Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
ActingThikkurissy 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
Filmography — Acting
Kilukkam
Tea vendor Ambotty
Midhunam
Kurup Master
The King
Radhakrishnan
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
Padamudra
Lal Salam
Aryan
Namboothiri Thampuran
Professor
Principal
Kodungallooramma
Kovalan's Father
Chithram
Revathy's father
Varavelpu
'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair
Kilukil Pambaram
Padayottam
Kolathiri Rajavu
Mayoora Nritham
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
Shehansha (Malayalam)
Iruttinte Athmavu
Madhavan Nair (Karanavar)
Swayamvaram
Principal
Kireedam
Shop-owner
Oru Muthassi Katha
Commissioner
Kunjurama Kurup
Odaruthammava Aalariyam
Sukhamo Devi
Bharatham
Muthassan
Viruthan Shanku
Menon
Aye Auto
Krishna Pillai
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
Menon
Nellu
Perumal
Kamaladalam
Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram
His Highness Abdullah
Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
Thara
Keshavan Kutty
Adwaytham
Parameswaran Nampoothiri
Snapaka Yohannan
Herodias Anthippas
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
Govinda Pillai
Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom
Panikkar sir
Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
Kalari
Kunchu Kurup
Thulabharam
Dr. Pasupathy
Pappan's Grandfather
Punnapra Vayalar
Maariyaveedan
Purappadu
Sanchari
Sundareshan Nair
Kodiyettam
Pookkalam Varavayi
Muthachan
Anarkali
Jaya Singhan
Vellanakalude Naadu
Chandrashekharan Nair
Balloon
Laila Majnu
Sarvari
Saraswathi
Gokulam Govinda Kurup
Padmavyooham
Sree Guruvayoorappan
Swimming Pool
Azhiyatha Bandhangal
Thampi
Cross Belt
Krishnan Thambi
Nizhalattam
Karunakaran Muthalali
Yaksha Gaanam
Aabhijathyam
Sankara Menon
Sayoojyam
Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu
Kunjiraman
Muthalali
Raman Nair
Thriveni
Padmanabhan
Witness
Old Farmer
Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu
Doctor
Agni Pushpam
Amrithavaahini
Thampi
Midhya
Muthachan
Swami Ayyappan
Guru
Kumara Sambhavam
Himavan
Ithu Njangalude Katha
Ramankutty's Uncle
Bhakta Kuchela
Kamsan
Karutha Kai
Sreedevi
Ponnapuram Kotta
Madalasa
Arhatha
Ashwathi's Grand Father
Chithramela
Neethi
Thavaputhalvan
Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan
King Rajasekhara
Madanolsavam
Ambadi Rajasekharan Thampi
Appooppan
Karakanakadal
Muthalali
Janathipathyam
Maharaja
Aromalunni
Puthooram Veettil Kannappa Chekavar
Angathattu
Maaya
Sankarappillai
Valarthumrugangal
Vishnu Vijayam
Harishchandra
Harishchandra
Ponkathir
Vikraman
Satyavan Savithri
Ivide Thudangunnu
Adv. Balachandra Menon
Ezhuthatha Katha
Parameswaran/Kattazham Karthavu
Thumbolarcha
Kannappa Chekavar
Navalokam
Mayavi
Krishna Menon
Pareeksha
Janardhanan Pilla
Kayamkulam Kochunniyude Maghan
Unniyarcha
Kannappa Chekavar
Odayil Ninnu
Tea shop owner
Veluthampi Dalawa
Jayanthan Namboodiri
Paalattu Kunjikannan
Kunjikannan's grandfather
Vishukkani
Achan
Father
Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre
Nalkkavala
Menon
Ee Ganam Marakkumo
Ragavan Pilla (Gopi's Father)
Jesus
King Herod
Two Measures
Visappinte Vili
Venu
Manasilloru Manimuthu
Shakunthala
Sree Guruvayoorappan
Umma
Abobacker Haji
Gnana Sundari
Jeevitha Nouka
Soman
Urvashi Bharathi
Mallanum Mathevanum
Thaskaraveeran
Achanum Makanum
Shankaracharu
Maravil Thirivu Sookshikkuka
K. B. Menon
Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha
Kayamkulam Kochunni
Randu Janmam
Sakthi
Chattambi Kalyani
Daivam Mathai
Kandam Becha Kottu
Alikoya Haji
Devi Kanyakumari
Hotel High Range
Rajasahib
Hridhayathinte Nirangal
Chandrika
Gopi
Mayor Nair
Sthree
Rajan