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
Acting
1978
as
1958
as
1970
asKeshavan Kutty
1970
asPadmanabhan
1995
asRadhakrishnan
1972
as
1969
asHimavan
1961
as
1970
as1966
as
1968
asMenon
1977
as
1963
asHerodias Anthippas
1975
asGuru
1974
as
1996
as
1987
asMenon
1982
asKolathiri Rajavu
1990
as
1990
asMuthachan
1997
asMaharaja
1997
as
1993
asKurup Master
1991
asParameswaran Nampoothiri
1990
asAshwathi's Grand Father
1990
asKrishna Pillai
1989
as'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
1988
asNamboothiri Thampuran
1988
asChandrashekharan Nair
1988
asMenon
1986
as1986
as1985
asThampi
1984
asAdv. Balachandra Menon
1967
asMadhavan Nair (Karanavar)
1957
asShankaracharu
1970
asKrishnan Thambi
1957
as
1990
asMathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
1988
asOld Farmer
1984
as
1994
asKunjurama Kurup
1990
as
1991
asMuthachan
1992
asDirector of Kerala Kala Mandiram
1982
asRamankutty's Uncle
1990
asPappan's Grandfather
1990
asPanikkar sir
1986
asKunjiraman
1968
asKovalan's Father
1967
as1968
as
1991
asMuthassan
1978
as
1991
asTea vendor Ambotty
1974
as
1961
asKannappa Chekavar
1971
as
1951
asSoman
1966
asJaya Singhan
1981
asSundareshan Nair
1974
asPerumal
1978
as
1965
asTea shop owner
1989
asShop-owner
1991
asKunchu Kurup
1972
asPrincipal
1974
as
1964
as
1961
asKamsan
1972
as
1961
asKing Rajasekhara
1980
asKunjikannan's grandfather
1966
as
1970
asKarunakaran Muthalali
1952
asFather
1953
asVikraman
1952
asVenu
1972
asPrincipal
1972
as
1973
as
1961
asAlikoya Haji
1972
asPuthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
1973
asDoctor
1971
asSankara Menon
1950
asRajan
1960
asAbobacker Haji
1950
asGopi
1951
as
1968
asMaariyaveedan
1965
asKrishna Menon
1964
as
1968
asRajasahib
1962
asJayanthan Namboodiri
1965
asRaman Nair
1978
asRagavan Pilla (Gopi's Father)
1967
asJanardhanan Pilla
1976
asThampi
1978
asAmbadi Rajasekharan Thampi
1976
as
1971
asMuthalali
1970
asGokulam Govinda Kurup
1962
asSarvari
1955
asHarishchandra
1975
asDaivam Mathai
1967
as
1981
as
1988
asRevathy's father
1975
as
1976
as1976
as
1972
asSankarappillai
1976
as
1989
asGovinda Pillai
1973
asKing Herod
1972
asK. B. Menon
1979
as
1974
as
1976
as
1976
as
1977
as
1977
as
1988
as
1979
asShehansha (Malayalam)
1982
as
1991
as1988
as
1973
asProduction
Crew
Directing
1973
as1970
as
