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