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, ''Elippathayam' ...
. 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
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directora ...
, five
Kerala State Film Awards
The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...
and three
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
. He received the
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour
The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a book of humour of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala ...
in
2019
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for his book, ''Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi.''
Films like ''
Pingami
''Pingami'' () is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Reghunath Paleri based on his own short story ''Kumarettan Parayaatha Kadha''. It was produced by Mohanlal through the company ...
'' though a commercial failure at the time release, have over the years gained a
cult following
A cult following refers to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The lattermost is often called a cult classic. ...
.
Personal life
Sathyan Anthikad was born to M. V. Krishnan and M. K. Kalyani at
Anthikad
Anthikad is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. It is in Thrissur Thaluk, Nattika constituency and Anthikad Block. Manalur and Thanyam are the nearest panchayats. Anthikad is famous for toddy production and paddy fie ...
in
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
district of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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
Dr. Balakrishnan
Dr. Balakrishnan is an Indian film script writer, lyricist, director and producer in Malayalam movies. He scripted story and dialogue for more than 50 movies. He has also directed and produced around 10 movies. His debut movie is ''Thalirukal'' ...
in Rekha Cine Arts. He was the Associate Director of director
P. Chandrakumar for more than twenty films till 1982. He also assisted director
Jeassy
Jeassy, also known as J. C. or Jesey, was an Indian director and actor of Malayalam movies. His first film as an actor
was Ramu Kariat's '' Ezhu Rathrikal''. Some of his notable films as an actor were '' Adimakal, Kallichellamma, Allahu Akb ...
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
Sreenivasan
Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ' ...
and made some
Malayalam film
Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, 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, ...
s, with Sreenivasan as the screenwriter. ''
Thalayanamanthram'', ''
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'' are some of the films born from this team. Sathyan made two novels into films: ''Appunni'' starring
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...
(a film adaptation of
V. K. N.
Vadakkke Koottala Narayanankutty Nair, commonly known as V.K.N. (7 April 1929 – 25 January 2004), was a prominent Malayalam writer, noted mainly for his highbrow satire. He wrote novels, short stories and political commentaries. His works are ...
's novel) and ''Irattakkuttikalude Achan'' starring
Jayaram
Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...
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 Kera ...
(an adaptation of
C. V. Balakrishnan
C. V. Balakrishnan ( ml, സി. വി. ബാലകൃഷ്ണൻ; born 24 September 1952) is an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. His novels and short stories encompass the emotional issues related to mass culture, sexual politics, fate ...
'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
The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a book of humour of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala ...
in
2019
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.
"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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Living people
People from Thrissur district
Malayalam film directors
Kerala State Film Award winners
Malayalam screenwriters
Filmfare Awards South winners
Writers from Thrissur
Film directors from Thrissur
20th-century Indian film directors
21st-century Indian film directors
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
Screenwriters from Kerala
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male actors in Malayalam cinema