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Sathyan
Nagercoil, Travancore
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…
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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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1972
Lakshyam
Movie
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1972
Akkarapacha
Movie Vasudevan
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1971
Agnimrigam
Movie Mukundan
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1971
Inquilab Zindabad
Movie Venugopalan
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1971
Karakanakadal
Movie Thoma
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1971
Kuttavali
Movie
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1971
Anubhavangal Palichakal
Movie Chellappan/Prabhakaran
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1971
Sarasayya
Movie Dr Thomas
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1971
Thettu
Movie
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1971
Kuttyedathi
Movie Appunni
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1970
Aranazhika Neram
Movie Mathukutty
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1970
Thara
Movie Balakrishna Pilla
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1970
Thriveni
Movie Damodaran Muthalali
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1970
Cross Belt
Movie Rajasekharan Nair
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1970
Vazhve Mayam
Movie Sudhi
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1970
You Made Me a Communist
Movie Paramu Pilla
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1970
Othenante makan
Movie Othenan Kurup
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1970
Bheekara Nimishangal
Movie Mancheri Raghavan
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1970
Vivahitha
Movie
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1969
Koottukudumbam
Movie
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1969
Mooladhanam
Movie Ravi
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1969
Kadalpalam
Movie Narayana Kaimal and Raghu
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1969
Adimakal
Movie Appukkuttan
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1968
Velutha Kathreena
Movie Chellappan
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1968
Yakshi
Movie Professor Sreenivasan
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1967
Ashwamedham
Movie Dr Thomas
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1967
Ollathu Mathi
Movie
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1967
Naadan Pennu
Movie
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1967
Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
Movie
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1966
Kallipennu
Movie Radhakrishnan
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1966
Anarkali
Movie King Akbar
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1966
Kayamkulam Kochunni
Movie Kayamkulam Kochunni
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1966
Rowdy
Movie
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1966
Pakalkkinavu
Movie
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1965
Odayil Ninnu
Movie Pappu
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1965
Shakunthala
Movie
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1965
Chemmeen
Movie Palani
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1965
Kattuthulasi
Movie
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1965
Inapravugal
Movie Anthony
