Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
15 luglio 1935
Died
24 settembre 2012
Place of birth
Ayroor, Kerala, India
Also known as
തിലകൻ · Surendranatha Thilakan
Biography
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.
Conosciuto per
5.8
Film
Mayookham
2005
7.2
Film
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
Sridharan Menon
1986
5.6
Film
Vellinakshatram
Valliyankattu Thirumeni
2004
8.0
Film
Kudumbapuranam
Sankaran Nair
1988
9.0
Film
Onningu Vannengil
Pankajakshan Menon
1985
7.3
Film
Kanathaya Penkutty
Matthai
1985
8.1
Film
Chatriyan
'Annachi' Arumai Nayagam
1990
7.0
Film
Onnanu Nammal
Sethu's father
1984
8.0
Film
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
Home Minister
1983
6.5
Film
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
M. R. C.
1990
6.3
Film
Adiverukal
1986
7.0
Film
Orkkuka Vallappozhum
Sethumadhavan
2009
9.0
Film
Sesham Kazhchayil
Lathika's Father
1983
0.0
Film
Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
1985
9.0
Film
Akalathe Ambili
1985
10.0
Film
Ingane Oru Nilapakshi
2000
8.0
Film
Aalorungi Arangorungi
Prabhakara Menon
1986
7.5
Film
Bandhukkal Sathrukkal
Damodaran
1993
7.0
Film
New Year
Adv Mathew Philip
1989
7.7
Film
Manjadikuru
Appukuttan Nair
2008
6.7
Film
Chanakyan
Madhava Menon
1989
8.3
Film
Yavanika
Vakkachan
1982
10.0
Film
Sopanam
1993
7.5
Film
Kalippattam
Menon
1993
10.0
Film
Thirakil Alppam Samayam
Sankaran Nair
1984
8.0
Film
Geetham
Kesava Kurup
1986
6.9
Film
Kilichundan Mampazham
Chekutty Muthalali
2003
6.8
Film
Koottinilamkili
Devasya
1984
7.5
Film
Godfather
Balaraman
1991
7.9
Film
Sandhesam
Raghavan Nair
1991
Acting credits 30 titles
Orkkuka Vallappozhum
as Sethumadhavan
7.0
2009
Manjadikuru
as Appukuttan Nair
7.7
2008
Mayookham
5.8
2005
Vellinakshatram
as Valliyankattu Thirumeni
5.6
2004
Kilichundan Mampazham
as Chekutty Muthalali
6.9
2003
Ingane Oru Nilapakshi
10.0
2000
Kalippattam
as Menon
7.5
1993
Bandhukkal Sathrukkal
as Damodaran
7.5
1993
Sopanam
10.0
1993
Sandhesam
as Raghavan Nair
7.9
1991
Godfather
as Balaraman
7.5
1991
Chatriyan
as 'Annachi' Arumai Nayagam
8.1
1990
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
as M. R. C.
6.5
1990
Chanakyan
as Madhava Menon
6.7
1989
New Year
as Adv Mathew Philip
7.0
1989
Kudumbapuranam
as Sankaran Nair
8.0
1988
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
as Sridharan Menon
7.2
1986
Geetham
as Kesava Kurup
8.0
1986
Aalorungi Arangorungi
as Prabhakara Menon
8.0
1986
Adiverukal
6.3
1986
Kanathaya Penkutty
as Matthai
7.3
1985
Onningu Vannengil
as Pankajakshan Menon
9.0
1985
Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
0.0
1985
Akalathe Ambili
9.0
1985
Koottinilamkili
as Devasya
6.8
1984
Thirakil Alppam Samayam
as Sankaran Nair
10.0
1984
Onnanu Nammal
as Sethu's father
7.0
1984
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
as Home Minister
8.0
1983
Sesham Kazhchayil
as Lathika's Father
9.0
1983
Yavanika
as Vakkachan
8.3
1982