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
- Kilukkam as Tea vendor Ambotty
- Bharatham as Muthassan
- Adwaytham as Parameswaran Nampoothiri
- Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
- Kalari as Kunchu Kurup
- Pookkalam Varavayi as Muthachan
1990
- Arhatha as Ashwathi's Grand Father
- Purappadu
- His Highness Abdullah as Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
- Dr. Pasupathy as Pappan's Grandfather
- Midhya as Muthachan
- Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Panikkar sir
- Aye Auto as Krishna Pillai
- Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
- Lal Salam
1989
- Varavelpu as 'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
- Kireedam as Shop-owner
- Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam as Govinda Pillai
1988
- Oru Muthassi Katha
- Aryan as Namboothiri Thampuran
- Vellanakalude Naadu as Chandrashekharan Nair
- Witness as Old Farmer
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Menon
- Chithram as Revathy's father
- Padamudra
1987
- Nalkkavala as Menon
1986
- Sukhamo Devi
- Manasilloru Manimuthu
- Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu as Kunjiraman
1985
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Thampi
1984
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Adv. Balachandra Menon
- Odaruthammava Aalariyam
- Oru Nimisham Tharu
1982
- Padayottam as Kolathiri Rajavu
- Ithu Njangalude Katha as Ramankutty's Uncle
- Balloon
1981
- Sanchari as Sundareshan Nair
- Valarthumrugangal
1980
- Paalattu Kunjikannan as Kunjikannan's grandfather
1979
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Shehansha (Malayalam)
- Hridhayathinte Nirangal
- Sayoojyam
1978
- Madanolsavam as Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
- Madalasa
- Randu Janmam
- Kodiyettam
- Ee Ganam Marakkumo as Ragavan Pilla
1976
- Agni Pushpam
- Mallanum Mathevanum
- Kayamkulam Kochunniyude Maghan
- Chennaaya Valarthiya Kutty as Parameswaran Nair
- Swimming Pool
- Yaksha Gaanam
- Appooppan
- Amrithavaahini as Thampi
1975
- Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre
- Chattambi Kalyani as Daivam Mathai
- Cheenavala as Richman Rana
- Swami Ayyappan as Guru
1974
- Angathattu
- Vishnu Vijayam
- Nellu as Perumal
- Thumbolarcha as Kannappa Chekavar
- Devi Kanyakumari
1973
- Urvashi Bharathi
- Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu as Doctor
- Ponnapuram Kotta
- Padmavyooham
- Jesus as King Herod
1972
- Maaya as Sankarappillai
- Swayamvaram as Principal
- Maravil Thirivu Sookshikkuka as K. B. Menon
- Aromalunni as Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
- Sakthi
- Professor as Principal
- Thavaputhalvan
- Sree Guruvayoorappan
1971
- Karakanakadal as Muthalali
- Neethi
- Aabhijathyam as Sankara Menon
1970
- Ezhuthatha Katha as Parameswaran/Kattazham Karthavu
- Thriveni as Padmanabhan
- Thara as Keshavan Kutty
- Cross Belt as Krishnan Thambi
- Saraswathi as Gokulam Govinda Kurup
- Nizhalattam as Karunakaran Muthalali
- Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha
1969
- Kumara Sambhavam as Himavan
1968
- Punnapra Vayalar as Maariyaveedan
- Thulabharam
- Hotel High Range as Rajasahib
- Kodungallooramma as Kovalan's Father
- Viruthan Shanku as Menon
1967
- Iruttinte Athmavu as Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)
- Chithramela
- Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
- Pareeksha as Janardhanan Pilla
1966
- Anarkali as Jaya Singhan
- Mayor Nair
- Kayamkulam Kochunni
1965
- Mayavi as Krishna Menon
- Odayil Ninnu as Tea shop owner
- Shakunthala
- 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
- Bhakta Kuchela as Kamsan
- Unniyarcha as Kannappa Chekavar
- Gnana Sundari
1960
- Umma as Abobacker Haji
1958
1957
- Achanum Makanum as Shankaracharu
- Thaskaraveeran
1955
- Harishchandra as Harishchandra
1953
- Ponkathir as Vikraman
1952
- Achan as Father
- Visappinte Vili as Venu
1951
- Navalokam
- Jeevitha Nouka as Soman