Sathyan Anthikad

Sathyan Anthikad
Born January 3, 1955 (1955-01-03) (age 57)
Anthicad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation Film director, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Farmer
Years active 1982–present

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director and screenwriter known primarily for his family based Malayalam films.

He has created many critical and commercially successful films, especially when working with Sreenivasan as the scriptwriter. His popular films include Nadodikkattu (1987), Varavelpu (1989), Sandesam (1991), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999), and Manassinakkare (2003).

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Personal life

Satyan was born in a prominent family to M.V. Krishnan and M.K. Kalyani. He is married to Nimmi Sathyan and have three sons.

Career

In 1973, Sathyan debuted as an assistant director to Dr. Balakrishnan in Rekha Cine Arts. Sathyan kickstarted his film direction with Kurukkante Kalyanam in 1982.[1] 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 this team, covering socially relevant matters with a comic touch. Sathyan made two novels into films: Appunni starring Mohanlal (a film adaptation of V. K. N.'s novel) and Irattakkuttikalude Achan starring Jayaram and Manju Warrier (an adaptation of C. V. Balakrishnan's novel).[2] Of late, he has ventured into screenwriting and made films like Rasathanthram, Vinodayathra, Innathe Chintha Vishayam and Bhagyadevatha, with credits of story, dialogues and screenplay.

He is a favorite of family filmgoers because of his selection of plots in family-life backgrounds with social relevance and because of his comedic tastes.[1]

Recurring collaborators

Sathyan Anthikad often includes certain actors and technicians more than once in his films. Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Mamukkoya, Nedumudi Venu and K. P. A. C. Lalitha are common cast in his films. His association with screenwriter and actor Sreenivasan's is one of the most successful combinations in Malayalam cinema. Among the lead actors, Jayaram and Mohanlal have collaborated with him the most.

Either Vipin Mohan or Venu has served as cinematographer for almost all of Anthikkad's films. Johnson has provided music for all his films till Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal. Their combination is said to be one of the most successful combo in Malayalam film history. Many memorable songs and film scores of nineties emerged from this combo. In Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal, Anthikkad roped in one of his favourite composers Ilaiyaraja to compose music. However, he returned to Johnson himself for his next films Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka and Yathrakarude Sradhakku. He again brought back Ilaiyaraja in Manassinakkare, as Johnson took a sabattical from film scoring. Ilaiyaraja composed the music for all of Anthikkad's films thereafter.

Lyrics

As a lyricist, Sathyan has penned about 100 popular Malayalam film songs, including the following:

Filmography

Year Title Cast Script
1982 Kurukkante Kalyanam (Fox's Marriage) Sukumaran, Jagathi Sreekumar, Madhavi, Mohanlal (guest) P.Balakrishnan
1983 Kinnaram (Small Talk) Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu, Poornima Jayaram, Mammootty (guest) P. Balakrishnan
1983 Mandanmar Londonil (Fools in London) Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu, Jalaja, Jagathi Sreekumar
1984 Veruthe Oru Pinakkam (Silly Quarrel) Nedumudi Venu, Poornima Jayaram
1984 Appunni Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Menaka, Sukumari
1984 Kaliyil Alpam Karyam (Some Seriousness in Game) Mohanlal, Neelima, Nedumudi Venu, Rahman, Jagathi Sreekumar, Lizy
1984 Aduthaduthu (Nearby) Thilakan, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sukumari, Mohanlal, Rahman
1985 Adhyayam Onnu Muthal (From Chapter One) Mohanlal, Madhavi
1985 Gayathri Devi Ente Amma (Gayathri Devi, My Mother) Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Rahman, Seema
1986 Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (Pappan, Dear Pappan) Mohanlal, Rahman, Lizy, Nedumudi Venu Siddique-Lal
1986 T. P. Balagopalan M.A. Mohanlal, Shobana, Sreenivasan, Kuthiravattom Pappu Sreenivasan
1986 Revathikkoru Pavakkutty Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Radha, Menaka, Lizy John Paul
1986 Gandhinagar 2nd Street Mohanlal, Karthika, Sreenivasan, Mammootty, Seema, Janardhanan, Thilakan, KPAC Lalitha Sreenivasan
1986 Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (Peace for Good Minded) Mohanlal, Karthika, Sreenivasan, M.G. Soman, KPAC Lalitha, Thilakan Sreenivasan
1987 Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu (Sreedharan's First Blessed Wound) Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Neena Kurup, Innocent, Suresh Gopi, Sankaradi Sreenivasan
1987 Nadodikkattu (Nomadic Wind) Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Shobhana, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Captain Raju Sreenivasan
1988 Kudumbapuranam (Family History) Balachandra Menon, Thilakan, Ambika, Sreenivasan, Parvathy A. K. Lohithadas
1988 Pattanapravesham (Coming to Town) Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Thilakan, Ambika, Innocent, KPAC Lalitha Sreenivasan
1988 Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu ( The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs) Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Urvashi, Innocent, Karamana Janardanan Nair, KPAC Lalitha, Parvathy Sreenivasan
1989 Lal Americayil (Lal in America) Prem Nazir, Mohanlal, Cochin Haneefa Cochin Haneefa
1989 Varavelpu (Welcoming) Mohanlal, Revathi, Murali, Sreenivasan, Mamukkoya, Innocent, Jagadeesh, Oduvil Unnikrishnan Sreenivasan
1989 Artham (Meaning) Mammootty, Saranya Ponvannan, Jayaram, Murali, Sreenivasan, Parvathy Venu Nagavally
1989 Mazhavilkavadi (Rainbow Festival) Jayaram, Innocent, Sithara, Urvashi, Mamukkoya Raghunath Paleri
1990 Sasneham (With Love) Balachandra Menon , Shobana, Innocent, KPAC Lalitha A. K. Lohithadas
1990 Kalikkalam (Play Ground) Mammootty, Murali, Sreenivasan, Shobhana, Innocent, Lalu Alex, Philomina S. N. Swamy
1990 Thalayanamanthram (Pillow Talk) Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Urvashi, Parvathy, Innocent, Mamukkoya, KPAC Lalitha, Sukumari Sreenivasan
1991 Ennum Nanmakal (Good Wishes Always) Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Shanthi Krishna, Innocent, Jagadish, Mamukkoya, Oduvil Unnikrishnan Raghunath Paleri
1991 Kanalkkattu (Wind from Embers) Mammootty, Urvashi, Murali, Jayaram (guest), Innocent, Mamukkoya, K. P. A. C. Lalitha A. K. Lohithadas
1991 Sandhesam (Message) Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Innocent, Mamukkoya, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Siddique Sreenivasan
1992 My Dear Muthachan (My Dear Grandpa) Thilakan, Jayaram, Murali, Sreenivasan, Innocent, K. P. A. C. Lalitha Sreenivasan
1992 Snehasagaram (Ocean of Love) Murali, Manoj K Jayan, Urvashi, Innocent, Sunitha J.Pallassery
1993 Samooham (Society) Suhasini, Suresh Gopi, Manoj K Jayan, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Mamukkoya, Vineeth Sreenivasan
1993 Golanthara Vartha (Global News) Mammootty, Shobhana, Kanaka, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Mamukkoya, Oduvil Unnikrishnan Sreenivasan
1994 Pingami (Successor) Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Kanaka, Jagathi Sreekumar, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Devan Raghunath Paleri
1994 Santhana Gopalam Balachandra Menon, Jagathi Sreekumar, jagadeesh, Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma
1995 No. 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North Mammootty, Thilakan, Priya Raman, Innocent, Janardhanan Fazil
1996 Thooval Kottaram (The Feather Palace) Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Sukanya, Murali, Dileep, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Mamukkoya A. K. Lohithadas
1997 Irattakuttikalude Achan (Father of Twins) Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Murali, Sreenivasan, Kavya Madhavan, Lalu Alex, Mamukkoya Sreenivasan
1997 Oral Mathram (The Only One) Mammootty, Shruti, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Lalu Alex, Kavya Madhavan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Mamukkoya S. N. Swamy
1999 Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (Again Some Family Matters) Jayaram, Samyuktha Varma, Thilakan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Mamukkoya, Siddique A. K. Lohithadas
2000 Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (Small Happiness) Jayaram , Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Kavya Madhavan, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Siddique Sathyan Anthikkad
2001 Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (Of Jayakaanthan, Narendran's Son) Kunchacko Boban, Samyuktha Varma, Asin, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Parthiban Sreenivasan
2002 Yathrakarude Sradhakku (Passengers Attention Please) Jayaram, Soundarya, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu Sreenivasan
2003 Manassinakkare (Across the Mind) Jayaram, Sheela, Nayanthara, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha Ranjan Pramod
2005 Achuvinte Amma (Achu's Mother) Narain, Urvashi, Meera Jasmine, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha Ranjan Pramod
2006 Rasathanthram (Chemistry) Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Bharath Gopi, Mukesh, Jagathi Sreekumar, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha Sathyan Anthikkad
2007 Vinodayathra (The Tour) Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh, Murali, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha Sathyan Anthikkad
2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam (Thought for the Day) Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Sukanya, Mohini, Innocent, Mamukkoya Sathyan Anthikkad
2009 Bhagyadevatha (Goddess of Fortune) Jayaram, Kaniha, Narain, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Venu Nagavalli Sathyan Anthikkad
2010 Kadha Thudarunnu (The Story Continues) Jayaram, Asif Ali, Mamta Mohandas, Mamukkoya, Innocent, K. P. A. C. Lalitha Sathyan Anthikkad
2011 Snehaveedu Mohanlal, Padmapriya, Innocent, Biju Menon Sathyan Anthikkad

Awards

National Film Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Weblokam profile
  2. ^ Weblokam profile

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