Thilakan

Actor Jul 15 (died age 77) Ayroor, Kerala, India 1972–2013 (41 year career)

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Biography

Surendranatha Thilakan known mononymously as Thilakan, was an Indian film and stage actor who had starred in over 200 Malayalam films in a career spanning over four decades (1972-2012). Thilakan is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, and popularly mentioned as the Perumthachan (master craftsman) of Malayalam Cinema. He is known for his excellence in character, antagonist, and protagonist roles. He has won 3 National Film Awards and 9 Kerala State Film Awards. The Government of…

Known For

Film

Ustad Hotel

Kareem

Film

Manichitrathazhu

Brahmadattan Nampoothirippaadu

Film

Nadodikkattu

Ananthan Nambiar

Film

Kireedam

Achuthan Nair

Film

Kilukkam

Justice Pillai

Film

Spadikam

Chacko Master

Film

Godfather

Balaraman

Film

Sandhesam

Raghavan Nair

Filmography

Acting (280)

Movies (280)

Breaking News Live

God For Sale

as Varghese

Dracula 2012

August Club

as KPT Menon

Ardhanaari

as Nayak

Spirit

as Aashan

Simhasanam

as Bishop

No. 66 Madhura Bus

as Vettaikaran Varkey

2.0

Ustad Hotel

2012

as Kareem

7.5

Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu

2012

as Vishwan

Mullamottum Munthiricharum

as Vazhakkula Achan

Indian Rupee

as Achutha Menon

Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya

2011

as Kuttappan Bhagavathar

Black Truth

Yakshiyum Njanum

as Narayanji

Nayakan

as Vincent Karanavar/ Vincent Vadakkan

6.6

Drona 2010

2010

as Gupthan Namboothiri

4.9

Red Chillies

2009

as Sakhavu Mani Varghese

3.5

Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe

2009

Ee Pattanathil Bhootham

2009

as Senior Mantharavaadi

3.6

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

2009

as Kurumbranaadu Raja Veera Varma

Orkkuka Vallappozhum

as Sethumadhavan

Ividam Swargamanu

as Jeremias

Kappalu Muthalali

as Lord Yama

Vairam

as Thalikkulam Avarachan

3.7

Kerala Cafe

2009

as Thirumeni

6.7

Bharya Swantham Suhruthu

2009

4.0

Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchacko

2009

as Psychiatrist

3.5

Hailesa

2009

as Shalini's foster father

1.3

Makante Achan

2009

as KC Francis

4.9

Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...

2008

2.0

One Way Ticket

2008

as Karunakaran Ezhuthachan

4.2

Alibhabha

2008

as Police Commissioner's father-in-law

Manjadikuru

as Appukuttan Nair

Aayudham

as Madhavan

Athisayan

as Fr. Chanthakkadan

Before the Rains

as T.K.'s father

Nagaram

Pranayakalam

Ekantham

Rashtram

as Saghav Gopalan

Chinthamani Kolacase

as Veeramani Warrier

Yes Your Honour

as Sessions Judge Mukundan

Prajapathi

as Vellodi

Suyetchai MLA

Nee Venunda Chellam

as Viswanathan

Kisan

as Grand Father

Pakal

as Kunjappan

Kalabham

2006

as Sivarama Bhagavathar

Nerariyan CBI

as Kapra

Mayookham

Sathyam

as Sathyavan Ayyappan Nair

4.6

Vellinakshatram

2004

as Valliyankattu Thirumeni

Quotation

Malsaram

Kilichundan Mampazham

2003

as Chekutty Muthalali

6.5

Valkannadi

2002

as Raghavan

Kalyanaraman

2002

as Meppattu Thirumeni

Bala

as Paranthaman

Randam Bhavam

as Govindji

Priyam

as Church Priest

Narasimham

as Maranchery Karunakara Menon

7.2

Ee Mazha Then Mazha

2000

7.0

Ingane Oru Nilapakshi

2000

Mazha

2000

as Dr.

Samarasimha Reddy

1999

as Narasimha Reddy

5.4

Kallazhagar

1999

Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal

as Kochuthomman

English Medium

as AEO

Thachiledathu Chundan

as Vikraman Nair

Prem Poojari

Saaphalyam

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu

1999

as Ettuveettil Natesan Muthalali

7.0

Pallavur Devanarayanan

1999

as Pallavur Sreekanta Pothuval

3.8

The Truth

1998

as Shivapuram Patteri

5.8

Elavamkodu Desam

1998

as Mooss

Meenathil Thalikettu

1998

as Govindan Nambeesan

Mayilpeelikkavu

as Vallyathan

Punjabi House

as Kaimal

Sidhartha

as Raghavan

Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala

as Karunan

Nakshatratharattu

Nee Varuvolam

as Madhavan Nair

Mangamma

1997

as Karuppan Mooppar

Kulam

1997

as Kudaman Pillai

Rishyasringan

Nagarapuranam

Vaachalam

Aniyathipraavu

as Raghupal

Ullasappoonkattu

as John Fernandez

Boopathi

as Bava / Chindan (Aged)

Oral Mathram

1997

as Shekhara Menon

5.2

Aravindhan

1997

as Gopalakrishnan Naidu

Ishtadanam

Oru Yaatra Mozhi

as Adhruman

Gangothri

as Adv.Ramaiyyer

Five Star Hospital

Itha Oru Snehagatha

Rajaputhran

as Balaraman

Naalamkettile Nalla Thambimar

1996

as Rasheed Khan

Metukudi

1996

7.0

Kaathil Oru Kinnaram

1996

as Dr. Unnithan

Achan Kombath Amma Varambath

1995

as Mahendran Thampi

Minnaminuginum Minnukettu

1995

as Menon

5.5

Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum

1995

Thacholi Varghese Chekavar

as Avarachan

Spadikam

as Chacko Master

Ayudha Poojai

Karma

Peter Scott

as John Dominic/ Iqbal Quraishi

Chantha

1995

as Minister Kesavan Nair

No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North

1995

as Vijayabhaskars's father

Santhanagopalam

as Krishna Kurup

Minnaram

as Mathews

Kinnaripuzhayoram

as Thirusherry Madhavan Vaidyar

6.0

Pingami

1994

as Illipanath Narayanan Kumaran (Kumarettan)

Pavithram

as Easwara Pillai

Chukkan

Vendor Daniel State Licency

1994

as Vendor Daniel

Pakshe

1994

as Vikraman Contractor

Sagaram Sakshi

Varaphalam

as Achan

Parinayam

Kudumba Visesham

as Madhavan Nair

Gamanam

Ilayum Mullum

Chenkol

as Achuthan Nair

Maya Mayooram

as Thanoor Shankunni Menon

6.6

Varam

1993

Udan Pirappu

1993

as Marthandan

Manichitrathazhu

1993

as Brahmadattan Nampoothirippaadu

Ghazal

Aagneyam

Kalippattam

as Menon

Bandhukkal Sathrukkal

as Damodaran

Sopanam

O' Faby

as Commissioner Nair

Sarovaram

1993

Samagamam

1993

as Pallivathukkal Kariyachan

Ente Sreekuttikku

1993

as Balakrishnan Nair

Ammayane Sathyam

1993

as R. Varghese Mathew

4.8

Sargam

1992

as Thekkemadom Nampoothiri

7.0

Grihaprevesam

1992

Sadayam

1992

as Dr. K. V. G Nambiar

My Dear Muthachan

as Parameswaran

Mukhamudra

as Achuthan Pilla / Ananthan Pilla

Kauravar

as Aliyar (Baba)

Ayalathe Adheham

as Sivan Pillai

Ezhara Ponnana

as Madhava Menon

Daivathinte Vikrithikal

1992

as Kumaran Vaidyar

Mahanagaram

as Kelu Writer

Chevalier Michael

Sandhesam

as Raghavan Nair

Dhanam

as Thankams father

Kilukkam

as Justice Pillai

Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty

as Itichen

Godfather

as Balaraman

Venal Kinavukal

as Gopalakrishnan Nair

Mookkilla Rajyathu

1991

as Keshavan

6.6

Perumthachan

1991

as Raman / Perumthachan

Kadavu

Mathilukal

as Jail warder

Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum

1990

as Karunan

5.0

Raadha Madhavam

1990

as N S Anandapadmanabhan

Champion Thomas

1990

as PC Nair

Rajavazhcha

1990

as Madhava Panikkar

Ee Kanni Koodi

1990

as Simon

4.9

Oliyambukal

1990

as John Mathew

Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam

as M. R. C.

Kuttettan

as Chaco

Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan

1990

7.0

Malayogam

1990

as Varkey

Chathriyan

1990

as Arumai Nayagam (Annachi)

7.5

Kattukuthira

1990

as Kochuvava

Mrigaya

1989

as Reverend Father Panangodan

Adharvam

as Mekkadan

Kireedam

as Achuthan Nair

Njangalude Kochu Doctor

1989

as Devan's father

Ashokante Aswathikuttikku 1989

Naaduvazhikal

as Shankaran

Varnam

as Major M. K. Nair

Season

Chanakyan

as Madhava Menon

Pooram

Chakkikotha Chankaran

as Raghavan Thampi

Vachanam

as Police Officer

New Year

as Adv Mathew Philip

Ammavanu Pattiya Amali

Jaathakam

as Appukuttan Nair

Kandathum Kettathum

Dhwani

as Vettukuzhy

Moonnam Pakkam

as Thampi

Pattanapravesham

as Ananthan Nambiar

Witness

as Vikraman Nair

Sangham

as Rappayi

Orkkapurathu

as J J

Kudumbapuranam

as Sankaran Nair

Mukthi

as Kunjunni Nair

Oozham

Idanazhiyil Oru Kaloocha

1987

Chilambu

1987

And There Was a Village...

as Raman (Manager)

Vrutham

Achuvettante Veedu

as Damodaran Nair

Nadodikkattu

as Ananthan Nambiar

Thaniyavarthanam

Amrutham Gamaya

as Kurup

Kathakku Pinnil

Kalam Mari Katha Mari

1987

Rithubhedam

1987

Jaithra Yaathra

1987

Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam

1987

as Priest

7.8

Manja Mantharangal

1987

as Mathew Paul

Adimakal Udamakal

1987

as Gopalan

6.3

Ee Kaikalil

1986

as Ummachan

Ennu Nathante Nimmi

1986

as Chidambaram

Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal

1986

as Paul Pailokkaaran

7.2

Gandhinagar 2nd Street

1986

as Sridharan Menon

7.1

Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu

1986

Abhayam Thedi

1986

as Appooppan

Ice Cream

1986

as Omanakuttan

Geetham

1986

as Kesava Kurup

Ennennum Kannettante

1986

as Parameswara Kuruppu

Panchagni

1986

as Raman

8.0

Kunjattakilikal

1986

as Ayyappan Nair

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam

1986

as Damodaran

7.6

Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal

1986

as Chandrasekhara Menon/Neetha's father and Benny's grandfather

6.5

Pappan Priyappetta Pappan

1986

as Yamarajan

6.4

Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil

1986

as Vishwambaran

5.3

Rareeram

1986

as Dr. Tharakan

Nakhakshathangal

1986

as Uncle

Adiverukal

1986

5.9

Aalorungi Arangorungi

1986

as Prabhakara Menon

Mizhineerppoovukal

1986

as Kumara Varma

Ithile Iniyum Varu

1986

as Kaimal

Oru Kudakeezhil

1985

Vasantha Sena

1985

as Unnithan

Oduvil Kittiya Vartha

1985

Kanathaya Penkutty

1985

as Matthai

6.8

Aram + Aram = Kinnaram

1985

as M.N.Nambiar

6.8

Eeran Sandhya

1985

Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar

1985

as Krishna Pillai

8.8

Thammil Thammil

1985

as Menon

Akkacheyude Kunjuvava

1985

Katha Ithuvare

1985

Ayanam

1985

as Priest

Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram

Upaharam

as Divakaran

Anubandham

as Menon

Irakal

as Mathews

Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki

Yathra

as Jailor

Puli Varunne Puli

as 'Kuttithanam' Kurup

Akalathe Ambili

Koodum Thedi

as Priest

Ente Kanakkuyil

as Kuttan Nair

Iniyum Kadha Thudarum

1985

as Alexander

Onningu Vannengil

1985

as Pankajakshan Menon

Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha

1984

as Mammukka

Enganeyundashaane

1984

as Viswanathan Nair

Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol

1984

Adaminte Vaariyellu

1984

as Purushothaman Nair

5.4

Thirakil Alppam Samayam

1984

as Sankaran Nair

Panchavadi Palam

as Ishak Tharakan

Mangalam Nerunnu

Uyarangalil

as Kurup

Koottinilamkili

as Devasya

Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu

1984

as Alexander

8.0

Aduthaduthu

1984

as Thankappan Pillai

Onnanu Nammal

1984

as Sethu's father

Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku

1983

as Fr. Joseph Sebastian

7.8

Sesham Kazhchayil

1983

as Lathika's Father

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback

1983

as V S Korattoor

5.6

Prasnam Gurutharam

1983

Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla

as Home Minister

Oru Swakaryam

Yavanika

as Vakkachan

Kolangal

as Varkey

Ulkadal

1979

as Rahulan's Father

Gandharavakshetram

1972

as Guest at Satheeshan's house

7.0