Sathyan Anthikkad

03 Jan, 1954 | Anthikad, Thrissur, Kerala

Director/Lyricst

Biography

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist best known for his family dramas in Malayalam cinema. Sathyan was born in 1954 January 3 in Anthikad, Thrissur, Kerala. He was born in a prominent Ezhava family to M.V. Krishnan and M.K. Kalyani. He is married to Nimmi Sathyan and has three sons, Arun Sathyan, Akhil Sathyan, and Anoop Sathyan. Sathyan Anthikad started his career in 1973 as an Assistant Director to Dr Balakrishnan. Sathyan kick-started his film direction with Kurukkante Kalyanam in 1982 and there was no turning back. He teamed up with Sreenivasan and made some of the most memorable films in Malayalam film history like Thalayanamanthram, Nadodikkattu and Sandesam, which are some of the films born from the team. The team made socially relevant movies with a comic touch.   He is a pet of family film-goers because of his selection of plots in family life background having social relevance and because of his comedic tastes. He has often asked maestro Ilayaraja to set scores for his films. They teamed up in films like Achuvinte Amma, Manassinakkare, Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal, Rasathanthram, Vinodayathra, Innathe Chinta Vishayam and Bhagyadevatha. His latest Malayalam film is his fiftieth venture Kadha Thudarunnu.