Thilakan
AKA: തിലകൻ
Birthday: 1935-07-15
Died: 2012-09-24
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Karuppan Mooppar
Character: Gopalakrishnan Nair
Character: Thalikkulam Avarachan
Character: Brahmadattan Nampoothirippaadu
Character: Minister Kesavan Nair
Character: Kurumbranaadu Raja Veera Varma
Character: Arumai Nayagam (Annachi)
Character: Vazhakkula Achan
Character: Sakhavu Mani Varghese
Character: Achuthan Pilla / Ananthan Pilla
Character: Justice Pillai
Character: Sridharan Menon
Character: Maranchery Karunakara Menon
Character: Police Commissioner's father-in-law
Character: Illipanath Narayanan Kumaran (Kumarettan)
Character: Veeramani Warrier
Character: 'Kuttithanam' Kurup
Character: Paul Pailokkaaran
Character: Vijayabhaskars's father
Character: Shivapuram Patteri
Character: Viswanathan Nair
Character: Raman / Perumthachan
Character: Appukuttan Nair
Character: Krishna Pillai
Character: Prabhakara Menon
Character: Parameswara Kuruppu
Character: Chandrasekhara Menon/Neetha's father and Benny's grandfather
Character: Reverend Father Panangodan
Character: Shekhara Menon
Character: Pallavur Sreekanta Pothuval
Character: Karunakaran Ezhuthachan
Character: Shalini's foster father
Character: Chekutty Muthalali
Character: Vikraman Contractor
Character: Thanoor Shankunni Menon
Character: Thankams father
Character: Dr. K. V. G Nambiar
Character: Ananthan Nambiar
Character: Fr. Joseph Sebastian
Character: Ananthan Nambiar
Character: N S Anandapadmanabhan
Character: Gupthan Namboothiri
Character: Sessions Judge Mukundan
Character: Purushothaman Nair
Character: Madhava Panikkar
Character: Vincent Karanavar/ Vincent Vadakkan
Character: Devan's father
Character: Meppattu Thirumeni
Character: Ettuveettil Natesan Muthalali
Character: Easwara Pillai
Character: Major M. K. Nair
Character: Balakrishnan Nair
Character: John Fernandez
Character: Thirusherry Madhavan Vaidyar
Character: R. Varghese Mathew
Character: Mahendran Thampi
Character: Govindan Nambeesan
Character: Ishak Tharakan
Character: Thekkemadom Nampoothiri
Character: Sethu's father
Character: Thankappan Pillai
Character: Rahulan's Father
Character: Senior Mantharavaadi
Character: Commissioner Nair
Character: Raghavan Thampi
Character: Raman (Manager)
Character: Lathika's Father
Character: Adv Mathew Philip
Character: Fr. Chanthakkadan
Character: Sivarama Bhagavathar
Character: Kuttappan Bhagavathar
Character: Saghav Gopalan
Character: Guest at Satheeshan's house
Character: Pallivathukkal Kariyachan
Character: Bava / Chindan (Aged)
Character: Valliyankattu Thirumeni
Character: Sathyavan Ayyappan Nair
Character: Kumaran Vaidyar
Character: Gopalakrishnan Naidu
Character: Vettaikaran Varkey
Character: Damodaran Nair
Character: John Dominic/ Iqbal Quraishi
Character: Kudaman Pillai
Character: Appukuttan Nair
Character: Police Officer
