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