[citation needed] Margi Sathi was born in 1965 at Cheruthuruthy in Thrissur as the daughter of Puthillathu Subramanyan Embranthiri and Parvathy Andarjanam.
After her marriage with late idakka maestro N Subramanian Potti, she moved to Thiruvananthapuram and joined the Margi dance institute in 1988.
[3] Margi is an organization dedicated to the revival of Kathakali and Koodiyattam, two classical art forms of Kerala.
[6] After her husband's death Sathi moved to Kalamandalam as a teacher in Koodiyattam based on a first-of-its kind order by Kerala State Government.
[7] Margi Sathi's contributions to the world of performing arts have been widely recognised and she had earned several awards in appreciation of her work.