Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Actor
Born October 16, 1916 in Thikkurissy, Travancore
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.
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
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
Odaruthammava Aalariyam
Padayottam
Kolathiri Rajavu
Balloon
Valarthumrugangal
Sanchari
Sundareshan Nair
Paalattu Kunjikannan
Kunjikannan's grandfather
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
Shehansha (Malayalam)
Ee Ganam Marakkumo
Ragavan Pilla
Madalasa
Kodiyettam
Madanolsavam
Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
Satyavan Savithri
Sreedevi
Amrithavaahini
Thampi
Kayamkulam Kochunniyude Maghan
Swimming Pool
Appooppan
Yaksha Gaanam
Agni Pushpam
Swami Ayyappan
Guru
Vishnu Vijayam
Angathattu
Ponnapuram Kotta
Nellu
Perumal
Jesus
King Herod
Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu
Doctor
Urvashi Bharathi
Padmavyooham
Sakthi
Swayamvaram
Principal
Sree Guruvayoorappan
Aromalunni
Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
Professor
Principal
Maaya
Sankarappillai
Karakanakadal
Muthalali
Aabhijathyam
Sankara Menon
Thara
Keshavan Kutty
Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha
Thriveni
Padmanabhan
Nizhalattam
Karunakaran Muthalali
Saraswathi
Gokulam Govinda Kurup
Kumara Sambhavam
Himavan
Kodungallooramma
Kovalan's Father
Punnapra Vayalar
Maariyaveedan
Hotel High Range
Rajasahib
Viruthan Shanku
Menon
Pareeksha
Janardhanan Pilla
Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
Anarkali
Jaya Singhan
Kayamkulam Kochunni
Odayil Ninnu
Tea shop owner
Shakunthala
Mayavi
Krishna Menon
Muthalali
Raman Nair
Sree Guruvayoorappan
Karutha Kai
Snapaka Yohannan
Herodias Anthippas
Veluthampi Dalawa
Jayanthan Namboodiri
Laila Majnu
Sarvari
Gnana Sundari
Bhakta Kuchela
Kamsan
Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan
King Rajasekhara
Kandam Becha Kottu
Alikoya Haji
Unniyarcha
Kannappa Chekavar
Achanum Makanum
Shankaracharu
Harishchandra
Harishchandra
Ponkathir
Vikraman
Achan
Father
Visappinte Vili
Venu
Navalokam
Jeevitha Nouka
Soman
Chandrika
Gopi
Sthree
Rajan