Varkala Sathyan (born Narayanan Sathyaseelan) is an Indian film, TV and stage actor. He has acted in over 12 Malayalam films, 5 Malayalam TV serials and 2 Arabic TV serials. Varkala Sathyan started his career in 1965 at All India Radio, Kozhikode and moved to Radio Abudhabi, UAE in 1970.