Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, '' Elippat ...

. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter for 6 films. He is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, five

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and three

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. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour in

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for his book, ''Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi.'' Films like '' Pingami'' though a commercial failure at the time release, have over the years gained a

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Personal life

Sathyan Anthikad was born to M. V. Krishnan and M. K. Kalyani at Anthikad in

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district of

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state. He is married to Nimmi Sathyan and has three sons, Arun, Anoop and Akhil.

Career

In 1973, Sathyan debuted as an assistant director to

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in Rekha Cine Arts. He was the Associate Director of director

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for more than twenty films till 1982. He also assisted director

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in few films. Sathyan kickstarted his film direction with ''Kurukkante Kalyanam'' in 1982. Due to some unfortunate series of events this movie was never completed. He teamed up with

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and made some

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s, with Sreenivasan as the screenwriter. ''

Thalayanamanthram ''Thalayana Manthram'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam comedy-drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Sreenivasan, Urvashi, Jayaram, and Parvathy. Urvashi's performance as Kanchana received widespread ...

'', ''

Nadodikkattu ''Nadodikkattu'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language satirical comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Sreenivasan based on a story by the Siddique–Lal duo. It stars Mohanlal and Sreenivasan in the lead roles, along with an ...

'' and ''

Sandesam ''Sandesam'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language political satire black comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Sreenivasan starring Thilakan, Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Siddique, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Maathu. ...

'' are some of the films born from this team. Sathyan made two novels into films: ''Appunni'' starring

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(a film adaptation of V. K. N.'s novel) and ''Irattakkuttikalude Achan'' starring

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and

Manju Warrier Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978) is an Indian actress, producer, classical dancer and playback singer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is the recipient of several awards including one National Film Award, one Ke ...

(an adaptation of C. V. Balakrishnan's novel).

Books

Sathyan Anthikad has authored ''Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi'', ''Shesham Vellithirayil'' and ''Aathmaavinte Adikkurippukal''. ''Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi'' received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour in

."Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships for P. Valsala, N.V.P. Unithiri"
''The Hindu''. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

Sathyan Anthikkad in MMDb
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