Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Kireedam
as Shop-owner 1989
Kilukkam
as Tea vendor Ambotty 1991
Chithram
as Revathy's father 1988
Varavelpu
as 'Apal bandavan' Govindan Nair 1989
Bharatham
as Muthassan 1991
Midhunam
as Kurup Master 1993
Vellanakalude Naadu
as Chandrashekharan Nair 1988
His Highness Abdullah
as Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran 1990
The King
as Radhakrishnan 1995
Aye Auto
as Krishna Pillai 1990
Swayamvaram
as Principal 1972
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
as Menon 1988
Kamaladalam
as Director of Kerala Kala Mandiram 1992
Commissioner
as Kunjurama Kurup 1994
Adwaytham
as Parameswaran Nampoothiri 1991
Aryan
as Namboothiri Thampuran 1988
Lal Salam
1990