Thilakan
Acting·July 15, 1935·† September 24, 2012 — 77 years old·Ayroor, Kerala, India
Surendranatha Thilakan known mononymously as Thilakan, was an Indian film and stage actor who had starred in over 200 Malayalam films in a career spanning over four decades (1972-2012). Thilakan is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, and popularly mentioned as the Perumthachan (master craftsman) of Malayalam Cinema. He is known for his excellence in character, antagonist, and protagonist roles. He has won 3 National Film Awards and 9 Kerala State Film Awards. The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in 2009 for his contributions towards the arts.
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2013August ClubKPT Menon2013God For SaleVarghese2013Dracula 20122013Breaking News Live2012Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduVishwan2012ArdhanaariNayak2012SimhasanamBishop2012Mullamottum MunthiricharumVazhakkula Achan2012Ustad HotelKareem2012No. 66 Madhura BusVettaikaran Varkey2012SpiritAashan2011Indian RupeeAchutha Menon2011Black Truth2011Raghuvinte Swantham RaziyaKuttappan Bhagavathar2010Yakshiyum NjanumNarayanji2010NayakanVincent Karanavar/ Vincent Vadakkan2010Drona 2010Gupthan Namboothiri2009Ividam SwargamanuJeremias2009Kappalu MuthalaliLord Yama2009Kerala Varma Pazhassi RajaKurumbranaadu Raja Veera Varma2009Kerala CafeThirumeni2009VairamThalikkulam Avarachan2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamSenior Mantharavaadi2009Bharya Swantham Suhruthu2009Aayirathil OruvanKrishnan2009Red ChilliesSakhavu Mani Varghese2009Kadha, Samvidhanam KunchackoPsychiatrist2009HailesaShalini's foster father2009Makante AchanKC Francis2009Orkkuka VallappozhumSethumadhavan2009Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe2008ManjadikuruAppukuttan Nair2008AlibhabhaPolice Commissioner's father-in-law2008AayudhamMadhavan2008One Way TicketKarunakaran Ezhuthachan2008Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...2007Before the RainsT.K.'s father2007Nagaram2007Pranayakalam2007AthisayanFr. Chanthakkadan2007Ekantham2006Yes Your HonourSessions Judge Mukundan2006PakalKunjappan2006KalabhamSivarama Bhagavathar2006KisanGrand Father2006PrajapathiVellodi2006Suyetchai MLA2006Chinthamani KolacaseVeeramani Warrier2006Nee Venunda ChellamViswanathan2006RashtramSaghav Gopalan2005Mayookham2005Nerariyan CBIKapra2004Quotation2004SathyamSathyavan Ayyappan Nair2004VellinakshatramValliyankattu Thirumeni2003Malsaram2003Kilichundan MampazhamChekutty Muthalali2002KalyanaramanMeppattu Thirumeni2002ValkannadiRaghavan2002BalaParanthaman2001Randam BhavamGovindji2000PriyamChurch Priest2000Ingane Oru Nilapakshi2000MazhaDr.2000NarasimhamMaranchery Karunakara Menon2000Ee Mazha Then Mazha1999English MediumAEO1999Veendum Chila VeettukaryangalKochuthomman1999Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuEttuveettil Natesan Muthalali1999Prem Poojari1999Pallavur DevanarayananPallavur Sreekanta Pothuval1999Thachiledathu ChundanVikraman Nair1999KallazhagarKamaluddin Father1999Samarasimha ReddyNarasimha Reddy1999Saaphalyam1998Meenathil ThalikettuGovindan Nambeesan1998Chinthavishtayaya ShyamalaKarunan1998Punjabi HouseKaimal1998MayilpeelikkavuVallyathan1998SidharthaRaghavan1998Elavamkodu DesamMooss1998The TruthShivapuram Patteri1998Nakshatratharattu1997Itha Oru Snehagatha1997Oral MathramShekhara Menon1997Nagarapuranam1997GangothriAdv.Ramaiyyer1997BoopathiBava / Chindan (Aged)1997Oru Yaatra MozhiAdhruman1997AravindhanGopalakrishnan Naidu1997UllasappoonkattuJohn Fernandez1997Five Star Hospital1997KulamKudaman Pillai1997Rishyasringan1997Ishtadanam1997AniyathipraavuRaghupal1997MangammaKaruppan Mooppar1997Nee VaruvolamMadhavan Nair1997Vaachalam1996Metukudi1996Kaathil Oru KinnaramDr. Unnithan1996Naalamkettile Nalla ThambimarRasheed Khan1996RajaputhranBalaraman1995Minnaminuginum MinnukettuMenon1995Ayudha PoojaiSamiyappan1995No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore NorthVijayabhaskars's father1995ChanthaMinister Kesavan Nair1995Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum1995Thacholi Varghese ChekavarAvarachan1995Karma1995Achan Kombath Amma VarambathMahendran Thampi1995SpadikamChacko Master1995Peter ScottJohn Dominic/ Iqbal Quraishi1994SanthanagopalamKrishna Kurup1994Chukkan1994Sagaram Sakshi1994Ilayum Mullum1994VaraphalamAchan1994Parinayam1994MinnaramMathews1994PaksheVikraman Contractor1994Gamanam1994Kudumba ViseshamMadhavan Nair1994KinnaripuzhayoramThirusherry Madhavan Vaidyar1994PavithramEaswara Pillai1994PingamiIllipanath Narayanan Kumaran (Kumarettan)1994Vendor Daniel State LicencyVendor Daniel1993ManichitrathazhuBrahmadattan Nampoothirippaadu1993Sarovaram1993Aagneyam1993O' FabyCommissioner Nair1993Udan PirappuMarthandan1993KalippattamMenon1993Maya MayooramThanoor Shankunni Menon1993ChenkolAchuthan Nair1993Ghazal1993Ammayane SathyamR. Varghese Mathew1993GhoshayaathraMoideen Koya Haaji1993Ente SreekuttikkuBalakrishnan Nair1993Bandhukkal SathrukkalDamodaran1993SamagamamPallivathukkal Kariyachan1993Sopanam1993Varam1992Ayalathe AdhehamSivan Pillai1992My Dear MuthachanParameswaran1992Chevalier Michael1992MahanagaramKelu Writer1992SadayamDr. K. V. G Nambiar1992Daivathinte VikrithikalKumaran Vaidyar1992Ezhara PonnanaMadhava Menon1992MukhamudraAchuthan Pilla / Ananthan Pilla1992SargamThekkemadom Nampoothiri1992KauravarAliyar (Baba)1992Grihaprevesam1991Moondreluthil En Moochirukkum1991Venal KinavukalGopalakrishnan Nair1991GodfatherBalaraman1991Mookkilla RajyathuKeshavan1991Georgekutty C/O GeorgekuttyItichen1991KilukkamJustice Pillai1991DhanamThankams father1991SandhesamRaghavan Nair1991Kadavu1991PerumthachanRaman / Perumthachan1990MalayogamVarkey1990Raadha MadhavamN S Anandapadmanabhan1990Champion ThomasPC Nair1990Chatriyan'Annachi' Arumai Nayagam1990Cheriya Lokavum Valiya ManushyarumKarunan1990KuttettanChaco1990OliyambukalJohn Mathew1990Ee Kanni KoodiSimon1990KattukuthiraKochuvava1990MathilukalJail warder1990RajavazhchaMadhava Panikkar1990Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan1990Nagarangalil Chennu RaparkamM. R. C.1989MrigayaReverend Father Panangodan1989VachanamPolice Officer1989ChanakyanMadhava Menon1989Ashokante Aswathikuttikku 19891989Chakkikotha ChankaranRaghavan Thampi1989KireedamAchuthan Nair1989VarnamMajor M. K. Nair1989AdharvamMekkadan1989New YearAdv Mathew Philip1989NaaduvazhikalShankaran1989Season1989Ammavanu Pattiya Amali1989Njangalude Kochu DoctorDevan's father1989Pooram1989JaathakamAppukuttan Nair1988DhwaniVettukuzhy1988Moonnam PakkamThampi1988MukthiKunjunni Nair1988PattanapraveshamAnanthan Nambiar1988SanghamRappayi1988KudumbapuranamSankaran Nair1988OrkkapurathuJ J1988WitnessVikraman Nair1988Oozham1988Kandathum Kettathum1987Achuvettante VeeduDamodaran Nair1987Thaniyavarthanam1987Amrutham GamayaKurup1987Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamPriest1987Ponnu1987Kalam Mari Katha Mari1987And There Was a Village...Raman (Manager)1987Vrutham1987Chilambu1987NadodikkattuAnanthan Nambiar1987Idanazhiyil Oru Kaloocha1987Adimakal UdamakalGopalan1987Rithubhedam1987Manja MantharangalMathew Paul1987Jaithra Yaathra1987Kathakku Pinnil1986Ennu Nathante NimmiChidambaram1986RareeramDr. Tharakan1986GeethamKesava Kurup1986Ee KaikalilUmmachan1986Adiverukal1986Poovinu Puthiya PoonthennalChandrasekhara Menon/Neetha's father and Benny's grandfather1986NakhakshathangalUncle1986Ice CreamOmanakuttan1986Namukku Parkkan Munthiri ThoppukalPaul Pailokkaaran1986Sanmanassullavarkku SamadhanamDamodaran1986KunjattakilikalAyyappan Nair1986Pappan Priyappetta PappanYamarajan1986PanchagniRaman1986MizhineerppoovukalKumara Varma1986Abhayam ThediAppooppan1986Gandhinagar 2nd StreetSridharan Menon1986Aalorungi ArangorungiPrabhakara Menon1986Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu1986Arappatta Kettiya GraamathilVishwambaran1986Ennennum KannettanteParameswara Kuruppu1986Ithile Iniyum VaruKaimal1985Oru Kudakeezhil1985Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki1985UpaharamDivakaran1985Kanathaya PenkuttyMatthai1985Puli Varunne Puli'Kuttithanam' Kurup1985Ee Lokam Ivide Kure ManushyarKrishna Pillai1985YathraJailor1985IrakalMathews1985Iniyum Kadha ThudarumAlexander1985Ente KanakkuyilKuttan Nair1985Akkacheyude Kunjuvava1985AyanamPriest1985Koodum ThediPriest1985Aram + Aram = KinnaramM.N.Nambiar1985Vasantha SenaUnnithan1985Onningu VannengilPankajakshan Menon1985Katha Ithuvare1985AnubandhamMenon1985Oduvil Kittiya Vartha1985Thammil ThammilMenon1985Eeran Sandhya1985Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram1985Akalathe Ambili1984Onnanu NammalSethu's father1984EnganeyundashaaneViswanathan Nair1984UyarangalilKurup1984Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum NattuAlexander1984Panchavadi PalamIshak Tharakan1984AduthaduthuThankappan Pillai1984KoottinilamkiliDevasya1984Thirakil Alppam SamayamSankaran Nair1984Mangalam Nerunnu1984Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha KathaMammukka1984Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol1984Adaminte VaariyelluPurushothaman Nair1983Prasnam Gurutharam1983Prem Nazirine KanmanillaHome Minister1983Lekhayude Maranam Oru FlashbackV S Korattoor1983BonesWorker1983Ente MamattukkuttiyammakkuFr. Joseph Sebastian1983Sesham KazhchayilLathika's Father1983Oru Swakaryam1982YavanikaVakkachan1981KolangalVarkey1979UlkadalRahulan's Father1972GandharavakshetramGuest at Satheeshan's house