Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Acting
🎂 1916-10-16
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.
Cast credits(128)
Kunjurama Kurup
1994
Radhakrishnan
1995
Thampi
1985
1990
1978
Ramankutty's Uncle
1982
Old Farmer
1988
Kunjiraman
1986
1967
Muthachan
1991
Pappan's Grandfather
1990
1986
Karunakaran Muthalali
1970
Daivam Mathai
1975
Adv. Balachandra Menon
1984
Menon
1987
Alikoya Haji
1961
1988
Shankaracharu
1957
1997
1990
Shehansha (Malayalam)
1979
1974
1996
Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
1990
Sundareshan Nair
1981
1988
Govinda Pillai
1989
Shop-owner
1989
1971
Parameswaran Nampoothiri
1991
1974
1979
1991
1976
Perumal
1974
Kurup Master
1993
1984
Maharaja
1997
Doctor
1973
Ashwathi's Grand Father
1990
Chandrashekharan Nair
1988
Menon
1988
Sankarappillai
1972
1981
Principal
1972
Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
1992
Kunjikannan's grandfather
1980
Muthassan
1991
Tea vendor Ambotty
1991
Revathy's father
1988
Ragavan Pilla (Gopi's Father)
1978
1968
1977
'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
1989
Krishnan Thambi
1970
1975
1964
1978
Namboothiri Thampuran
1988
1973
1976
Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)
1967
Menon
1968
Kamsan
1961
1976
Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
1978
1986
1976
Maariyaveedan
1968
1958
Himavan
1969
Kolathiri Rajavu
1982
1967
King Herod
1973
Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
1972
Krishna Pillai
1990
1972
1972
Kovalan's Father
1968
King Rajasekhara
1961
Vikraman
1953
1966
Gopi
1950
Raman Nair
1965
Jaya Singhan
1966
Padmanabhan
1970
1976
Guru
1975
1982
Muthalali
1971
Abobacker Haji
1960
K. B. Menon
1972
Father
1952
Harishchandra
1955
Panikkar sir
1990
Muthachan
1990
Soman
1951
Kunchu Kurup
1991
1966
Jayanthan Namboodiri
1962
1974
Rajasahib
1968
Kannappa Chekavar
1961
1976
1977
Sankara Menon
1971
1977
Tea shop owner
1965
Principal
1972
Keshavan Kutty
1970
Sarvari
1962
Herodias Anthippas
1963
Gokulam Govinda Kurup
1970
1973
Thampi
1976
1970
Venu
1952
1978
Janardhanan Pilla
1967
1957
Rajan
1950
Krishna Menon
1965
1964
1951
1974
1961
1972