Sathyan Anthikad

Directing

Sathyan Anthikad

Born 1955-01-03

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director and screenwriter known primarily 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).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal poster
7.1

Gopan is living with his 6 year old son Ashok. His neighbor Celin falls in love with him. But he reveals that Ashok's mom is alive and he narrates his story.

Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal

2000

Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal poster
7.1

Gopan is living with his 6 year old son Ashok. His neighbor Celin falls in love with him. But he reveals that Ashok's mom is alive and he narrates his story.

Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal

2000

Thooval Kottaram poster
6.4

Mohanachandra Poduval, is a lawyer, also working as a plumber, caterer, electrical worker, driver and chenda player at festival programs. He is engaged to Sujatha, a music and dance teacher, who is the daughter of Achu Marar. Things go smoothly until Devaprabha and her grandfather Rama Varma arrive in the village. The heiress of the royal family, Devaprabha forms a strong relationship with Mohanachandran.

Thooval Kottaram

1996

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu poster
5.2

Sreedharan is a single man in his late-20s who runs a car repair shop. He is on the lookout for a bride, but he is only interested in girls who did graduation since Sreedharan himself was unable to study so far. The movie deals with the introduction of his cousin and his wooing to marry her.

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu

1987

Sandhesam poster
7.9

After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.

Sandhesam

1991

No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North poster
6.0

Vijay Bhaskar (Mammootty), a well-off builder who lived separated from his wife & who tried to keep his kids Sudhi & Anu away from her, gets into a predicament when a stranger, Hema (Priya Raman), forcibly dons the role of the kids' mother, while they were in Bangalore for a short stay. The kids who had always been on the search for their mom, assumes Hema to be her & doesn't let go, forcing Vijay to play along. Vijay enters into a pact with Hema to continue the act till their stay was over.

No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North

1995

Golanthara Vartha poster
7.0

The film revolves around an active social worker, Rameshan Nair. He was leading a happy family life but problems begin when a girl enters his life.

Golanthara Vartha

1993

T. P. Balagopalan M.A. poster
7.5

The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

1986

Ennum Nanmakal poster
8.0

Radha Devi (Santhi Krishna) is an office assistant working in the city of Kozhikode. She is in love with the unemployed Sivan (Jayaram). Radha Devi moves to Satyavathiyamma's (KPAC Lalitha) home as a paying guest along with two friends, Indu (Saranya) and Rama (Sari). They meet the irascible Dr. Anirudhan (Sreenivasan), a widower with a baby girl.

Ennum Nanmakal

1991

Aduthaduthu poster
10.0

Ayyappan Pillai (Karamana Janardanan Nair) & Thankappan Pillai (Thilakan), friends, neighbors & business partners, plans to have Thankappan's son Raju (Rahman) marry Ayyappan's daughter Radha (Ahalya). However, their kids, both of whom who were in love with someone else, blocks the marriage by causing misunderstandings between their families. But when Raju's & Radha's romances fail & they fall in love with each other, now they have to reunite their warring families, for them to unite themselves.

Aduthaduthu

1984

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam poster
7.6

The only way Gopalakrishnan can escape from certain bankruptcy is to sell the property he owns in the city and use the proceeds to settle his debts. To do that, he has to evict his tenants from there first. Unfortunate for him, his tenant is the feisty Meera and her family, who absolutely refuses to vacate the house. Gopalakrishnan uses an obscure clause in the contract to take up residence at the house, and tries his best to smoke his tenants out.

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam

1986

Ennum Eppozhum poster
5.7

Vineeth, a senior reporter, tries to interview Deepa, a junior family court lawyer for the new edition of a magazine. However, the interview seems impossible due to Deepa's hectic schedule.

Ennum Eppozhum

2015

Mazhavilkavadi poster
7.4

Velayudham and his cousin Valli are in love since their childhood. Her father Shankarankutty hates Velayudham and looks for a groom for his daughter. One day, Velayudham and Valli try to elope but Shankarankutty finally capture them. Vexed by this misadventure, Velayudham leaves his village to Palani in order to find a job with the help of his friend Kunju Khader (Charle). Kunju Khader turns out to be a pickpocket.

Mazhavilkavadi

1989

Njan Prakashan poster
7.0

Pining for a lavish life abroad, a lazy but lovable guy next door crafts a scam to avoid a career in nursing and find a wealthy spouse to secure a visa.

Njan Prakashan

2018

Gandhinagar 2nd Street poster
7.2

Sethu, an unemployed youth, struggles to find a job. When a spate of robberies takes place in his friend's neighborhood, he poses as a Gurkha to get a job as a security guard.

Gandhinagar 2nd Street

1986

Gandhinagar 2nd Street poster
7.2

Sethu, an unemployed youth, struggles to find a job. When a spate of robberies takes place in his friend's neighborhood, he poses as a Gurkha to get a job as a security guard.

Gandhinagar 2nd Street

1986

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6.3

Meera and her younger siblngs hires an ex-army officer posed as their grandfather to find out who is behind their parent's deaths.

My Dear Muthachan

1992

Pappan Priyappetta Pappan poster
6.5

A singer Pappan (Rahman) is killed in a bike accident, but Yamaraj the Lord of Death (Thilakan) realizes that Pappan has a few more days to live. Yamarajan allows Pappan to enter into bodies of other dead people including that of Inspector Devdas (Mohanlal) in a bid to tell his girlfriend Sarina (Lizy) that Pappan is dead, and to look forward to someone else in life.

Pappan Priyappetta Pappan

1986

Kurukkante Kalyanam poster
8.0

Sivasubrahmania, a 32-year-old unhappy bachelor, shifts to another city in order to escape from his religious father. Desperate for affection, he falls in love with a girl 14 years younger than him.

Kurukkante Kalyanam

1982

Kinnaram poster
6.0

Unni (Nedumudi Venu) and Sethu (Sukumaran) are two bachelor friends staying together in Chennai. Though irritating at sometimes, with his music talents, the house owner Varma (Jagathi Sreekumar), a music director is always ready to financially support them at times. The arrival of Radha (Poornima Jayaram) creates a friction in the friendship between Unni and Sethu.

Kinnaram

1983

Oru Indian Pranayakadha poster
6.8

Oru Indian Pranayakatha is about the life of a young political leader and his association with a woman who comes unexpectedly into his life.

Oru Indian Pranayakadha

2013

Adhyayam Onnu Muthal poster
8.0

Seetha's father forces her to marry against her wishes and she is forced to remarry, when her husband dies. She is caught in a struggle as she tries to unite with her lover. Will Seetha ever be happy?

Adhyayam Onnu Muthal

1985

Makal poster
6.3

Juliet and her daughter Aparna live in Kerala, while Juliet’s husband Nandan works abroad. Nandan decides to move back to Kerala, and it changes the lives of the mom-daughter duo.

Makal

2022

Revathikkoru Pavakkutty poster
9.0

Revathi's parents separated when she was young, and she was raised by her mother who taught her that her father was a bad man. Years later , with her father sick, he send's a last wish to see his daughter. Revathi refuses to go , so her orphan friend goes in a her place without her knowing to fulfill his wish.

Revathikkoru Pavakkutty

1986