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Aliases: Thikkurishi Sukumaran Nair , Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair , തിക്കുറിശ്ശി സുകുമാരൻ നായർ , Thikkurussi Sukumaran Nair , Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Thikkurissy, Travancore

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Movie Involvements: 80

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Kireedam
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8

Kireedam

(1989) Shop-owner
Varavelpu
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7

Varavelpu

(1989) 'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
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7

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

(1979) Shehansha (Malayalam)
The King
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7

The King

(1995) Radhakrishnan
Bharatham
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7

Bharatham

(1991) Muthassan
Azhiyatha Bandhangal
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0

Azhiyatha Bandhangal

(1985) Thampi
Madanolsavam
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6

Madanolsavam

(1978) Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
Padayottam
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6

Padayottam

(1982) Kolathiri Rajavu

Acting

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

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1982 Lyricist
1973 Writer
1952 Writer
1950 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1973 Director
1970 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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