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