Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Biography
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, He was born on 16 October 1916 in the village of Thikkurissy, Nagercoil, then part of Travancore. He is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padmashri from the Government of India, which is one of the highest civilian honours in India. In a career that spanned about 47 years, he acted in over 700 films. He is considered to be the first movie super star in Malayalam cinema. He launched his career as a playwright. His plays Mareechika and Kalakaran were hugely successful. He entered the Malayalam film industry in 1950.He debuted in the industry with the film adaptation of his breakthrough play Sthree. Thikkurussy coined screen-names of many actors in Malayalam cinema. Actors who were renamed by Thikkurissy include Prem Nazir, Madhu,Bahadoor,Jose Prakash etc. He died on 11 March 1997 aged 80 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, due to renal failure.
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Movies (50)
Janathipathyam
as Maharaja
1997
Kilukil Pambaram
1997
Mayoora Nritham
1996
The King
as Radhakrishnan
1995
Commissioner
as Kunjurama Kurup
1994
Midhunam
as Kurup Master
1993
Kamaladalam
as Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
1992
Adwaytham
as Parameswaran Nampoothiri
1991
Kilukkam
as Tea vendor Ambotty
1991
Kalari
as Kunchu Kurup
1991
Pookkalam Varavayi
as Muthachan
1991
Bharatham
as Muthassan
1991
Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
1991
Lal Salam
1990
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990
Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom
as Panikkar sir
1990
Arhatha
as Ashwathi's Grand Father
1990
Aye Auto
as Krishna Pillai
1990
Midhya
as Muthachan
1990
His Highness Abdullah
as Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
1990
Purappadu
1990
Dr. Pasupathy
as Pappan's Grandfather
1990
Kireedam
as Shop-owner
1989
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
as Govinda Pillai
1989
Varavelpu
as 'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
1989
Chithram
as Revathy's father
1988
Vellanakalude Naadu
as Chandrashekharan Nair
1988
Aryan
as Namboothiri Thampuran
1988
Padamudra
1988
Oru Muthassi Katha
1988
Witness
as Old Farmer
1988
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
as Menon
1988
Nalkkavala
as Menon
1987
Sukhamo Devi
1986
Manasilloru Manimuthu
1986
Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu
as Kunjiraman
1986
Azhiyatha Bandhangal
as Thampi
1985
Ivide Thudangunnu
as Adv. Balachandra Menon
1984
Odaruthammava Aalariyam
1984
Padayottam
as Kolathiri Rajavu
1982
Ithu Njangalude Katha
as Ramankutty's Uncle
1982
Balloon
1982
Valarthumrugangal
1981
Sanchari
as Sundareshan Nair
1981
Paalattu Kunjikannan
as Kunjikannan's grandfather
1980
Sayoojyam
1979
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
as Shehansha (Malayalam)
1979
Ee Ganam Marakkumo
as Ragavan Pilla (Gopi's Father)
1978
Madalasa
1978
Randu Janmam
1978