Thilakan
Known for acting · Born 15 July 1935 · Died 24 September 2012 · aged 77 · Ayroor, Kerala, India
288 credits
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.
Known for
Ustad Hotel
2012
Kireedam
1989
Spadikam
1995
Narasimham
2000
Godfather
1991
Indian Rupee
2011
Sandhesam
1991
Minnaram
1994
Evidam Swargamanu
2009
Chenkol
1993
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
1986
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
1986
Acting (288)
2013Dracula 2012Film
2013Breaking News LiveFilm
2013God For SaleVargheseFilm
2013August ClubKPT MenonFilm
2012Ustad HotelKareemFilm
2012SpiritAashanFilm
2012SimhasanamBishopFilm
2012ArdhanaariNayakFilm
2012Mullamottum MunthiricharumVazhakkula AchanFilm
2012No. 66 Madhura BusVettaikaran VarkeyFilm
2012Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduVishwanFilm
2011Indian RupeeAchutha MenonFilm
2011Raghuvinte Swantham RaziyaKuttappan BhagavatharFilm
2011Black TruthFilm
2010Drona 2010Gupthan NamboothiriFilm
2010NayakanVincent Karanavar/ Vincent VadakkanFilm
2010Yakshiyum NjanumNarayanjiFilm
2010SadgamayaP.K MenonFilm
2009Kerala CafeThirumeniFilm
2009Evidam SwargamanuJeremiasFilm
2009Kerala Varma Pazhassi RajaKurumbranaadu Raja Veera VarmaFilm
2009Red ChilliesSakhavu Mani VargheseFilm
2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamSenior MantharavaadiFilm
2009HailesaShalini's foster fatherFilm
2009Makante AchanKC FrancisFilm
2009Kappalu MuthalaliLord YamaFilm
2009VairamThalikkulam AvarachanFilm
2009Kadha, Samvidhanam KunchackoPsychiatristFilm
2009Bharya Swantham SuhruthuFilm
2009Orkkuka VallappozhumSethumadhavanFilm
2009Kanmazha Peyyum MunpeFilm
2009Aayirathil OruvanKrishnanFilm
2008ManjadikuruAppukuttan NairFilm
2008One Way TicketKarunakaran EzhuthachanFilm
2008AayudhamMadhavanFilm
2008AlibhabhaPolice Commissioner's father-in-lawFilm
2008Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...Film
2007Before the RainsT.K.'s fatherFilm
2007AthisayanFr. ChanthakkadanFilm
2007EkanthamFilm
2007NagaramFilm
2007PranayakalamFilm
2006Chinthamani KolacaseVeeramani WarrierFilm
2006PrajapathiVellodiFilm
2006Yes Your HonourSessions Judge MukundanFilm
2006RashtramSaghav GopalanFilm
2006Nee Venunda ChellamViswanathanFilm
2006KisanGrand FatherFilm
2006Suyetchai MLAFilm
2006PakalKunjappanFilm
2006KalabhamSivarama BhagavatharFilm
2005Nerariyan CBIKapraFilm
2005MayookhamFilm
2004VellinakshatramValliyankattu ThirumeniFilm
2004SathyamSathyavan Ayyappan NairFilm
2004QuotationFilm
2003Kilichundan MambazhamChekutty MuthalaliFilm
2003MalsaramFilm
2002KalyanaramanMeppattu ThirumeniFilm
2002ValkannadiRaghavanFilm
2002BalaParanthamanFilm
2001Randam BhavamGovindjiFilm
2000NarasimhamMaranchery Karunakara MenonFilm
2000PriyamChurch PriestFilm
2000Ee Mazha Then MazhaFilm
2000Ingane Oru NilapakshiFilm
2000MazhaDr.Film
1999Veendum Chila VeettukaryangalKochuthommanFilm
1999Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuEttuveettil Natesan MuthalaliFilm
1999Samarasimha ReddyNarasimha ReddyFilm
1999Prem PoojariFilm
1999English MediumAEOFilm
1999Thachiledathu ChundanVikraman NairFilm
1999Pallavur DevanarayananPallavur Sreekanta PothuvalFilm
1999SaaphalyamFilm
1999KallazhagarKamaluddin FatherFilm
1998Punjabi HouseKaimalFilm
1998Chinthavishtayaya ShyamalaKarunanFilm
1998Meenathil ThalikettuGovindan NambeesanFilm
1998The TruthShivapuram PatteriFilm
1998MayilpeelikkavuVallyathanFilm
1998SidharthaRaghavanFilm
1998NakshatratharattuFilm
1998Elavamkodu DesamMoossFilm
1998British MarketFather KochuthazhamFilm
1997AniyathipraavuRaghupalFilm
1997Oru Yaatra MozhiAdhrumanFilm
1997Oral MathramShekhara MenonFilm
1997UllasappoonkattuJohn FernandezFilm
1997MangammaKaruppan MoopparFilm
1997NagarapuranamFilm
1997Five Star HospitalFilm
1997IshtadanamFilm
1997GangothriAdv.RamaiyyerFilm
1997Nee VaruvolamMadhavan NairFilm
1997KulamKudaman PillaiFilm
1997VaachalamFilm
1997Itha Oru SnehagathaFilm
1997BoopathiBava / Chindan (Aged)Film
1997AravindhanGopalakrishnan NaiduFilm
1997RishyasringanFilm
1997PoonilamazhaPrathapa VarmaFilm
1996RajaputhranBalaramanFilm
1996Naalamkettile Nalla ThambimarRasheed KhanFilm
1996Kaathil Oru KinnaramDr. UnnithanFilm
1996MetukudiFilm
1995SpadikamChacko MasterFilm
1995No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore NorthVijayabhaskars's fatherFilm
1995Thacholi Varghese ChekavarAvarachanFilm
1995Minnaminuginum MinnukettuMenonFilm
1995ChanthaMinister Kesavan NairFilm
1995Ayudha PoojaiSamiyappanFilm
1995KarmaFilm
1995Achan Kombath Amma VarambathMahendran ThampiFilm
1995Sundari Neeyum Sundaran NjanumFilm
1995Peter ScottJohn Dominic/ Iqbal QuraishiFilm
1994MinnaramMathewsFilm
1994PavithramEaswara PillaiFilm
1994PingamiIllipanath Narayanan Kumaran (Kumarettan)Film
1994PaksheVikraman ContractorFilm
1994VaraphalamAchanFilm
1994Sagaram SakshiFilm
1994KinnaripuzhayoramThirusherry Madhavan VaidyarFilm
1994SanthanagopalamKrishna KurupFilm
1994Kudumba ViseshamMadhavan NairFilm
1994GamanamFilm
1994Ilayum MullumFilm
1994ChukkanFilm
1994ParinayamFilm
1994Vendor Daniel State LicencyVendor DanielFilm
1993ManichitrathazhuBrahmadattan NampoothirippaaduFilm
1993ChenkolAchuthan NairFilm
1993Maya MayooramThanoor Shankunni MenonFilm
1993Ammayane SathyamR. Varghese MathewFilm
1993Bandhukkal SathrukkalDamodaranFilm
1993KalippattamMenonFilm
1993O' FabyCommissioner NairFilm
1993AagneyamFilm
1993Udan PirappuMarthandanFilm
1993SarovaramFilm
1993Ente SreekuttikkuBalakrishnan NairFilm
1993GhazalFilm
1993SamagamamPallivathukkal KariyachanFilm
1993SopanamFilm
1993VaramFilm
1993GhoshayaathraMoideen Koya HaajiFilm
1992KauravarAliyar (Baba)Film
1992Ayalathe AdhehamSivan PillaiFilm
1992SadayamDr. K. V. G NambiarFilm
1992My Dear MuthachanParameswaranFilm
1992MahanagaramKelu WriterFilm
1992Ezhara PonnanaMadhava MenonFilm
1992SargamThekkemadom NampoothiriFilm
1992MukhamudraAchuthan Pilla / Ananthan PillaFilm
1992Chevalier MichaelFilm
1992GrihaprevesamFilm
1992Daivathinte VikrithikalKumaran VaidyarFilm
1991KilukkamJustice PillaiFilm
1991GodfatherBalaramanFilm
1991SandhesamRaghavan NairFilm
1991Mookkilla RajyathuKeshavanFilm
1991PerumthachanRaman / PerumthachanFilm
1991Georgekutty C/O GeorgekuttyItichenFilm
1991DhanamThankams fatherFilm
1991Venal KinavukalGopalakrishnan NairFilm
1991KadavuFilm
1991Moondreluthil En MoochirukkumFilm
1990MathilukalJail warderFilm
1990KuttettanChacoFilm
1990Ee Kanni KoodiSimonFilm
1990Nagarangalil Chennu RaparkamM. R. C.Film
1990Chatriyan'Annachi' Arumai NayagamFilm
1990Nanma Niranjavan SreenivasanFilm
1990Cheriya Lokavum Valiya ManushyarumKarunanFilm
1990OliyambukalJohn MathewFilm
1990RajavazhchaMadhava PanikkarFilm
1990MalayogamVarkeyFilm
1990KattukuthiraKochuvavaFilm
1990Champion ThomasPC NairFilm
1990Raadha MadhavamN S AnandapadmanabhanFilm
1989KireedamAchuthan NairFilm
1989MrigayaReverend Father PanangodanFilm
1989SeasonFilm
1989Chakkikotha ChankaranRaghavan ThampiFilm
1989NaaduvazhikalShankaranFilm
1989ChanakyanMadhava MenonFilm
1989JaathakamAppukuttan NairFilm
1989VachanamPolice OfficerFilm
1989AdharvamMekkadanFilm
1989VarnamMajor M. K. NairFilm
1989New YearAdv Mathew PhilipFilm
1989Ashokante Aswathikuttikku 1989Film
1989Ammavanu Pattiya AmaliFilm
1989PooramFilm
1989Njangalude Kochu DoctorDevan's fatherFilm
1988PattanapraveshamAnanthan NambiarFilm
1988Moonnam PakkamThampiFilm
1988OrkkapurathuJ JFilm
1988SanghamRappayiFilm
1988MukthiKunjunni NairFilm
1988WitnessVikraman NairFilm
1988KudumbapuranamSankaran NairFilm
1988Kandathum KettathumFilm
1988DhwaniVettukuzhyFilm
1988OozhamFilm
1987NadodikkattuAnanthan NambiarFilm
1987ThaniyavarthanamFilm
1987Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamPriestFilm
1987And There Was a Village...Raman (Manager)Film
1987Adimakal UdamakalGopalanFilm
1987Amrutham GamayaKurupFilm
1987Kathakku PinnilFilm
1987VruthamFilm
1987Manja MantharangalMathew PaulFilm
1987Kalam Mari Katha MariFilm
1987ChilambuFilm
1987RithubhedamFilm
1987Achuvettante VeeduDamodaran NairFilm
1987Jaithra YaathraFilm
1987Idanazhiyil Oru KaloochaFilm
1987PonnuFilm
1986Gandhinagar 2nd StreetSridharan MenonFilm
1986Namukku Parkkan Munthiri ThoppukalPaul PailokkaaranFilm
1986Sanmanassullavarkku SamadhanamDamodaranFilm
1986Arappatta Kettiya GraamathilVishwambaranFilm
1986Pappan Priyappetta PappanYamarajanFilm
1986AdiverukalFilm
1986Poovinu Puthiya PoonthennalChandrasekhara Menon/Neetha's father and Benny's grandfatherFilm
1986PanchagniRamanFilm
1986Ennu Nathante NimmiChidambaramFilm
1986RareeramDr. TharakanFilm
1986GeethamKesava KurupFilm
1986Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum KaathuFilm
1986Ice CreamOmanakuttanFilm
1986Ithile Iniyum VaruKaimalFilm
1986Aalorungi ArangorungiPrabhakara MenonFilm
1986Ennennum KannettanteParameswara KuruppuFilm
1986KunjattakilikalAyyappan NairFilm
1986Abhayam ThediAppooppanFilm
1986MizhineerppoovukalKumara VarmaFilm
1986NakhakshathangalUncleFilm
1986Ee KaikalilUmmachanFilm
1985Aram + Aram = KinnaramM.N.NambiarFilm
1985IrakalMathewsFilm
1985YathraJailorFilm
1985Kanathaya PenkuttyMatthaiFilm
1985AnubandhamMenonFilm
1985Puli Varunne Puli'Kuttithanam' KurupFilm
1985Ee Lokam Ivide Kure ManushyarKrishna PillaiFilm
1985Koodum ThediPriestFilm
1985UpaharamDivakaranFilm
1985Oduvil Kittiya VarthaFilm
1985AyanamPriestFilm
1985Katha IthuvareFilm
1985Thammil ThammilMenonFilm
1985Eeran SandhyaFilm
1985Vasantha SenaUnnithanFilm
1985Vannu Kandu KeezhadakkiFilm
1985Akalathe AmbiliFilm
1985Oru KudakeezhilFilm
1985Onningu VannengilPankajakshan MenonFilm
1985Iniyum Kadha ThudarumAlexanderFilm
1985Ente KanakkuyilKuttan NairFilm
1985Ee Thanalil Ithiri NeramFilm
1985Akkacheyude KunjuvavaFilm
1984Panchavadi PalamIshak TharakanFilm
1984Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum NattuAlexanderFilm
1984Adaminte VaariyelluPurushothaman NairFilm
1984UyarangalilKurupFilm
1984KoottinilamkiliDevasyaFilm
1984EnganeyundashaaneViswanathan NairFilm
1984Aattuvanchi UlanjappolFilm
1984Thirakil Alppam SamayamSankaran NairFilm
1984Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha KathaMammukkaFilm
1984Onnanu NammalSethu's fatherFilm
1984AduthaduthuThankappan PillaiFilm
1984Mangalam NerunnuFilm
1983Lekhayude Maranam Oru FlashbackV S KorattoorFilm
1983Ente MamattukkuttiyammakkuFr. Joseph SebastianFilm
1983Prem Nazirine KanmanillaHome MinisterFilm
1983Prasnam GurutharamFilm
1983Sesham KazhchayilLathika's FatherFilm
1983Oru SwakaryamFilm
1983BonesWorkerFilm
1982YavanikaVakkachanFilm
1981KolangalVarkeyFilm
1979UlkadalRahulan's FatherFilm
1972GandharavakshetramGuest at Satheeshan's houseFilm