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