Thilakan

Acting

Thilakan

Born 1935-07-15 · 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.

Acting credits

Mookkilla Rajyathu poster
7.1

Benny, Venu, Keshu and Krishnankutty are four patients in a mental asylum. However, when they learn about Amitabh Bachchan's visit to Ernakulam, they plan an escape driven by their desires to see him.

Mookkilla Rajyathu

1991

Spadikam poster
7.4

Chacko Master, a school headmaster, is never happy with his son, Thomas, and always degrades him. Having had enough of his ill treatment, Thomas runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long.

Spadikam

1995

No artwork available
NR

Labourer-turned-manager Rajashekharan faces existential and ethical dilemmas as occupational fatalities occur in the factory of the company he works for, and labour strikes, led by his friend-cum-ex-colleague Mohan, intensify

Bones

1983

Minnaram poster
6.3

Bobby leads a carefree life until his former lover arrives at his place with a baby girl claiming she is his daughter. However, Bobby must find the truth behind her claims.

Minnaram

1994

Kunjattakilikal poster
8.0

Kunjattakilikal movie plots the love beyond the level of teacher-student and thats the best part of it.  Vishwanatha Menon (M.G. Soman) who is the father of Balakrishnan (Mohanlal)and his elder brother Ramachandran. The elder one dies leaving behind 4 children of his, whom Balakrishnan take home. Then there is a good amount of humor with these children and their tricks on the tuition master(Alummooddan). Balakrishnan falls in love with the new tuition mistress Usha (Shobhana). But her greedy parents want to marry her very rich. Usha

Kunjattakilikal

1986

Indian Rupee poster
7.4

Jayaprakash, a real estate agent aspiring for success in his field, experiences a paradigm shift in his outlook on life and work upon meeting Achutha Menon.

Indian Rupee

2011

Godfather poster
7.5

A retelling of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the film revolves around the rivalry between two families, the Anjooran and Anappara houses, and the consequences faced when two members of the families fall in love.

Godfather

1991

No artwork available
9.0

Appu works as an assistant in a theatre troupe. However, due to some unexpected turn of events, the theatre director makes him his lead actor, which changes his life for the better.

Pooram

1989

Chatriyan poster
8.1

An honest cop's wife is murdered because of his role in the conviction of a local goon, which forces him to quit the police force.

Chatriyan

1990

Sandhesam poster
7.9

After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.

Sandhesam

1991

Ishtadanam poster
8.0

Ishtadanam is a 1997 Indian Malayalam film directed by Remesh Kumar and starring Jagathy Sreekumar and Innocent in the lead roles.

Ishtadanam

1997

Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala poster
7.0

Vijayan, the village school teacher, believes that his degree in economics is sufficient for him to succeed in the business ventures he undertakes. Taking long leaves of absence from work, he roams around with his schemes, all of which turn out to be downright failures.

Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala

1998

No artwork available
8.0

Sagaram Sakshi is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil. It starred Mammootty in the lead role and Sukanya, Thilakan in other supporting roles.A. K. Lohithadas carried the screenplay for this movie .

Sagaram Sakshi

1994

Chakkikotha Chankaran poster
7.6

Raghavan Thampi (Thilakan) and his wife Subhadra (Sukumari) have two sons, Prabhakaran (Nedumudi) and Pradeep (Jayaram). Prabhakaran wants to become a mridungam maestro against the wishes of his parents who want him to get married. When Prabhakaran refuses, Subhadra emotionally blackmails him and gets him married off to Shailaja (Geetha). Meanwhile Pradeep falls in love with Roshni (Urvashi) and they get married secretly without their parents' knowledge.

Chakkikotha Chankaran

1989

Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla poster
8.0

A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.

Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla

1983

Manichitrathazhu poster
7.6

A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following which seemingly supernatural events begin to happen.

Manichitrathazhu

1993

Koottinilamkili poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Koottinilamkili

1984

Kilichundan Mambazham poster
6.9

A young man tries to rescue the woman he loves after she is forced into marrying another.

Kilichundan Mambazham

2003

Anubandham poster
6.8

A widow, Sunandha, lives in poverty with her child. Bhaskaran and Vijayalaskhmi lives with their son Jayan in the neighbourhood. Desperate to earn a living, Sunandha starts a kindergarten with the help of her silent admirer, teacher and ex-lover, Murali Mash. Just as her life seems to be headed toward stability, a tragic event complicates their living situation in the village.

Anubandham

1985

Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram poster
NR

A woman named Thulsi arrives in the life of a man and makes repeated appearances. It begins to wreck his family life.

Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram

1985

Sesham Kazhchayil poster
9.0

Sankar Mohan (Master Sujith) is a spoilt child of a wealthy widower Mr. Varma (Ummer). Fed up about having to change schools multiple times due to his behaviour, Mr. Varma appoints a teacher Lathika (Menaka) to homeschool Sankar. The duo get along well; but eventually the child starts getting possessive about Lathika. Meanwhile Lathika starts falling for Sankar's swimming coach (Mammootty) who is a playboy much to the chagrin of Shankar.

Sesham Kazhchayil

1983

Kalippattam poster
7.5

Venu, a violinist enters in a contract to marry the daughter of a wealthy industrialist. The girl has a fatal health problem.

Kalippattam

1993

Samagamam poster
10.0

A father-daughter relationship portrayed beautifully.

Samagamam

1993

No artwork available
7.0

The story of Sethu, his wife Nirmala and her sister Seetha (Poornima Jayaram). Adapted from the popular malaylam magazine 'Vanitha'.

Onnanu Nammal

1984