Sathaar (25 May 1952 – 17 September 2019) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in
Malayalam
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films. He made his acting debut with
M. Krishnan Nair's ''Bharyaye Avashyamundu'' (1975). He became a hero in 1976, with ''
Anaavaranam'', directed by
A. Vincent. Even though he started as a leading man, later he became a successful villain as well as a character actor. He also had important roles in the early 80's Tamil films ''Mayil'' and ''Soundaryame Varuga Varuga''. He acted in almost 300 movies including Tamil and Telugu.
He was in the industry for more than 45 years and made a comeback after a brief hiatus with ''
22 Female Kottayam''.
He died on 17 September 2019 at
Aluva
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Aluva is known for the Aluva Sivarathri festival, Sivarathri festival, which is celebra ...
.
Family
He was the ninth child among ten children born to Khadar Pillai and Fathima at
Kadungalloor,
Aluva
Aluva () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality and a northern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is located about north of the city centre.
Aluva is known for the Aluva Sivarathri festival, Sivarathri festival, which is celebra ...
. His father was a
Muslim landlord and his mother was a housewife. He had seven brothers, Abdu Kunjhu, Abdhulla, Kunju Mohammad, Kochumakkar, Veeravunny, V. K. Karim, Abdul Jaleel and two sisters, Khadeeja and Jameela. He had his primary education from Government High School West Kadungalloor Aluva and went on to pursue an
M.A. in
History
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from
Union Christian College, Aluva.
During the filming of K. Narayanan's film ''
Beena'', the love affair of Sathaar and
Jayabharathi
Jayabharathi (born 28 June 1954 as Lekshmi Bharathi) is an Indian actress and two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film), Nationa ...
who was three months senior in age began and they got married in 1979. The couple parted ways in 1987. However, they continued to maintain a cordial relationship until Sathaar's death. Jayabharathi and his family has nursed him during his last days. The couple's only son
Krish J. Sathaar made his debut as an actor in acclaimed director
Siddique' s
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...
-starrer ''
Ladies and Gentleman''. Even though Jayabharathi was away for years, he never married again. In many reports, Sathaar and Jayabharathi were divorced, but they were not divorced.
Death
Sathar died at 4:30 AM on 17 September 2019 at C. A. Hospital, Aluva. He had been undergoing treatment for a liver problem for three months at a private hospital in Aluva. He was 67. The funeral was held at West Kadungalloor Juma Masjid.
Filmography
Television
*Valayalam (DD Malayalam)
*Crime And Punishment (Asianet)
*Swantham Malootty (Asianet)
*Lipstick (Asianet)
Produced films
* Black Mail (1985)
* Revenge (1985)
* Kambolam(1994)
References
External links
*
Sathar at MSI
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1952 births
2019 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Kerala
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Indian male film actors
People from Aluva
Actors from Ernakulam district
21st-century Indian male actors