Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Biography

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.

Known For

Madalasa
Madalasa
Thriveni
Thriveni
Thara
Thara
Kumara Sambhavam
Kumara Sambhavam
Gnana Sundari
Gnana Sundari
Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha
Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha

Filmography

1997 Janathipathyam
as Maharaja
1997 Kilukil Pambaram
as
1996 Mayoora Nritham
as
1995 The King
as Radhakrishnan
1994 Commissioner
as Kunjurama Kurup
1993 Midhunam
as Kurup Master
1992 Kamaladalam
as Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
1991 Adwaytham
as Parameswaran Nampoothiri
1991 Kilukkam
as Tea vendor Ambotty
1991 Kalari
as Kunchu Kurup
1991 Pookkalam Varavayi
as Muthachan
1991 Bharatham
as Muthassan
1991 Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
as
1990 Lal Salam
as
1990 Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom
as Panikkar sir
1990 Aye Auto
as Krishna Pillai
1990 Arhatha
as Ashwathi's Grand Father
1990 Midhya
as Muthachan
1990 His Highness Abdullah
as Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
1990 Purappadu
as