Margi Sathi born to Sanskrit scholar Shri. Subramanaian Embranthiri and Smt. Parvathi Antharjanam, in Cheruthuruthy (Vallathol Nagar Panchayath), Thrissur District of Kerala, Sathi joined Kerala Kalamandalam, the premier academy of Kerala to learn Kutiyattam, at the age of eleven. Margi Sathi completed her eight years stint in the Kerala Kalamandalam under Gurus Painkulam Rama Chakyar, Mani Madhava Chakyar and Ammannur Madhava Chakyar. After the diploma course she did post diploma with merit scholarship and another two year study with scholarship from the Government of India. In 1988, Sathi joined Margi, in Thiruvananthapuram. Under the initiatives of Sri. D. Appukkuttan Nair and Dr. K. Ayyappa Panikar, a programme of revitalization of Kutiyattam was started in 1990 with support from the Kendriya Sangeetha Natak Academy. Sathi specialized in Nangiarkoothu under Guru Padmasree P.K.Nambiar. She is excellent in the enactment of all the female characters in Kutiyattam. Her range of female characters in Kutiyattam is phenomenal.