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.

Most Known For

Sanchari

as Sundareshan Nair

Bhakta Kuchela

as Kamsan

Nizhalattam

as Karunakaran Muthalali

Ponkathir

as Vikraman

Two Measures

Achan

as Father

Unniyarcha

as Kannappa Chekavar

Harishchandra

as Harishchandra

Muthalali

as Raman Nair

Umma

as Abobacker Haji

Call of Hunger

as Venu

Valarthumrugangal

Anarkali

as Jaya Singhan

Laila Majnu

as Sarvari

Navalokam

Chandrika

as Gopi

Aabhijathyam

as Sankara Menon

Sthree

as Rajan

Devi Kanyakumari

Commissioner

as Kunjurama Kurup