Sathyan Anthikad

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Sathyan Anthikad
Born (1955-01-03) January 3, 1955
Anthicad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation Film director
Screenwriter
Lyricist
Farmer
Years active 1982–present
Spouse(s) Nimmi Sathyan
Children Three sons

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist best known 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 T. P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986), Nadodikkattu (1987), Varavelpu (1989), Mazhavilkavadi (1989), Sasneham (1990), Sandesam (1991), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999), Manassinakkare (2003), and Rasatanthram (2006). Actors Mohanlal and Jayaram embodied the typical Sathyan Anthikkad protagonist in most of the films. On the other hand, Sathyan Anthikad had tried making movies in different genres as well but because of their lower success rate at the box-office he hasn't pursued to make more of them. Some of his such films include Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986), Artham (1989), and Pingami (1994).[1]

Personal life

Satyan was born to M.V. Krishnan and M.K. Kalyani at Anthicad in Thrissur district of Kerala,.[2] He is married to Nimmi Sathyan and has three sons.[3]

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.[4] The legend has it that he started shooting his first film in 1981, named Chamayam.[5] Due to some unfortunate series of events this movie was never completed. 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).[6] 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.[4]

Recurring collaborators

Sathyan Anthikad often includes certain actors and technicians more than once in his films. Innocent holds the record of working in maximum films with Sathyan Anthikad. He rarely makes movies without Innocent in the cast. 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, he was worked with Mohanlal the most, closely followed by Jayaram. The trio of Sathyan, Mohanlal and Sreenivasan have produced some of the most memorable hits in Malayalam cinema.

Either Vipin Mohan or Venu has served as cinematographer for almost all of Anthikkad's films. Johnson has provided music for most all his films till Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal. Their combination is said to be one of the most successful 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 Ilaiyaraaja 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. Ilaiyaraaja 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:

  • "Oru Nimisham Tharoo Ninnilaliyan" (Sindooram, 1976, Composer: A.T. Ummer)
  • "Pooveyil mayangum ponnushashin" (Saritha, 1977, Composer: Shyam)
  • "Yaminee Neeyunaroo" (Agni Vyooham, 1979, Composer: A.T. Ummer)
  • "Tharake Mizhiyithalil Kanneerumayi" (Choola, 1979, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "Manasa Devi" (Dhruvasangamam, 1981, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "Sharathkaala Megham" (Dhruvasangamam, 1981, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "O Mrudale" (Njan Ekananu, 1982, Composer: M.G. Radhakrishnan)
  • "Pranaya Vasantham Thaliraniyumbol" (Njan Ekananu, 1982, Composer: M.G. Radhakrishnan)
  • "Kannodu Kannaya Swapnangal" (Kaliyil Alpam Karyam, 1984, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "Manatharil Ennum" (Kaliyil Alpam Karyam, 1984, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "Manasse Ninte Maninoopurangal" (Veruthe Oru Pinakkam, 1984, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "Aalolam Chanchadum" (Aduthaduthu, 1984, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "Illikkadum Chellakkattum" (Aduthaduthu, 1984, Composer: Raveendran)
  • "Thanka Noopuramo" (Thooval Kottaram, 1996, Composer: Johnson)
  • "Viswam Kakkunna Nadha" (Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal, 1999, Composer: Johnson)

Filmography

Year Title Cast Screenplay
1982 Kurukkante Kalyanam (Marriage of the Fox) Sukumaran, Jagathi Sreekumar, Madhavi, Mohanlal P. Balakrishnan
1983 Kinnaram (Small Talk) Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu, Poornima Jayaram, Mammootty P. Balakrishnan
1983 Mandanmar Londonil (Fools in London) Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu, Jalaja, Jagathi SreekumarDr Balakrishnan
1984 Veruthe Oru Pinakkam (Silly Quarrel) Nedumudi Venu, Poornima JayaramDr Balakrishnan
1984 Appunni Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Menaka, Sukumari V. K. N.
1984 Kaliyil Alpam Karyam (Something Serious Amidst the Fun) Mohanlal, Neelima, Nedumudi Venu, Rahman, Jagathi Sreekumar, LizyDr Balakrishnan
1984 Aduthaduthu (Nearby) Thilakan, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sukumari, Mohanlal, RahmanJohn Paul
1985 Adhyayam Onnu Muthal (From Chapter One Onwards) Mohanlal, Madhavi John Paul
1985 Gayathri Devi Ente Amma (Gayathri Devi, My Mother) Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Rahman, Seema Venu Nagavally
1986 Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (Pappan, Dear Pappan) Mohanlal, Rahman, Lizy, Nedumudi VenuSiddique-Lal
1986 T. P. Balagopalan M.A. Mohanlal, Shobana, Sreenivasan, Kuthiravattom Pappu Sreenivasan
1986 Revathikkoru Pavakkutty (A Doll for Revathy) Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Radha, Menaka, LizyJohn Paul
1986 Gandhinagar 2nd Street Mohanlal, Karthika, Sreenivasan, Mammootty, Seema, Janardhanan, Thilakan, KPAC LalithaSreenivasan
1986 Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (Peace for Good Minded) Mohanlal, Karthika, Sreenivasan, M.G. Soman, KPAC Lalitha, ThilakanSreenivasan
1987 Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu (Sreedharan's First Blessed Wound) Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Neena Kurup, Innocent, Suresh Gopi, SankaradiSreenivasan
1987 Nadodikkattu (Nomadic Wind) Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Shobhana, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Captain RajuSreenivasan
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 LalithaSreenivasan
1988 Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu ( The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs) Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Urvashi, Innocent, Karamana Janardanan Nair, KPAC Lalitha, ParvathyRaghunath Paleri
1989 Lal Americayil (Lal in America) Mohanlal, Prem Nazir, Cochin HaneefaCochin Haneefa
1989 Varavelpu (Welcoming) Mohanlal, Revathi, Murali, Sreenivasan, Mamukkoya, Innocent, Jagadeesh, Oduvil UnnikrishnanSreenivasan
1989 Artham (Meaning) Mammootty, Saranya Ponvannan, Jayaram, Murali, Sreenivasan, ParvathyVenu Nagavally
1989 Mazhavilkavadi (Rainbow Festival) Jayaram, Sithara, Urvashi, Innocent Raghunath Paleri
1990 Sasneham (With Love) Balachandra Menon, Shobana, Innocent, KPAC LalithaA. K. Lohithadas
1990 Kalikkalam (Play Ground) Mammootty, Murali, Sreenivasan, Shobhana, Innocent, Lalu Alex, PhilominaS. N. Swamy
1990 Thalayanamanthram (Pillow Talk) Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Urvashi, Parvathy, Innocent, Mamukkoya, KPAC Lalitha, SukumariSreenivasan
1991 Ennum Nanmakal (Good Wishes Always) Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Shanthi Krishna, Innocent, Jagadish, Mamukkoya, Oduvil UnnikrishnanRaghunath Paleri
1991 Kanalkkattu (Wind from Embers) Mammootty, Urvashi, Murali, Jayaram (guest), Innocent, Mamukkoya, K. P. A. C. LalithaA. K. Lohithadas
1991 Sandhesam (Message) Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Innocent, Mamukkoya, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, SiddiqueSreenivasan
1992 My Dear Muthachan (My Dear Grandpa) Thilakan, Jayaram, Murali, Sreenivasan, Innocent, K. P. A. C. LalithaSreenivasan
1992 Snehasagaram (Ocean of Love) Murali, Manoj K Jayan, Sunitha, Urvashi, Innocent, J. Pallassery
1993 Samooham (Society) Suhasini, Suresh Gopi, Sunitha, Manoj K Jayan, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Mamukkoya, VineethJ. Pallassery
1993 Golanthara Vartha (Global News) Mammootty, Shobhana, Kanaka, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Mamukkoya, Oduvil UnnikrishnanSreenivasan
1994 Pingami (Successor) Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Kanaka, Jagathi Sreekumar, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, DevanRaghunath Paleri
1994 Santhanagopalam Balachandra Menon, Jagathi Sreekumar, jagadeesh, Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma Raghunath Paleri
1995 No. 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North Mammootty, Thilakan, Priya Raman, Innocent, JanardhananFazil
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, MamukkoyaSreenivasan
1997 Oral Mathram (The Only One) Mammootty, Shruti, Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Lalu Alex, Kavya Madhavan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, MamukkoyaS. 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, SiddiqueC.V.Balakrishnan
2001 Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (Of Jayakaanthan, Narendran's Son) Kunchacko Boban, Samyuktha Varma, Asin, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, ParthibanSreenivasan
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. LalithaRanjan Pramod
2005 Achuvinte Amma (Achu's Mother) Narain, Urvashi, Meera Jasmine, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K. P. A. C. LalithaRanjan Pramod
2006 Rasathanthram (Chemistry) Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Bharath Gopi, Mukesh, Jagathi Sreekumar, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, K. P. A. C. LalithaSathyan Anthikkad
2007 Vinodayathra (Vinod's Journey) Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh, Murali, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. LalithaSathyan Anthikkad
2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam (Thought for the Day) Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh, Ashokan,Vijayaraghavan, Sukanya, Mohini, Innocent, MamukkoyaSathyan Anthikkad
2009 Bhagyadevatha (Goddess of Fortune) Jayaram, Kaniha, Narain, Innocent, Mamukkoya, Nedumudi Venu, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Venu NagavalliSathyan Anthikkad
2010 Kadha Thudarunnu (The Story Continues) Jayaram, Asif Ali, Mamta Mohandas, Mamukkoya, Innocent, K. P. A. C. LalithaSathyan Anthikkad
2011 Snehaveedu (House of Love) Mohanlal,Sheela, Padmapriya, Innocent, Biju MenonSathyan Anthikkad
2012 Puthiya Theerangal (New Coasts) Nivin Pauly, Nedumudi Venu, Namitha Pramod, InnocentBenny P Nayarambalam
2013 Oru Indian Pranayakatha (An Indian Love Story) Fahadh Faasil, Amala Paul, Innocent, Prakash Bare, MG Sasi, Lakshmi GopalaswamiIkbal Kuttipuram

Awards

National Film Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/294250/
  2. ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/101486/
  3. ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/print-edition/sunday-mangalam/2530
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Weblokam profile
  5. ↑ http://en.msidb.org/m.php?4
  6. ↑ Weblokam profile

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