Innocent
Born: 1948-02-28 in Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India
Died: 2023-03-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala popularly known as Innocent, is an Indian film actor and politician. He was born in Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district of the state of Kerala. He is one of the most successful and leading comedy actors of Malayalam cinema. He is noted for his witty mannerisms and dialogue delivery in the typical Thrissur accent.In 2013, Innocent was diagnosed with throat cancer (lymphoma) and was hospitalised. But sources close to him stated the cancer was in its early stages for which he duly took treatment. Innocent is currently a sitting member of parliament representing the Chalakudy constituency in the Lok Sabha.
Filmography
2023
- Pachuvum Athbhuthavilakkum as Vaasumaman
- Philip's as Mani
2021
- Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea as Namath Kurup
- Tsunami as Eappachan
- Sunny as Dr. Eerali
2020
- Dhamaka as Pauly's Father
2019
- Jack & Daniel as Koyapparamban
- Driving Licence as Himself (Cameo - Voice only)
- Ganagandharvan as Appukutta Panicker
- Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu
- An International Local Story as Parameshwaran Panikkar
- The Gambler
- Munthiri Monchan as Menon
2018
- Odiyan as Gopi Mash
- Njan Marykutty as Priest
- Kuttanadan Marpappa as Ummachan
- Suvarna Purushan
2017
- Georgettan's Pooram as Narrator
- Jomonte Suvisheshangal as Palodan
- Aana Alaralodalaral as Pathrose
- Pullikaran Stara as Omanakshan Pillai
- Chippy
- 8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George as Self
- Gandhinagaril Unniyarcha
2016
- Oppam as Jayaraman's father
- Swarna Kaduva as Lolappan
2015
- Ennum Eppozhum as Kariachan
- Chirakodinja Kinavukal as Mapranam Karayogam President T. P. V. Kurup
- Urumbukal Urangarilla as Madhavettan
- Kanal as Natesan
2014
- Aamayum Muyalum as Nallavan
- Polytechnic as Minister
- Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 as Mannar Mathai
- Nagaravaridhi Naduvil Njan as Davis
- Thomson Villa
- Bhaiyya Bhaiyya as Kochuveettil Chacko
- Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal as Manoj's father
2013
- Geethanjali as Thankappan
- Philips and the Monkey Pen as God
- Oru Indian Pranayakadha as Uthup Vallikkadan
- Punyalan Agarbattis as John Thakkolkkaran
2012
- Doctor Innocentanu as Dr. Bhargavan Pillai
- Shikari
- Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.
- Puthiya Theerangal as Father Michael
- Arike as Kalpana's father
- Husbands in Goa as Narayana Nadar
- Naughty Professor as Mulavarikkal Francis
- Chattakaari as Morris
- Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam as Police Officer
- Kaashh
2011
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as Mathayi
- Pachuvum Kovalanum as Bhadranpillai
- Snehaveedu as Mathai
- Swapna Sanchari as Achuthan Nair
- Living Together as Krishnaprasad Kartha
- Doctor Love as Sathyasheelan
2010
- Pranchiyettan & The Saint as Vasu Menon
- Aagathan as Lawrence
- Cocktail as Kalyan Krishnan
- Kadha Thudarunnu... as Lasar
- Oridathoru Postman as Gangadharan
- Paappi Appachaa as Nirappel Mathai
- Again Kasarkode Khaderbai as Fr. Francis Tharakkandam
- Marykkundoru Kunjaadu as Ittichan Muthalaly
- Kanyakumari Express
2009
- Swa Le as Kaimal
- Ividam Swargamanu as Kaimal
- Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Krishnan
- Duplicate as P. Suresh
- My Big Father as Thomaskutty
- Colors as Pushkaran Pillai
- Bhagyadevatha as Mathew Palakkal
- Samastha Keralam PO
- Kancheepurathe Kalyanam as Balakrishnan Nair
- Patham Nilayile Theevandi as Sankara Narayanan
2008
- Twenty 20 as Kuttikrishnan
- Innathe Chintha Vishayam as Immanuel
- Bullet
- Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam
- Veruthe Oru Bharya as Rajasekharan
- Apoorva – The Rare School Days
- Calcutta News as Samajam President
- Madambi as Karayogam President Divakaran
2007
- Big B as Tomy Parekkaadan
- July 4 as Narayanan Potty
- Vinodayathra as Thankachan
- Alibhai as Ahmad Sahib
- Nasrani as Fr. Pulikottil
- Mission 90 Days
- Katha Parayumbol as Eappachan Muthalali
- Inspector Garud as Raghavan
- Bharathan Effect as Thankachan's father
2006
- Lion as Thomman Chacko
- Thuruppugulan as Kochuthoma
- Rasathanthram as Manikandan Aashari
- Baba Kalyani as Parandan Alex
- Malamaal Weekly
- Mahasamudram as Velankanni
- Yes Your Honour as Adv. Venugopal
- Aanachandam as Kochuraman
- Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as Kittunni
2005
- Ben Johnson
- Naran as Kelappan
- Achuvinte Amma as Paulose
- Bus Conductor as Majeed
- Thaskara Veeran as Malayil Eapen
- Thanmathra as Sukumaran Nair
- Made in USA as Prof. Ponnachan PhD
- Udayon as Rarichan
2004
- Vettam as K. T. Mathew
- Wanted as Unni's Uncle
- Vesham as Pappan
- Thalamelam as Kunjukuttan Thampuran
- Vamanapuram Bus Route as Chandran Pillai
- Mampazhakkalam as Chandran's Uncle
- Nothing but Life as Prof. Ponnachan PhD
- Greetings as Aravindakshan Nair
- Kaazhcha as Father Kuriakose
- Parayam
2003
- Lesa Lesa
- Balettan as Achumama
- Ammakilikkoodu as Eradi
- Chronic Bachelor as Kuruvila
- Manassinakkare as Chacko Mappila
- Vellithira as Ittiyavira
- Pattalam as Sivasankaran Nair
2002
- Snehithan as Devassya / Devarunyam Devanamboodiripad
- Nandanam as Kesavan Nair
- Nammal as Shanmughan
- Jagathi Jagadeesh in Town as SP Neelakandan
- Kalyanaraman as Ponjikkara Kesavan
- Yathrakarude Sradhakku as Paul
- Phantom as Father Pothachan Kodalickal
- Savithriyude Aranjanam as Ravunni
- www.anukudumbam.com
2001
- Ravanaprabhu as Warrier
- Uthaman as A.S.I Cheriyan
- Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka as Johnny Vellikkala
- Ishtam as Narayanan
- Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu as Govinda Kamath
- Kakkakuyil as Pothuval
2000
- Snehapoorvam Anna as Anna's Father
- Swayamvarapanthal as Shankarbhanu
- Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal as Jose
- Valliettan as Ramankutty Kaimal
- Life Is Beautiful as Nambyar
- Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam as Janardhanan Julius Caesar
- Mister Butler as Captain K. G. Nair
1999
- Independence as Mythreyan
- Aakasha Ganga as Raman Verma Thampuran
- Udayapuram Sulthan as Govindan Nair
- Ustaad as Kunji Palu
- Chandranudikkunna Dikhil as Anthony
- Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu as Kaimal
1998
- Kusruthi Kuruppu as Velu Kurup
- Doli Saja Ke Rakhna as Colonel Vincent
- Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu as 'Manchadi' Mammachan
- Amma Ammayiamma as Bhargavan
- Sreekrishnapurathu Nakshathrathilakkam as Nandakumar
- Harikrishnans as Adv. Sundaresan
- Sooryaputhran as Paulose
- Meenakshi Kalyanam
- Vismayam as Narayanan
- Ayushman Bhava
- Kudumba Vaarthakal as Ambu Nair
- Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala as Achuthan Nair
- Manthrikumaran as Adv Bahuleyan
1997
- Aaram Thamburan as S.I. Bharathan
- Chandralekha as Iravi Kutty Pillai
- Aniyathipraavu as Chellappan
- Kalyana Unnikal
- Superman as Kochunni
- Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan as Gajendra Mannadiyar
- Ishtadanam as Dharmapalan
- Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum as Arjunan Pillai
- Rajathanthram as Madhavan Nair
1996
- Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar as Without Bharathan
- Excuse Me Ethu Collegila? as CK
- Kudumbakodathi as NTR
- Thooval Kottaram as Radhakrishnan
- Hitler as Pillai
- Kinnam Katta Kallan
- King Solomon as Mahadevan Thambi
- Nandagopaalante Kusruthikal
- Azhakiya Ravanan as Karayogam President TPV Kuruppu
- Kaliveedu as Chittedathu Madhavan Nair
- Lalanam as Dr. Sreekumaran Unnithan
1995
- Pai Brothers as Ganapathi Pai
- Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta as Narayanankutty
- Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan as Pillai
- Mannar Mathai Speaking as Mannar Mathai
- Sakshyam as Chittappan
- No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North as Kuriakkos
- Kusruthikaatu as Indira's Father
1994
- Pavithram as Erussery
- Pingami as Adv. Iyengar
- Sukham Sukhakaram
- Njan Kodiswaran as Appunni
- Pakshe as Eenashu
- Santhanagopalam as Adiyodi
- Rajadhani as SI Damodaran K. D
- Pavam I. A. Ivachan as Ivachan
1993
- Manichitrathazhu as Unnithan
- Midhunam as Kurup
- Devasuram as Warrier
- Kabuliwala as Kannasu
- Aalavattam
- Oru Kadankatha Pole
- Aagneyam
- Injakkadan Mathai & Sons as Inchakkadan Mathai
- Venkalam as Kandappan
- Bandhukkal Sathrukkal as Ananda Kuruppu
- Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni as Chathunni
- Addeham Enna Iddeham
1992
- Mr & Mrs
- Aayushkalam as Gopala Menon
- Vietnam Colony as K K Joseph
- Kallanum Polisum
- My Dear Muthachan as K. P. Adiyodi
- Kizhakkan Pathrose
- Makkal Mahathmyam as Kuruppu Maash
- Kallan Kappalil Thanne
- Kasarkode Khaderbhai as Fr. Tharakkandam
- Kaazhchakkappuram as K. Sreedharan Nair
- Utsavamelam as Kamalasananan
- Ponnurukkum Pakshi as Bhaskaran
- Snehasagaram
- Ottayal Pattalam as DIG Chandrashekara Menon
- Nakshthrakoodaram as Fr. Bhavanious
- Malootty as Sankaran
- Ennodishtam Koodamo as Family Doctor
1991
- Adwaytham as Seshadri Iyer
- Kilukkam as Kittunni
- Adayalam as Police Officer
- Sandhesam as Yashwant Sahai
- Godfather as Swaminathan
- Bhoomika as Sivan Pillai
- Kilukkampetti as Scariah
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
- Ennum Nanmakal as Vishwanathan
- Anaswaram as Immanuel Joseph
- Kalari as Koshi
- Pookkalam Varavayi as Pothuval
- Keli as Lazer
- May Dhinam
- Aakasha Kottayile Sultan as Dr. Chenthrappinni
- Kadinjool Kalyanam as Panikkar
- Ganamela as Sreedhara Panikkar
- Amina Tailors
- Nagarathil Samsara Vishayam as 'Gap' Swamy
- Mimics Parade as Fr. Tharakkandam
- Sundarikkakka
- Irrikku M.D. Akathudu
- Kanalkkattu
- Ezhunnallathu
- Ulladakkam as Kunjachan
- Apoorvam Chilar as Pathros
- Agni Nilavu as Sakuni
1990
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Nadar
- Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Ananthan
- Dr. Pasupathy as Dr. Pasupathi / Bhairavan
- Rajavazhcha
- Shubhayathra as Ramettan
- Kalikkalam as Velayil Chandy
- Thoovalsparsham as Kingini's babysitter.
- Malayogam as Rama Kurup
- Purappadu
- Gajakesariyogam as Ayyappan Nair
- Kattukuthira as Balakrishna Menon
- Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum as Rokki
- Sasneham as Eenashu
- Thalayana Manthram as T.G. Daniel
- Pavakkoothu as Chacko
- Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran as Freedom Fighter
- Raadha Madhavam as E Chandu Nair
- Kottayam Kunjachan as Mikhael
- Kouthuka Varthakal as Kamalu's Husband
- Superstar as Daivam Devasyya
- Mukham as Anthony
- Champion Thomas as Dr. Unnithan
- Saandhram as Paulo
1989
- Varavelpu as Chathukutty
- Ramji Rao Speaking as Mannar Mathai
- Innale
- Swagatham as Chef Felix Stanislavose Labrador
- New Year as Pappan
- Mazhavilkavadi as Shankarankutty Menon
- Vadakkunokkiyantram as Thalakulam Sir
- Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal as Adiyodi
- News
- Chakkikotha Chankaran as Bhagavathar
- Utharam as Nanu
- Ammavanu Pattiya Amali
- Pradeshika Vaarthakal as Rtd.Const.Kunjammbu Nair
- Pooram as Shankaran
- Miss Pamela
- Aattinakkare
- Ashokante Aswathikuttikku 1989
- Varnam as Varadan Pillai
- Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu
- Rugmini
- Jaathakam
1988
- Aryan as Govindan Nair
- Moonnam Mura as Kisan Jacob
- Aparan as Bhaskaran
- Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi as Vaniyambadi Chandran
- Pattanapravesham as Balagopalan
- Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas
- Orkkapurathu as Avaran
- August 1 as Thief
- Dhwani as Rappayi
- Charavalayam as Kumaran
- Sangham
- Oru Muthassi Katha
- Ayitham
- Puravrutham as Kelu Nair
- Chithram as Money Lender (Cameo)
- Vellanakalude Naadu
- Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu as P.V. Panicker
- Witness as Sankunni Nair
- Sanghunadam
- Padamudra as Pastor
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Ramankutty Nair
1987
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Ouseppachan
- Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Sadasivan
- Nadodikkattu as Balagopalan
- Sarvakalasala as Innachan
- Chilambu
- Thaniyavarthanam
- Swathi Thirunal
- Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam as Parameswaran Nair
- Jaalakam
- Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham as Kariachan
- And There Was a Village... as Dr. Rajasekharan
- Kottum Kuravayum
- Neela Kurinji Poothappol.... as Kuttan Nair
- Aankiliyude Tharattu as 'Thavala' Mathai
- Veendum Lisa as Kalyan's father
1986
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Police Constable
- Love Story as Durgadas
- Aavanazhi as Vishnu
- Ee Kaikalil as Ittoopp
- Yuvajanotsavam as Kunjunni Nair
- Prathyekam Sradhikkuka as Pothachan
- Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam as MLA
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Kunji Kannan Nair
- Rareeram as Lonappan
- Geetham
- Ente Entethu Mathram as Vakkachan
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan as Constable Kuttan
- Meenamasathile Suryan as Adikari
- Ice Cream as SI Rafael Kutty
- Revathikkoru Pavakkutty as Bhasi Pillai
- Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu as Chandu Panikker
- Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu
- Oru Kadha Oru Nunakadha
- Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi as Kuttan Pillai
- Nyayavidhi as Channar
1985
- Oru Nokku Kanan as Innochen
- Kandu Kandarinju as Thomas
- Kathodu Kathoram as Rappayi
- Iniyum Kadha Thudarum
- Punnaram Cholli Cholli as Peethambaran
- Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
- Vasantha Sena as Thirumeni
- Ee Lokam Ivide Kure Manushyar as Ousepp
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Lonappan
- Katha Ithuvare
- Akkare Ninnoru Maran as Sankaran
- Chidambaram as Himself
- Irakal as Aniyan Pillai
- Ayanam as Chakkunni
- Puli Varunne Puli as Tea Shop Owner
1984
- Panchavadi Palam as Barabas
- Koottinilamkili as Office Staff
- Paavam Poornima
1983
- Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback as Swami
- Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Film Producer
1982
- Idavela as Madhavettan
- Ormakkayi as Rappayi
- Ilakkangal as Devassikutty
1981
- Vida Parayum Munpe as Varghese
1980
- Kochu Kochu Thettukal as Vareeth Thekkethala
1978
- Randu Penkuttikal as Innocent Vareed Thekkethala