Thilakan
Born: 1935-07-15 in Ayroor, Kerala, India
Died: 2012-09-24
Known For: Acting
Biography
Surendranatha Thilakan known mononymously as Thilakan, was an Indian film and stage actor who had starred in over 200 Malayalam films in a career spanning over four decades (1972-2012). Thilakan is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, and popularly mentioned as the Perumthachan (master craftsman) of Malayalam Cinema. He is known for his excellence in character, antagonist, and protagonist roles. He has won 3 National Film Awards and 9 Kerala State Film Awards. The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in 2009 for his contributions towards the arts.
Filmography
2013
- God For Sale as Varghese
- August Club as KPT Menon
- Dracula 2012
- Breaking News Live
2012
- Mullamottum Munthiricharum as Vazhakkula Achan
- Ustad Hotel as Kareem
- Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu as Vishwan
- Spirit as Aashan
- Simhasanam as Bishop
- No. 66 Madhura Bus as Vettaikaran Varkey
- Ardhanaari as Nayak
2011
- Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya as Kuttappan Bhagavathar
- Indian Rupee as Achutha Menon
- Black Truth
2010
- Yakshiyum Njanum as Narayanji
- Drona 2010 as Gupthan Namboothiri
- Nayakan as Vincent Karanavar/ Vincent Vadakkan
2009
- Orkkuka Vallappozhum as Sethumadhavan
- Hailesa as Shalini's foster father
- Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchacko as Psychiatrist
- Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja as Kurumbranaadu Raja Veera Varma
- Kerala Cafe as Thirumeni
- Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Senior Mantharavaadi
- Makante Achan as KC Francis
- Ividam Swargamanu as Jeremias
- Red Chillies as Sakhavu Mani Varghese
- Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe
- Kappalu Muthalali as Lord Yama
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Krishnan
- Bharya Swantham Suhruthu
- Vairam as Thalikkulam Avarachan
2008
- Alibhabha as Police Commissioner's father-in-law
- Aayudham as Madhavan
- Manjadikuru as Appukuttan Nair
- One Way Ticket as Karunakaran Ezhuthachan
- Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...
2007
- Nagaram
- Before the Rains as T.K.'s father
- Athisayan as Fr. Chanthakkadan
- Pranayakalam
- Ekantham
2006
- Pakal as Kunjappan
- Kalabham as Sivarama Bhagavathar
- Chinthamani Kolacase as Veeramani Warrier
- Suyetchai MLA
- Prajapathi as Vellodi
- Rashtram as Saghav Gopalan
- Yes Your Honour as Sessions Judge Mukundan
- Kisan as Grand Father
- Nee Venunda Chellam as Viswanathan
2005
- Nerariyan CBI as Kapra
- Mayookham
2004
- Vellinakshatram as Valliyankattu Thirumeni
- Sathyam as Sathyavan Ayyappan Nair
- Quotation
2003
- Kilichundan Mampazham as Chekutty Muthalali
- Malsaram
2002
- Kalyanaraman as Meppattu Thirumeni
- Bala as Paranthaman
- Valkannadi as Raghavan
2001
- Randam Bhavam as Govindji
2000
- Ingane Oru Nilapakshi
- Narasimham as Maranchery Karunakara Menon
- Priyam as Church Priest
- Ee Mazha Then Mazha
- Mazha as Dr.
1999
- Saaphalyam
- English Medium as AEO
- Prem Poojari
- Pallavur Devanarayanan as Pallavur Sreekanta Pothuval
- Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu as Ettuveettil Natesan Muthalali
- Samarasimha Reddy as Narasimha Reddy
- Kallazhagar as Kamaluddin Father
- Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal as Kochuthomman
- Thachiledathu Chundan as Vikraman Nair
1998
- British Market as Father Kochuthazham
- Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala as Karunan
- Nakshatratharattu
- Sidhartha as Raghavan
- Mayilpeelikkavu as Vallyathan
- The Truth as Shivapuram Patteri
- Punjabi House as Kaimal
- Meenathil Thalikettu as Govindan Nambeesan
- Elavamkodu Desam as Mooss
1997
- Gangothri as Adv.Ramaiyyer
- Ishtadanam
- Ullasappoonkattu as John Fernandez
- Oru Yaatra Mozhi as Adhruman
- Boopathi as Bava / Chindan (Aged)
- Aniyathipraavu as Raghupal
- Aravindhan as Gopalakrishnan Naidu
- Poonilamazha as Prathapa Varma
- Rishyasringan
- Oral Mathram as Shekhara Menon
- Mangamma as Karuppan Mooppar
- Kulam as Kudaman Pillai
- Nagarapuranam
- Five Star Hospital
- Nee Varuvolam as Madhavan Nair
- Vaachalam
- Itha Oru Snehagatha
1996
- Rajaputhran as Balaraman
- Kaathil Oru Kinnaram as Dr. Unnithan
- Metukudi
- Naalamkettile Nalla Thambimar as Rasheed Khan
1995
- Spadikam as Chacko Master
- Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Avarachan
- Achan Kombath Amma Varambath as Mahendran Thampi
- No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North as Vijayabhaskars's father
- Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum
- Peter Scott as John Dominic/ Iqbal Quraishi
- Ayudha Poojai as Samiyappan
- Minnaminuginum Minnukettu as Menon
- Karma
- Chantha as Minister Kesavan Nair
1994
- Pakshe as Vikraman Contractor
- Sagaram Sakshi
- Chukkan
- Kudumba Visesham as Madhavan Nair
- Pingami as Illipanath Narayanan Kumaran (Kumarettan)
- Minnaram as Mathews
- Parinayam
- Pavithram as Easwara Pillai
- Kinnaripuzhayoram as Thirusherry Madhavan Vaidyar
- Santhanagopalam as Krishna Kurup
- Ilayum Mullum
- Vendor Daniel State Licency as Vendor Daniel
- Gamanam
- Varaphalam as Achan
1993
- Bandhukkal Sathrukkal as Damodaran
- Ghazal
- Sopanam
- Kalippattam as Menon
- Manichitrathazhu as Brahmadattan Nampoothirippaadu
- Samagamam as Pallivathukkal Kariyachan
- Sarovaram
- Aagneyam
- Ghoshayaathra as Moideen Koya Haaji
- Udan Pirappu as Marthandan
- Chenkol as Achuthan Nair
- O' Faby as Commissioner Nair
- Ammayane Sathyam as R. Varghese Mathew
- Maya Mayooram as Thanoor Shankunni Menon
- Varam
- Ente Sreekuttikku as Balakrishnan Nair
1992
- Mahanagaram as Kelu Writer
- Daivathinte Vikrithikal as Kumaran Vaidyar
- Ezhara Ponnana as Madhava Menon
- My Dear Muthachan as Parameswaran
- Sadayam as Dr. K. V. G Nambiar
- Mukhamudra as Achuthan Pilla / Ananthan Pilla
- Ayalathe Adheham as Sivan Pillai
- Kauravar as Aliyar (Baba)
- Chevalier Michael
- Grihaprevesam
- Sargam as Thekkemadom Nampoothiri
1991
- Godfather as Balaraman
- Sandhesam as Raghavan Nair
- Venal Kinavukal as Gopalakrishnan Nair
- Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty as Itichen
- Kilukkam as Justice Pillai
- Perumthachan as Raman / Perumthachan
- Dhanam as Thankams father
- Mookkilla Rajyathu as Keshavan
- Moondreluthil En Moochirukkum
- Kadavu
1990
- Chatriyan as 'Annachi' Arumai Nayagam
- Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum as Karunan
- Kattukuthira as Kochuvava
- Oliyambukal as John Mathew
- Malayogam as Varkey
- Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as M. R. C.
- Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan
- Kuttettan as Chaco
- Mathilukal as Jail warder
- Rajavazhcha as Madhava Panikkar
- Raadha Madhavam as N S Anandapadmanabhan
- Ee Kanni Koodi as Simon
- Champion Thomas as PC Nair
1989
- Chanakyan as Madhava Menon
- Naaduvazhikal as Shankaran
- Chakkikotha Chankaran as Raghavan Thampi
- Pooram
- Ammavanu Pattiya Amali
- New Year as Adv Mathew Philip
- Varnam as Major M. K. Nair
- Kireedam as Achuthan Nair
- Mrigaya as Reverend Father Panangodan
- Season
- Jaathakam as Appukuttan Nair
- Vachanam as Police Officer
- Njangalude Kochu Doctor as Devan's father
- Ashokante Aswathikuttikku 1989
- Adharvam as Mekkadan
1988
- Sangham as Rappayi
- Oozham
- Mukthi as Kunjunni Nair
- Kudumbapuranam as Sankaran Nair
- Orkkapurathu as J J
- Witness as Vikraman Nair
- Dhwani as Vettukuzhy
- Pattanapravesham as Ananthan Nambiar
- Moonnam Pakkam as Thampi
- Kandathum Kettathum
1987
- Adimakal Udamakal as Gopalan
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Priest
- Kalam Mari Katha Mari
- Chilambu
- Nadodikkattu as Ananthan Nambiar
- Kathakku Pinnil
- Vrutham
- Thaniyavarthanam
- Rithubhedam
- Amrutham Gamaya as Kurup
- Ponnu
- Achuvettante Veedu as Damodaran Nair
- Idanazhiyil Oru Kaloocha
- Jaithra Yaathra
- And There Was a Village... as Raman (Manager)
- Manja Mantharangal as Mathew Paul
1986
- Panchagni as Raman
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan as Yamarajan
- Adiverukal
- Kunjattakilikal as Ayyappan Nair
- Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Chandrasekhara Menon/Neetha's father and Benny's grandfather
- Aalorungi Arangorungi as Prabhakara Menon
- Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu
- Rareeram as Dr. Tharakan
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Damodaran
- Ithile Iniyum Varu as Kaimal
- Ice Cream as Omanakuttan
- Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil as Vishwambaran
- Mizhineerppoovukal as Kumara Varma
- Abhayam Thedi as Appooppan
- Ee Kaikalil as Ummachan
- Geetham as Kesava Kurup
- Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal as Paul Pailokkaaran
- Ennennum Kannettante as Parameswara Kuruppu
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Sridharan Menon
- Nakhakshathangal as Uncle
- Ennu Nathante Nimmi as Chidambaram
1985
- Katha Ithuvare
- Koodum Thedi as Priest
- Ente Kanakkuyil as Kuttan Nair
- Eeran Sandhya
- Akalathe Ambili
- Vasantha Sena as Unnithan
- Anubandham as Menon
- Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
- Kanathaya Penkutty as Matthai
- Upaharam as Divakaran
- Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar as Krishna Pillai
- Onningu Vannengil as Pankajakshan Menon
- Thammil Thammil as Menon
- Oduvil Kittiya Vartha
- Akkacheyude Kunjuvava
- Iniyum Kadha Thudarum as Alexander
- Irakal as Mathews
- Oru Kudakeezhil
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram as M.N.Nambiar
- Puli Varunne Puli as 'Kuttithanam' Kurup
- Ayanam as Priest
- Yathra as Jailor
- Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
1984
- Koottinilamkili as Devasya
- Onnanu Nammal as Sethu's father
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Alexander
- Uyarangalil as Kurup
- Aduthaduthu as Thankappan Pillai
- Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha as Mammukka
- Thirakil Alppam Samayam as Sankaran Nair
- Enganeyundashaane as Viswanathan Nair
- Adaminte Vaariyellu as Purushothaman Nair
- Panchavadi Palam as Ishak Tharakan
- Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol
- Mangalam Nerunnu
1983
- Bones as Worker
- Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Home Minister
- Sesham Kazhchayil as Lathika's Father
- Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback as V S Korattoor
- Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku as Fr. Joseph Sebastian
- Prasnam Gurutharam
- Oru Swakaryam
1982
- Yavanika as Vakkachan
1981
- Kolangal as Varkey
1979
- Ulkadal as Rahulan's Father
1972
- Gandharavakshetram as Guest at Satheeshan's house