Topic started by M (@ isngfwpr01.isng.intel.com) on Tue Feb 4 02:57:29 .
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Sathyan Anthikkad is one director who has unerringly delivered quality malayalam movies, which have probably withstood the test of time.

Think of movies like Naadodikkatt (and Pattanapravesam), Sanmanassullavarkku samadhanam , Mazhavilkavadi, Gandhinagar 2nd Street, Varavelpu, Sandesam, Veendum chila veettukaaryangal, Kochu kochu santhoshangal, and so many more.

I think he has been the most consistent director in malayalam of all times.

Could some body post a filmography of this unsung hero of malayam film industry? Hope that will be a tribute to this great man who contibuted so much to the malayalam film industry.

Responses:

• From: sudheer (@ 132.170.178.53) on: Tue Feb 4 13:54:18
  
  I have posted this as a separate topic before.. here is it again
  
  Sathyan Anthikkad who created his own style of directing right from his first movie.He is the director who started nice comedies and village subjects that depicts typical kerala village even co stars like innocent,sreenivasan,shankaradi,oduvil,jagathy etc are good in his movies than other director's.They play a role better than heroes in his movie. Please select your favourite sathyan Anthikkad movie from below and say why?
  
  1 . Kurukkante Kalyaanam (1982) Sukumaaran,Jagathi
  Maadhavi,Mohanlal(Guest)
  
  2 . Kinnaaram (1983) Sukumaran,Nedumudi,Poornima
  Mammootty(Guest)
  
  3. Mandanmaar londonil (1983) Sukumaaran,Nedumudi,
  Jalaja
  
  4. Veruthe oru pinakkam(1984) Nedumudi,Poornima
  
  5. Appuni (1984) Nedumudi,Mohanlal,Menaka
  
  6. Kaliyil alpam kaaryam (1984) Mohanlal,Rahman
  
  7. Aduthaduthu (1984) Rahman,Mohanlal.
  
  8. Adhyaam onnu muthal (1985) Mohanlal,Maadhavi
  
  9. Gayathri Devi Ente Amma (1985) Rahman,Seema
  
  10. Pappan Pappan priyappetta Pappan (1986)
  Rahman, Mohanlal,
  Lissy
  
  11. T.P. Baalagopalan M.A. (1986) Mohanlal
  Shobana
  
  12. Gaandhinagar 2nd street (1986) Mohanlal,
  Kaarthika, Mammootty(guest)
  
  13. Sanmanasullavarkku samaadhaanam (1986)
  Mohanlal,Kaarthika
  
  
  14. Sreedharante onaam thirumurivu (1987)
  Mammootty,Neenakurup
  
  15. Naadodikkaattu (1987) Mohanlal, Shobana.
  
  16. Kudumbapuranam (1988)
  Balachandramenon,Thilakan,Ambika
  
  17. Pattanapravesham (1988) Mohanlal, Ambika
  
  18.Ponmuttayidunna Thaaraavu (1988)
  Sreenivaasan,Jayaram,Urvashi
  
  19. Lal Americayil (1989) Prem nazir,Mohanlal.
  
  20.Varvelppu(1989) Mohanlal,Revathy
  
  21.Artham (1989) Mammootty,Jayaram,Sreenivasan
  Paarvathy
  
  22 Mazhavilkkaavady (1989) Jayaram, Urvashy,
  
  23 Sasneham (1990) Balachandramenon , Shobana
  
  24 Kalikkalam (1990) Mammootty,Sreenivasan,
  shobana
  
  25 Thalayanamanthram (1990) Sreenivaasan,Jayaram
  Urvashi
  
  26 Ennum nanmakal (1991) Sreenivasan,Jayaram
  Shaanthikrishna
  
  27 Kanalkkaattu (1991) Mammootty ,Urvashi
  Jayaram (guest)
  
  28. Sandhesham (1991) Sreenivasan,Jayaraam.
  
  29. My dear muthachan (1992) Thilakan ,Jayaram,
  Sreenivasan
  
  30. Snehasaagaram (1992) Murali,Manoj k .jayan
  Urvashi
  
  31. Samooham (1993) Suhaasini ,Suresh gopi,
  Manoj k jayan, Sreenivasan.
  
  32. Golaanthara vaartha (1993) Mammootty,Shobana
  
  33. Santhaanagopalam (1994) Balachandramenon
  Thilakan
  
  34. Pingaami (1994) Mohanlal,Sukumaaran,Kanaka
  
  35. No:1 Snehatheeram Blore North. (1995)
  Mammootty,Priyaraman.
  
  36. Thoovalkottaram (1996) Jayaram,Manjuwarrier
  Sukanya
  
  37. Irattakuttikalude achan (1997) Jayaram,Manju
  
  38. Oraal maathram (1997) Mammootty, Sreenivasan.
  
  39. Veendum chila veettu kaaryangal (1999)
  Jayaram,Samyuktha
  
  40. Kochu kochu santhoshangal (2000)
  Jayaram , Laksmigopala
  swaamy
  
  41. Narendran makan jayakaanthan vaka (2001)
  Kunchacko boban,Samyuktha varma, Sreenivasan
  
  42. Yaathrakarude sradhakke (2002) Jayaram, Sreenivasan, Soundarya
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: alex (@ spider-th062.proxy.aol.com) on: Tue Feb 4 14:38:33
  
  good job
  
  
• From: M (@ isngfwpr02.isng.intel.com) on: Tue Feb 4 23:38:14
  
  Awesome! Sudheer thanks for that great job. No better way to thank that great genius who has delivered 100% always.
  
  Sudheer, correct me if I am wrong, I thought No.1 Snehatheeram was by Fazil.
  
  Thoovalkottaram was another of his great work and so was the inimitable thalayanamanthram.
  
  I think his greatest ability is presenting the climax. He almost always ends his movies on a positive note. That is one aspect in his style which makes him distinct from the rest of the pack. Remember the climax in Gandhinagar 2nd Street, I don't think there could have been a better ending to it. So was the case in "Sanmanassullavarkku..", "Varavelpu","Kochu Kochu..", "Veendum chila veettu.." etc..
  
  
  
• From: sudheer (@ ps106769.lib.ucf.edu) on: Wed Feb 5 14:52:07
  
  No:1 snehatheeram... script by fazil and direction by Sathyan Anthikkad
  
  
• From: V (@ adsl-64-109-248-135.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net) on: Wed Feb 5 20:23:50
  
  Pingami ozhike ella mohan lal films super ayirunnu. Sridharante Onnam Thirumurivu, Kinnaram were also good movies. Who directed Swayam Vara panthal?
  
  
• From: V (@ adsl-64-109-248-135.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net) on: Wed Feb 5 20:24:04
  
  Pingami ozhike ella mohan lal films super ayirunnu. Sridharante Onnam Thirumurivu, Kinnaram were also good movies. Who directed Swayam Vara panthal?
  
  
• From: M (@ isngfwpr01.isng.intel.com) on: Wed Feb 5 23:34:08
  
  I think "Swayamvarapanthal" was by Harikumar.
  
  
• From: jibi (@ 163.238.61.188) on: Thu Feb 6 18:02:25
  
  it is .. the last 2 movies by sathyan were averages ... narendran and yathrakarude
  
  
• From: kizhavan (@ rakshak.ishoni.co.in) on: Fri Feb 7 02:44:15
  
  though a great fan of sathyan anthikad, i have never noticed what M told - he almost always ends his movies on a positive note. movies like varavelpu, sanmanassu, gandhinagar etc where the hero is someone who loses everything by the end of the movie, sathyan leaves a ray of hope for them.. good observation M. does any of his movie has a tragic end..?
  
  
• From: malayalam-film-fan (@ 164.164.86.66) on: Fri Feb 7 05:39:10
  
  Sudheer,
  
  thanks for posting the filmography.
  
  Sathyan is a good director. The thing I like most about him is the story selection. Take all his movies,regardless of whether it is flop or hit, you will see a good story line.
  
  Sathyan-MohanLal movies are my all time favourites.
  
  
  
  
• From: jibi (@ 163.238.10.80) on: Sun Feb 9 14:19:44
  
  actually sanmansullavarkku samadhanam and varavelppu are true stories... its abt sreenivasans father ... they owned a bus like lal did in varavelppu
  
  
• From: Lij (@ ) on: Thu Jul 3 05:25:00
  
  sudheer, you forgot Revathikoru pavakutti (Mohanlal, gopi, radha, lissy, menaka). That was a very good film from Satyan anthikad
  
  

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