cheeram veetti sathyan, popularly known as odessa sathyan (10 october 1957 – 19 august 2014) was an indian documentary filmmaker and social activist. he was known for his works in the naxal movements of the seventies in kerala and his association with "odessa collective". he was a recipient of kerala sangeetha nataka akademi award, for his musical album, "balikurup", a documentary on malayalam poet, a. ayyappan.