Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Acting
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
Acting136
movieJanathipathyam
1997
Maharaja
movieThe King
1995
Radhakrishnan
movieCommissioner
1994
Kunjurama Kurup
movieMidhunam
1993
Kurup Master
movieKamaladalam
1992
Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
movieAdwaytham
1991
Parameswaran Nampoothiri
movieKilukkam
1991
Tea vendor Ambotty
movieKalari
1991
Kunchu Kurup
moviePookkalam Varavayi
1991
Muthachan
movieBharatham
1991
Muthassan
movieKuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom
1990
Panikkar sir
movieAye Auto
1990
Krishna Pillai
movieArhatha
1990
Ashwathi's Grand Father
movieMidhya
1990
Muthachan
movieHis Highness Abdullah
1990
Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
movieDr. Pasupathy
1990
Pappan's Grandfather
movieKireedam
1989
Shop-owner
movieOru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
1989
Govinda Pillai
movieVaravelpu
1989
'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
movieChithram
1988
Revathy's father
movieVellanakalude Naadu
1988
Chandrashekharan Nair
movieAryan
1988
Namboothiri Thampuran
movieWitness
1988
Old Farmer
movieNalkkavala
1987
Menon
Ivide Thudangunnu
1984
Adv. Balachandra Menon
moviePadayottam
1982
Kolathiri Rajavu
Ithu Njangalude Katha
1982
Ramankutty's Uncle
movieSanchari
1981
Sundareshan Nair
moviePaalattu Kunjikannan
1980
Kunjikannan's grandfather
movieAllauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
1979
Shehansha (Malayalam)
movieEe Ganam Marakkumo
1978
Ragavan Pilla
movieMadanolsavam
1978
Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
movieAmrithavaahini
1976
Thampi
Chennaaya Valarthiya Kutty
1976
Parameswaran Nair
Cheenavala
1975
Richman Rana
Chattambi Kalyani
1975
Daivam Mathai
movieNellu
1974
Perumal
Thumbolarcha
1974
Kannappa Chekavar
movieJesus
1973
King Herod
movieSwayamvaram
1972
Principal
movieAromalunni
1972
Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
movieProfessor
1972
Principal
movieMaaya
1972
Sankarappillai
movieKarakanakadal
1971
Muthalali
movieAabhijathyam
1971
Sankara Menon
movieThara
1970
Keshavan Kutty
movieThriveni
1970
Padmanabhan
Cross Belt
1970
Krishnan Thambi
movieNizhalattam
1970
Karunakaran Muthalali
Ezhuthatha Katha
1970
Parameswaran/Kattazham Karthavu
movieSaraswathi
1970
Gokulam Govinda Kurup
movieKumara Sambhavam
1969
Himavan
movieKodungallooramma
1968
Kovalan's Father
moviePunnapra Vayalar
1968
Maariyaveedan
movieHotel High Range
1968
Rajasahib
moviePareeksha
1967
Janardhanan Pilla
Iruttinte Athmavu
1967
Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)
movieAnarkali
1966
Jaya Singhan
movieOdayil Ninnu
1965
Tea shop owner
movieMayavi
1965
Krishna Menon
movieMuthalali
1965
Raman Nair
movieSnapaka Yohannan
1963
Herodias Anthippas
movieVeluthampi Dalawa
1962
Jayanthan Namboodiri
movieLaila Majnu
1962
Sarvari
movieBhakta Kuchela
1961
Kamsan
movieSabarimala Sree Ayyappan
1961
King Rajasekhara
movieKandam Becha Kottu
1961
Alikoya Haji
movieUnniyarcha
1961
Kannappa Chekavar
Umma
1960
Abobacker Haji
movieAchanum Makanum
1957
Shankaracharu
movieHarishchandra
1955
Harishchandra
moviePonkathir
1953
Vikraman
movieAchan
1952
Father
movieSthree
1950
Rajan
Writing4
Directing2
movieUrvashi Bharathi
1973
Director
movieSaraswathi
1970
Director