Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Born: 1916-10-16 in Thikkurissy, Travancore
Died: 1997-03-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1997
- Janathipathyam as Maharaja
- Kilukil Pambaram
1996
1995
- The King as Radhakrishnan
1994
- Commissioner as Kunjurama Kurup
1993
- Midhunam as Kurup Master
1992
- Kamaladalam as Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
1991
- Bharatham as Muthassan
- Adwaytham as Parameswaran Nampoothiri
- Kilukkam as Tea vendor Ambotty
- Pookkalam Varavayi as Muthachan
- Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
- Kalari as Kunchu Kurup
1990
- His Highness Abdullah as Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
- Purappadu
- Dr. Pasupathy as Pappan's Grandfather
- Aye Auto as Krishna Pillai
- Arhatha as Ashwathi's Grand Father
- Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
- Midhya as Muthachan
- Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Panikkar sir
- Lal Salam
1989
- Kireedam as Shop-owner
- Varavelpu as 'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
- Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam as Govinda Pillai
1988
- Vellanakalude Naadu as Chandrashekharan Nair
- Chithram as Revathy's father
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Menon
- Witness as Old Farmer
- Aryan as Namboothiri Thampuran
- Oru Muthassi Katha
- Padamudra
1987
- Nalkkavala as Menon
1986
- Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu as Kunjiraman
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Sukhamo Devi
1985
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Thampi
1984
- Odaruthammava Aalariyam
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Adv. Balachandra Menon
- Oru Nimisham Tharu
1982
- Padayottam as Kolathiri Rajavu
- Ithu Njangalude Katha as Ramankutty's Uncle
- Balloon
1981
- Sanchari as Sundareshan Nair
- Valarthumrugangal
1980
- Ambalavilakku as Dr. Rama Varma
- Paalattu Kunjikannan as Kunjikannan's grandfather
1979
- Puthiya Velicham as Lohithakshan Bagavathar
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Shehansha (Malayalam)
- Hridhayathinte Nirangal
- Sayoojyam
1978
- Madanolsavam as Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
- Ee Ganam Marakkumo as Ragavan Pilla
- Madalasa
- Randu Janmam
- Kodiyettam
1977
- Sree Murugan as Padmanabha Pilla
- Minimol
- Satyavan Savithri
- Sreedevi
- Siva Thaandavam
- Vishukkani
1976
- Agni Pushpam
- Chennaaya Valarthiya Kutty as Parameswaran Nair
- Swimming Pool
- Mallanum Mathevanum
- Kayamkulam Kochunniyude Maghan
- Yakshagaanam
- Amrithavaahini as Thampi
- Appooppan
1975
- Cheenavala as Richman Rana
- Chattambi Kalyani as Daivam Mathai
- Swami Ayyappan as Guru
- Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre
1974
- Thumbolarcha as Kannappa Chekavar
- Nellu as Perumal
- Vishnu Vijayam
- Devi Kanyakumari
- Angathattu
1973
- Divyadharsanam
- Kaadu as Kaattumooppan
- Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu as Doctor
- Ponnapuram Kotta
- Urvashi Bharathi
- Padmavyooham
- Jesus as King Herod
1972
- Maaya as Sankarappillai
- Aromalunni as Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
- Sree Guruvayoorappan
- Maravil Thirivu Sookshikkuka as K. B. Menon
- Swayamvaram as Principal
- Thavaputhalvan
- Professor as Principal
- Sakthi
1971
- Karakanakadal as Muthalali
- Aabhijathyam as Sankara Menon
- Neethi
- Makane Ninakku Vendi as Mammachan
1970
- Ezhuthatha Katha as Parameswaran/Kattazham Karthavu
- Thriveni as Padmanabhan
- Thara as Keshavan Kutty
- Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha
- Saraswathi as Gokulam Govinda Kurup
- Nizhalattam as Karunakaran Muthalali
- Cross Belt as Krishnan Thambi
1969
- Kumara Sambhavam as Himavan
1968
- Kodungallooramma as Kovalan's Father
- Thulabharam
- Hotel High Range as Rajasahib
- Punnapra Vayalar as Maariyaveedan
- Viruthan Shanku as Menon
1967
- Iruttinte Athmavu as Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)
- Chithramela
- Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
- Pareeksha as Janardhanan Pilla
1966
- Kallipennu
- Kayamkulam Kochunni as Kunjunni Panikkar
- Mayor Nair
- Anarkali as Jaya Singhan
1965
- Inapravugal as Chandy
- Kochumon as Maalikayil Chackochan
- Odayil Ninnu as Tea shop owner
- Shakunthala
- Mayavi as Krishna Menon
- Muthalali as Raman Nair
1963
- Snapaka Yohannan as Herodias Anthippas
1962
- Veluthampi Dalawa as Jayanthan Namboodiri
- Laila Majnu as Sarvari
1961
- Kandam Becha Kottu as Alikoya Haji
- Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan as King Rajasekhara
- Gnana Sundari
- Bhakta Kuchela as Kamsan
- Unniyarcha as Kannappa Chekavar
1960
- Umma as Abobacker Haji
1958
1957
- Achanum Makanum as Shankaracharu
- Thaskaraveeran
1955
- Harishchandra as Harishchandra
1953
- Ponkathir as Vikraman
1952
- Visappinte Vili as Venu
- Achan as Father
1951
- Navalokam
- Jeevitha Nouka as Soman