Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

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

Born: Thikkurissy, Travancore, 1916-10-16

Died: 1997-03-11

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Sthree	Rajan	10
2	1950	Chandrika	Gopi	0
3	1951	Jeevitha Nouka	Soman	0
4	1951	Navalokam		10
5	1952	Call of Hunger	Venu	0
6	1952	Achan	Father	0
7	1953	Ponkathir	Vikraman	0
8	1955	Harishchandra	Harishchandra	0
9	1957	Achanum Makanum	Shankaracharu	0
10	1957	Thaskaraveeran		0
11	1958	Two Measures		0
12	1960	Umma	Abobacker Haji	0
13	1961	Unniyarcha	Kannappa Chekavar	0
14	1961	Kandam Becha Kottu	Alikoya Haji	0
15	1961	Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan	King Rajasekhara	40
16	1961	Bhakta Kuchela	Kamsan	0
17	1961	Gnana Sundari		0
18	1962	Laila Majnu	Sarvari	0
19	1962	Veluthampi Dalawa	Jayanthan Namboodiri	0
20	1963	Snapaka Yohannan	Herodias Anthippas	80
21	1964	Karutha Kai		0
22	1964	Sree Guruvayoorappan		0
23	1965	Muthalali	Raman Nair	0
24	1965	Mayavi	Krishna Menon	0
25	1965	Odayil Ninnu	Tea shop owner	0
26	1966	Kayamkulam Kochunni		0
27	1966	Anarkali	Jaya Singhan	0
28	1966	Mayor Nair		0
29	1967	Iruttinte Athmavu	Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)	35
30	1967	Anweshichu Kandethiyilla		0
31	1967	Chithramela		0
32	1967	Pareeksha	Janardhanan Pilla	0
33	1968	Kodungallooramma	Kovalan's Father	0
34	1968	Thulabharam		0
35	1968	Viruthan Shanku	Menon	0
36	1968	Hotel High Range	Rajasahib	0
37	1968	Punnapra Vayalar	Maariyaveedan	0
38	1969	Kumara Sambhavam	Himavan	0
39	1970	Saraswathi	Gokulam Govinda Kurup	0
40	1970	Nizhalattam	Karunakaran Muthalali	0
41	1970	Cross Belt	Krishnan Thambi	0
42	1970	Thriveni	Padmanabhan	0
43	1970	Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha		0
44	1970	Thara	Keshavan Kutty	0
45	1971	Neethi		0
46	1971	Aabhijathyam	Sankara Menon	0
47	1971	Karakanakadal	Muthalali	0
48	1972	Thavaputhalvan		0
49	1972	Maaya	Sankarappillai	0
50	1972	Professor	Principal	0
51	1972	Aromalunni	Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar	0
52	1972	Maravil Thirivu Sookshikkuka	K. B. Menon	0
53	1972	Sree Guruvayoorappan		0
54	1972	Swayamvaram	Principal	64
55	1972	Sakthi		0
56	1973	Padmavyooham		0
57	1973	Urvashi Bharathi		0
58	1973	Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu	Doctor	0
59	1973	Jesus	King Herod	0
60	1974	Nellu	Perumal	0
61	1974	Ponnapuram Kotta		80
62	1974	Angathattu		0
63	1974	Devi Kanyakumari		0
64	1974	Vishnu Vijayam		0
65	1975	Chattambi Kalyani	Daivam Mathai	0
66	1975	Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre		0
67	1975	Swami Ayyappan	Guru	0
68	1976	Agni Pushpam		0
69	1976	Yaksha Gaanam		0
70	1976	Appooppan		0
71	1976	Swimming Pool		0
72	1976	Kayamkulam Kochunniyude Maghan		0
73	1976	Mallanum Mathevanum		0
74	1976	Amrithavaahini	Thampi	0
75	1977	Vishukkani		0
76	1977	Sreedevi		0
77	1977	Satyavan Savithri		0
78	1978	Madanolsavam	Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi	60
79	1978	Kodiyettam		68
80	1978	Randu Janmam		0
81	1978	Madalasa		0
82	1978	Ee Ganam Marakkumo	Ragavan Pilla (Gopi's Father)	0
83	1979	Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum	Shehansha (Malayalam)	61
84	1979	Sayoojyam		0
85	1980	Paalattu Kunjikannan	Kunjikannan's grandfather	0
86	1981	Sanchari	Sundareshan Nair	0
87	1981	Valarthumrugangal		0
88	1982	Balloon		0
89	1982	Ithu Njangalude Katha	Ramankutty's Uncle	0
90	1982	Padayottam	Kolathiri Rajavu	62
91	1984	Odaruthammava Aalariyam		56
92	1984	Ivide Thudangunnu	Adv. Balachandra Menon	50
93	1985	Azhiyatha Bandhangal	Thampi	0
94	1986	Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu	Kunjiraman	0
95	1986	Sukhamo Devi		68
96	1986	Manasilloru Manimuthu		0
97	1987	Nalkkavala	Menon	0
98	1988	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	Menon	73
99	1988	Witness	Old Farmer	30
100	1988	Oru Muthassi Katha		0
101	1988	Padamudra		0
102	1988	Aryan	Namboothiri Thampuran	67
103	1988	Vellanakalude Naadu	Chandrashekharan Nair	80
104	1988	Chithram	Revathy's father	79
105	1989	Varavelpu	'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair	73
106	1989	Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam	Govinda Pillai	0
107	1989	Kireedam	Shop-owner	77
108	1990	Dr. Pasupathy	Pappan's Grandfather	61
109	1990	Purappadu		0
110	1990	His Highness Abdullah	Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran	75
111	1990	Midhya	Muthachan	0
112	1990	Arhatha	Ashwathi's Grand Father	60
113	1990	Aye Auto	Krishna Pillai	68
114	1990	Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom	Panikkar sir	70
115	1990	Lal Salam		54
116	1991	Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu		0
117	1991	Bharatham	Muthassan	69
118	1991	Pookkalam Varavayi	Muthachan	60
119	1991	Kalari	Kunchu Kurup	0
120	1991	Kilukkam	Tea vendor Ambotty	75
121	1991	Adwaytham	Parameswaran Nampoothiri	70
122	1992	Kamaladalam	Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram	65
123	1993	Midhunam	Kurup Master	77
124	1994	Commissioner	Kunjurama Kurup	73
125	1995	The King	Radhakrishnan	71
126	1996	Mayoora Nritham		0
127	1997	Janathipathyam	Maharaja	40
128	1997	Kilukil Pambaram		60

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