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