Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Acting
🎂 1916-10-16
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.
Cast credits(128)
Tea vendor Ambotty
1991
Namboothiri Thampuran
1988
Revathy's father
1988
Shop-owner
1989
Muthachan
1991
Shehansha (Malayalam)
1979
Kurup Master
1993
Radhakrishnan
1995
1996
Kunjurama Kurup
1994
1997
Principal
1972
Thampi
1985
Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
1992
1978
1977
Muthassan
1991
Kunchu Kurup
1991
Muthachan
1990
Chandrashekharan Nair
1988
1991
Himavan
1969
Jaya Singhan
1966
'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
1989
Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
1990
Kolathiri Rajavu
1982
Tea shop owner
1965
Sundareshan Nair
1981
Kunjiraman
1986
1990
Pappan's Grandfather
1990
Ramankutty's Uncle
1982
Abobacker Haji
1960
Old Farmer
1988
Maharaja
1997
1976
Janardhanan Pilla
1967
Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
1978
Krishna Pillai
1990
1976
Govinda Pillai
1989
Parameswaran Nampoothiri
1991
1988
1982
Menon
1968
1986
1984
Panikkar sir
1990
Raman Nair
1965
Perumal
1974
Doctor
1973
Kamsan
1961
1974
Ashwathi's Grand Father
1990
Keshavan Kutty
1970
1977
1990
1979
1978
Father
1952
Kannappa Chekavar
1961
Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
1972
Menon
1988
1972
Krishnan Thambi
1970
1973
Sankara Menon
1971
1968
1976
1967
Principal
1972
Padmanabhan
1970
Menon
1987
1964
1973
1978
1972
Guru
1975
Daivam Mathai
1975
Sankarappillai
1972
Kovalan's Father
1968
1967
1966
Jayanthan Namboodiri
1962
1977
Adv. Balachandra Menon
1984
Karunakaran Muthalali
1970
Herodias Anthippas
1963
Muthalali
1971
Venu
1952
Gopi
1950
1974
Kunjikannan's grandfather
1980
1976
Harishchandra
1955
King Herod
1973
Sarvari
1962
King Rajasekhara
1961
Alikoya Haji
1961
Shankaracharu
1957
1970
Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)
1967
K. B. Menon
1972
1971
1966
Ragavan Pilla (Gopi's Father)
1978
1988
Soman
1951
1972
1957
1976
1976
1974
1964
1986
1981
Krishna Menon
1965
Gokulam Govinda Kurup
1970
Thampi
1976
1975
Rajan
1950
Vikraman
1953
1974
1951
Maariyaveedan
1968
1958
Rajasahib
1968
1961