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