Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 16, 1916
Died
Mar 11, 1997
Place of Birth
Thikkurissy, Travancore
Credits
136 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Janathipathyam
Maharaja
Kilukil Pambaram
Mayoora Nritham
The King
Radhakrishnan
Commissioner
Kunjurama Kurup
Midhunam
Kurup Master
Kamaladalam
Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
Adwaytham
Parameswaran Nampoothiri
Kilukkam
Tea vendor Ambotty
Kalari
Kunchu Kurup
Pookkalam Varavayi
Muthachan
Bharatham
Muthassan
Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
Lal Salam
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom
Panikkar sir
Arhatha
Ashwathi's Grand Father
Aye Auto
Krishna Pillai
Midhya
Muthachan
His Highness Abdullah
Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
Purappadu
Dr. Pasupathy
Pappan's Grandfather
Kireedam
Shop-owner
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
Govinda Pillai
Varavelpu
'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
Chithram
Revathy's father
Vellanakalude Naadu
Chandrashekharan Nair
Aryan
Namboothiri Thampuran
Padamudra
Oru Muthassi Katha
Witness
Old Farmer
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
Menon
Nalkkavala
Menon
Sukhamo Devi
Manasilloru Manimuthu
Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu
Kunjiraman
Azhiyatha Bandhangal
Thampi
Ivide Thudangunnu
Adv. Balachandra Menon
Odaruthammava Aalariyam
Oru Nimisham Tharu
Padayottam
Kolathiri Rajavu
Ithu Njangalude Katha
Ramankutty's Uncle
Balloon
Valarthumrugangal
Sanchari
Sundareshan Nair
Paalattu Kunjikannan
Kunjikannan's grandfather
Sayoojyam
Hridhayathinte Nirangal
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
Shehansha (Malayalam)
Ee Ganam Marakkumo
Ragavan Pilla