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

Shakunthala

Shakunthala · 1965

The film is adapted from the 1961 Bollywood film Stree.

Karakanakadal

Karakanakadal · 1971

Karakanakadal is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by KS Sethumadhavan and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Jayabharathi, Vincent etc. in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan

Thoma

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

Lakshyam

Lakshyam · 1972

Kayamkulam Kochunni

Kayamkulam Kochunni · 1966

Kayamkulam Kochunni

Kochunni dislikes moneylenders, misers and landlords as he grew up in extreme poverty. He and his friend Ithikkarappakki steal from rich travellers and give to the poor.

Kochunni

Achanum Makanum

Achanum Makanum · 1957

Achanum Makanum

Achanum Makanum is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Vimalkumar. The film stars Prem Nazir and Kumari Thankam. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. It is the first movie of actor Jagathy Sreekumar.

Raghu

Laila Majnu

Laila Majnu · 1962

Laila Majnu is a 1962 Malayalam language romance film directed by P. Bhaskaran and starring Prem Nazir, L. Vijayalakshmi, Sathyan, Thikkurissi, T. S. Muthiah, Chandni, Adoor Bhasi and Kodungalloor Ammini Amma. It was the first Malayalam version of the classic Sufi legend filmed extensively in Hindi and other South Indian languages. The film's acclaimed music is composed by Baburaj.

Baqthum

Agnimrigam

Agnimrigam · 1971

Mukundan

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

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla · 1967

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla

Susamma, who was raised by her maternal uncle after the death of her mother, joins the Indian Army as a nurse during WWII. She experiences many ups and downs, but stays true to her profession.