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- Birth nameCheruvilakathu Veetil Manuel Sathyanesan Nadar
- Sathyan was born as Sathyaneshan Nadar in a Christian family to Cheruvilakathuveettil Manuel and Lilly Amma. He had served as Viceroy's Commissioned Officer and later joined the Travancore State Police as a Police Inspector.
Sathyan made his debut on the tinsel screen in the 1952 Malayalam movie Athmasakhi. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Actor twice for the films Kadalpalam in 1969 and Karakanakadal in 1971.
He was married to Jessy and was the father of three children.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mathen Payyappilly Palakkappilly
- The Sathyan Memorial Award, named after him, was instituted by the Kerala Cultural Forum, and carries with it a cash prize of Rs 10,001, a plaque and citation.
- Won the Kerala State Award for Best Actor in 1969 and again in 1971 for Karakanakadal (1971).
- After the war he joined the Travancore state police as an inspector in late 1940s. During this time he got interested in acting and acted in amateur stage plays. He made his debut film in 1952 film Athmasakhi and rose to stardom with the critically acclaimed film Neelakuyil in 1954.
- He is respectfully called Sathyan Master.
- Sathyan passed the Vidwan exam, equivalent to Master of Arts before joining St. Joseph's Higher Secondary 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.
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