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