Sathyan Anthikkad
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| Born | November 3, 1954 Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1982 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Nirmala |
Sathyan Anthikkad is a Malayalam film director known primarily for family based mainstream movies. He has created many hits, especially when working with Sreenivasan as the scriptwriter.
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[edit] Personal life
Sathyan was born in 1954 January 3 in Anthikkad, Thrissur, Kerala. He was born to M.V. Krishnan and M.K. Kalyani.
[edit] Family
Wife: Nirmala Sathyan
Children: Arun M.S., Akhil M.S., Anoop M.S.
[edit] Career
Sathyan made his Maiden appearance in Malayalam film industry in 1973 as Assistant Director in Rekha Cine Arts. He turned to writing lyrics and penned about 100 popular malayalam film songs.
He wrote the famous lines
Oru nimisham tharoo
Ninnilaliyan,
Oru yugam tharoo
Ninneyariyan...
Though he was successful as a lyricist, his wish was to become a director. To fulfil that, he became the Assistant director to Dr. Balakrishnan. Sathyan kickstarted his film direction with Kurukkante Kalyanam in 1982 [1]and there was no turning back. He teamed-up with Sreenivasan and made some of the most memorable films in Malayalam film history, with Sreenivasan as the screenwriter. Thalayanamanthram, Nadodikkattu and Sandesam are some of the films born from the team, with socially relevant matters in a comic touch. Sathyan made two novels into films:Appu starring Mohanlal which was a film adaptation of V. K. N.'s novel and Irattakkuttikalude Achan starring Jayaram and Manju Warrier, which was an adaptation of C. V. Balakrishnan's novel. [2]Off late, he has ventured into screnwriting also and made films like Rasathanthram and Vinodayathara with credits of story, dialogues, screenplay and direction. He is a pet of family filmgoers because of his selection of plots in family-life background having social relevance and because of his comedic tastes[3]. He has often made maestro Ilayaraja to set scores for his films. They teamed-up in films like Achuvinte Amma, Rasathanthram and Vinodayathara, and many of the tracks from the albums were chartbusters. Sathyan has used Jayaram or Mohanlal to play protagonists in most of his films.[4]
[edit] Lyrics
Sathyan turned to writing lyrics and penned about 100 popular malayalam film songs. Click here to play.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Title | Cast | Music |
| 1982 | Kurukkante Kalyaanam (Fox's Marriage) | Sukumaran, Jagathi, Maadhavi, Mohanlal(Guest) | |
| 1983 | Kinnaaram (Small Talk) | Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu, Poornima, Mammootty(Guest) | |
| 1983 | Mandanmaar Londonil (Fools in London) | Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu, Jalaja | |
| 1984 | Veruthe Oru Pinakkam (Silly Quarrel) | Nedumudi Venu, Poornima | |
| 1984 | Appuni | Nedumudi Venu, Bharat Gopi, Mohanlal, Menaka, Sukumari | |
| 1984 | Kaliyil Alpam Kaaryam (Some Seriousness in Game) | Mohanlal, Rahman, Jagathi, Lissie | |
| 1984 | Aduthaduthu (Nearby) | Rahman, Mohanlal | |
| 1985 | Adhyaam Onnu Muthal (From Chapter One) | Mohanlal, Maadhavi | |
| 1985 | Gayathri Devi Ente Amma (Gayathri Devi, My Mother) | Bharat Gopi, Rahman, Seema, Mohanlal | |
| 1986 | Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (Pappan, Dear Pappan) | Rahman, Mohanlal, Lissie | |
| 1986 | T.P. Baalagopalan M.A. | Mohanlal, Shobana | |
| 1986 | Gaandhinagar 2nd Street | Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Kaarthika | |
| 1986 | Sanmanasullavarkku Samaadhaanam (Peace for Good Minded) | Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Kaarthika | |
| 1987 | Sreedharante Onaam Thirumurivu (Sreedharan's First Blessed Wound) | Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Neena Kurup | |
| 1987 | Naadodikkaattu (The Nomad Wind) | Sreenivasan, Mohanlal, Thilakan, Shobana | |
| 1988 | Kudumbapuranam (Family History) | Balachandramenon, Thilakan, Ambika | |
| 1988 | Pattanapravesham (Entering the Town) | Sreenivasan, Mohanlal, Karamana, Thilakan, Ambika | |
| 1988 | Ponmuttayidunna Thaaraavu ( The Goose who Lays Golden Eggs) | Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Urvashi | |
| 1989 | Lal Americayil (Lal in America) | Prem Nazir, Mohanlal | |
| 1989 | Varvelppu (Welocming) | Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Mamukkoya, Revathy | |
| 1989 | Artham (Meaning) | Mammootty, Jayaram, Sreenivasan, Paarvathy | |
| 1989 | Mazhavilkkaavady (Rainbow Festival) | Jayaram, Innocent, Sithara, Urvashy | |
| 1990 | Sasneham (With Love) | Balachandramenon , Shobana | |
| 1990 | Kalikkalam (Game Board) | Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Shobana | |
| 1990 | Thalayanamanthram | Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Urvashi | |
| 1991 | Ennum Nanmakal (Always Good Wishes) | Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Shaanthikrishna | |
| 1991 | Kanalkkaattu (Firewind) | Mammootty, Urvashi, Jayaram (Guest) | |
| 1991 | Sandhesham (Message) | Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Thilakan | |
| 1992 | My Dear Muthachan (My Dear Grandpa) | Thilakan ,Jayaram, Sreenivasan | |
| 1992 | Snehasaagaram (Ocean of Love) | Murali, Manoj K Jayan, Urvashi | |
| 1993 | Samooham (Society) | Suhaasini ,Suresh Gopi, Manoj K Jayan, Sreenivasan | |
| 1993 | Golaanthara Vaartha (Global News) | Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Shobana | |
| 1994 | Santhaanagopalam | Balachandramenon, Thilakan | |
| 1994 | Pingaami (Successor) | Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Kanaka | |
| 1995 | No.1 Snehatheeram Banglore North (No.1 Love shore Banglore North ) | Mammootty, Thilakan, Priya Raman | |
| 1996 | Thoovalkottaram (The Feather Palace) | Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Sukanya | |
| 1997 | Irattakuttikalude Achan (Father of Twins) | Jayaram, Manju Warrier | |
| 1997 | Oraal Maathram (The Only One) | Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Thilakan | |
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettu Kaaryangal (Again Some Family Matters) | Jayaram, Thilakan, Samyuktha Varma | |
| 2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (Small Happiness') | Jayaram , Laksmigopala Swaamy | |
| 2001 | Narendran Makan Jayakaanthan Vaka (Of Jayakaanthan, S/o Narendran) | Kunchacko Boban, Sreenivasan, Samyuktha Varma, Asin | |
| 2002 | Yathrakkarude Sradhakku (Passengers Attention Please) | Jayaram, Innocent, Soundarya | |
| 2003 | Manassinakkare (Across the Mind) | Jayaram, Sheela, Nayan Thara | |
| 2005 | Achuvinte Amma (Achu's Mother) | Urvashi, Meera Jasmine, Sunil Kumar,Innocent | |
| 2006 | Rasathanthram (Chemistry) | Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Bharat Gopi ,Innocent | |
| 2007 | Vinodayatraa (The Tour) | Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh | |
| 2008 | Innathe Chinthaavishayam (Thought of the day) | Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh |
