Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1916-10-16

Deathday 1997-03-11 (80 years old)

Place of Birth Thikkurissy, Travancore

Also Known As Thikkurishi Sukumaran Nair, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, തിക്കുറിശ്ശി സുകുമാരൻ നായർ, Thikkurussi Sukumaran Nair, Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair

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

Actor

1997
Janathipathyam

as Maharaja

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

1990
1990
Arhatha

as Ashwathi's Grand Father

1990
Aye Auto

as Krishna Pillai

1990
Midhya

as Muthachan

1990
His Highness Abdullah

as Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran

1990
Dr. Pasupathy

as Pappan's Grandfather

1989
Kireedam

as Shop-owner

1989
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam

as Govinda Pillai

1989
Varavelpu

as 'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair

1988
Chithram

as Revathy's father

1988
Vellanakalude Naadu

as Chandrashekharan Nair

1988
Aryan

as Namboothiri Thampuran

1988
Witness

as Old Farmer

1987
Nalkkavala

as Menon

1986
1985
1984
Ivide Thudangunnu

as Adv. Balachandra Menon

1982
Padayottam

as Kolathiri Rajavu

1982
Ithu Njangalude Katha

as Ramankutty's Uncle

1981
Sanchari

as Sundareshan Nair

1980
Paalattu Kunjikannan

as Kunjikannan's grandfather

1979
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

as Shehansha (Malayalam)

1978
Ee Ganam Marakkumo

as Ragavan Pilla (Gopi's Father)

1978
Madanolsavam

as Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi

1976
Amrithavaahini

as Thampi

1975
1975
Chattambi Kalyani

as Daivam Mathai

1974
Nellu

as Perumal

1973
Jesus

as King Herod

1972
1972
One's Own Choice

as Principal

1972
1972
Aromalunni

as Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar

1972
Professor

as Principal

1972
Maaya

as Sankarappillai

1971
Karakanakadal

as Muthalali

1971
Aabhijathyam

as Sankara Menon

1971
1970
Thara

as Keshavan Kutty

1970
Thriveni

as Padmanabhan

1970
Cross Belt

as Krishnan Thambi

1970
Nizhalattam

as Karunakaran Muthalali

1970
Saraswathi

as Gokulam Govinda Kurup

1969
Kumara Sambhavam

as Himavan

1968
Punnapra Vayalar

as Maariyaveedan

1968
Hotel High Range

as Rajasahib

1968
1968
Kodungallooramma

as Kovalan's Father

1967
Pareeksha

as Janardhanan Pilla

1967
Iruttinte Athmavu

as Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)

1966
Anarkali

as Jaya Singhan

1965
Odayil Ninnu

as Tea shop owner

1965
Mayavi

as Krishna Menon

1965
Muthalali

as Raman Nair

1963
Snapaka Yohannan

as Herodias Anthippas

1962
Veluthampi Dalawa

as Jayanthan Namboodiri

1962
Laila Majnu

as Sarvari

1961
Bhakta Kuchela

as Kamsan

1961
Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan

as King Rajasekhara

1961
Kandam Becha Kottu

as Alikoya Haji

1961
Unniyarcha

as Kannappa Chekavar

1960
Umma

as Abobacker Haji

1957
Achanum Makanum

as Shankaracharu

1955
Harishchandra

as Harishchandra

1953
Ponkathir

as Vikraman

1952
Achan

as Father

1952
1951
1950
Chandrika

as Gopi

1950
Sthree

as Rajan

Writer

1982
Balloon

as Lyricist

1973
1952
Achan

as Writer

1950
Sthree

as Writer

Director

1973
Urvashi Bharathi

as Director

1970
Saraswathi

as Director