
Acting
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Born — Died
1916-10-16 — 1997-03-11
Place of birth
Thikkurissy, Travancore
Known for
Acting
Credits
65 titles
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 w…
Known for
4.5Estate owner Kurup seduces and then disowns a village girl, Devaki. This sparks off a revolt in the village. A workers union leader Gopi leads the revolt. Kurup goes on to marry Radha, an educated and socially committed worker. How Radha comes to understand the wickedness of her husband and frees herself from his immoral clutches forms the crux of the film.
Navalokam
1951
Bhagwan Shri Karthikeya faces challenges when he decides to woo a princess as well as assist his devotees.
Sree Murugan
1977
Annamma falls in love with a rich landlord and gives birth to George, but after he refuses to accept the child, she loses her sanity and abandons her son. George grows up, unaware of his parents.
Kochumon
1965
9.0A man falls in love with an ethereal being who struggles to come to terms with human love
Yakshagaanam
1976
Gopi spends his entire life providing for his family. However, he faces many problems and ends up living a miserable life.
Ambalavilakku
1980
No synopsis available yet.
Makane Ninakku Vendi
1971
Film credits
1990s · 17 titles
7.5A tourist guide (Joji) in Ooty shelters a mentally unstable woman (Nandini) in return for the reward offered by her relatives. Later, he comes to know that she is in danger from her relatives.
Kilukkam
1991
6.2When a series of murders of prominent people remain a mystery, Hariharan is assigned to capture the culprit. His investigations lead to a spiritual guru who is highly revered in society.
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990
7.6Midhunam movie is all about Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal) who has plans to start a biscuit factory near his house. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his family, which his brother (Innocent) and brother-in-law (Jagathy Sreekumar) creates. he marries his long-term fiancée Sulochana (Urvashi) who always cribs that he doesn't have love towards her, which he had shown before their marriage. How sethumadhavan succeeds in his life beating all the odds against him forms the rest of the story.
Midhunam
1993
6.5Sudhi, an autorickshaw driver, and Meenakshi, a girl from a rich family, are in love. Meenakshi's family members are strongly against this relationship, but her grandfather decides to help them unite.
Aye Auto
1990
Purappadu deals with social issues between Muslims and Hindus in a village who are forced to relocate when a flood destroys their village.
Purappadu
1990
6.0Janathipathyam movie is all about the communist party wins the assembly election but their proposed chief minister candidate loses the election. The party chief Bhattathirippadu suggests the name of R D Nayanar (Suresh Gopi) for the top post in Kerala. Nayanar, who was the former asst city police commissioner of Trivandrum has his own reasons to come back to the city. He has to take the revenge.
Janathipathyam
1997
7.5The story follows Abdullah (Mohanlal) who is hired by the members of a wealthy royal family to assassinate the family head Maharaja Udayavarma (Nedumudi Venu). Abdullah comes into the royal palace under the disguise Ananthan Namboothiri, a classical singer, and tries to use this mask to softly kill the Maharaja.
His Highness Abdullah
1990
7.2Raman and Gopi are brothers who have a musical heritage. Raman's addiction towards alcohol becomes a threat to his career and Gopi is forced to take up his role.
Bharatham
1991
7.4Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.
Adwaytham
1991
10.0Rakesh (Riza Bawa) and Ramesh (Siddique) are delighted when their rich uncle Kunchu Kurup (Thikkurishi) invites them to look after his assets and business. However the two servants of Kurup, Koshi (Innocent) and Kunjahammad (Pappu) will not let that happen easily and have plans of their own.
Kalari
1991
5.1The story revolves around two phases of the lives of three comrades - before and after the imprisonment of Sakhav Nettoor Stephen, Sakhav T.K. Antony and Sakhav Sethulakshmi, members of the Communist Party of India.
Lal Salam
1990
7.2Bharathchandran, an honest city police commissioner, loses his temper each time he encounters corrupt authorities and politicians. So he decides to put an end to various social and political evils.
Commissioner
1994
8.0Rakhi's wedding is ruined when her fiance's family learns about her mother, who is a prostitute. She blames her mother for her plight, unaware of the truth.
Mayoora Nritham
1996
7.0Nandagopan (Mohanlal) is a respected dance teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram (alluding to the famed Kerala Kalamandalam repertory which performs Kerala's temple arts). However, his wife Sumangala (Parvathi) commits suicide, causing him to turn into an alcoholic and a compulsive rule breaker. He is suspected of having killed his wife and is suspended from his job for drunken misbehaviour. The new secretary of the institute Velayudhan (Nedumudi Venu) wants him to be sacked but his former reputation gives him a reprieve. He trains the talented student Malavika (Monisha) to perform in his ambitious composition of the Sita Kalyanam, but her jealous young lover Soman (Vineeth) poisons him.
Kamaladalam
1992
9.0Sukumaran, a budding politician, neglects his wife as he focuses on his career. As a result, their relationship weakens leading to a separation.
Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
1991
8.0Venugopal takes his mentor's brother Rajan under his wing and makes him his manager. Venu falls for Devi whom he later realizes is already engaged to Rajan. Rajan marries Devi with Venu's blessing. But soon after the wedding Rajan starts to engage is shady activities in his quest for quick money and this strains the relationship between Venu and Rajan.
Midhya
1990
8.0Devaraj, a factory worker, faces many challenges when he joins a new job. Can he overcome them?
Arhatha
1990
1980s · 17 titles
Gopi spends his entire life providing for his family. However, he faces many problems and ends up living a miserable life.
Ambalavilakku
1980
7.9A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husband.
Chithram
1988
7.9Sethu aspires to become a police officer to fulfil his father's dream. However, his life turns upside down when he intervenes in a scuffle with a criminal to save his father's life.
Kireedam
1989
7.9Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings
Vellanakalude Naadu
1988
7.0Manasilloru Manimuthu is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi and Sankaradi in lead roles.
Manasilloru Manimuthu
1986
6.7Mukundan loves Sumithra and starts building his career with a decent job. But when Viswanath, his old college classmate and a conman, comes to meet him, things start going downhill.
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
1988
10.0An emotional battle begins between a father and his son, one of whom works in a quarry while the other owns a business.
Padamudra
1988
6.9Aryan movie is all about Devanarayan (Mohanlal) who is a Brahmin priest who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his village in Kerala. He moves to Bombay where he gets drawn into the underworld through an ageing don Kareem (Goga Kapoor). Some interesting comment initially on Brahmin priesthood in Kerala, but halfway through the film goes haywire.
Aryan
1988
Ponnum Kudthinu Pottu is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by TS Suresh Babu and produced by M Mani. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Shankar, Menaka and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shyam.
Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu
1986
7.3Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in the Gulf for seven years. He decides to settle in his hometown, but things do not go as expected.
Varavelpu
1989
6.9Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.
Padayottam
1982
Sheela, policeman Krishnakumar's sister, falls for Babu and marries him. However, when she is gang-raped and killed on her honeymoon, Krishnakumar discovers startling details about the perpetrators.
Ivide Thudangunnu
1984
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Sanchari
1981
Madhavan is unable to lead a happy life with Mini as he is haunted by the past memories of maltreatment at the hands of his mother.
Oru Nimisham Tharu
1984
6.0Two friends, Balagopalan (Jayaram) and Jayakumar (Jagathy Sreekumar), own a call service called "We Help" to help people with the assistance of lawyer Madhavan Thampi (Madhu). Balu gets a call from Indu R. Nair, who is the daughter of a businessman. Later, Indu asks Balagoapan to be her bodyguard. But when Jayakumar and Balagopalan visit her home, they discover that Indu has been murdered. Officer Thomas Mathew takes charge of the case. Madhavan tries to find her killer to save Balagopalan and Jayakumar, before it is too late.
Witness
1988
10.0The film talks about the dreams of people in an old age home and a care taker who happened to join them
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
1989
5.9Gopan, Kora, and Bhakthavalsan are three college students who share same house along with Prem, another classmate. While the trio is more interested in loafing their time by flirting with girls, Prem is more serious in his attitude towards life. On a usual encounter, the trio meets Major Nair, a retired man in his fifties, who but loves romancing young girls. After a series of ego clashes, Nair learns that the trio is trying to woo his daughter Minu. Nair, enraged, challenges them to make his daughter fall for them.
Odaruthammava Aalariyam
1984
1970s · 18 titles
Bhagwan Shri Karthikeya faces challenges when he decides to woo a princess as well as assist his devotees.
Sree Murugan
1977
9.0A man falls in love with an ethereal being who struggles to come to terms with human love
Yakshagaanam
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Makane Ninakku Vendi
1971
A criminal plans his biggest heist and subsequent escape with his lover, a club dancer. However, things change when he stumbles upon a beautiful but ailing widow, while breaking into a house.
Puthiya Velicham
1979
Watch the full movie, Divya Darshanam, only on Eros Now. Divya Darshanam is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Jagathy NK Achari. The film stars Bahadoor, Sankaradi, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
Divyadharsanam
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Kaadu
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Hridhayathinte Nirangal
1979
No synopsis available yet.
Minimol
1977
6.5A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
1979
7.0Three fishermen, Rana, Pappu and Konthi, face a dilemma due to their grown-up children. Wealthy Rana's son falls in love with Pappu's daughter, which leads to a rivalry between him and Konthi's son.
Cheenavala
1975
8.0Raju, a young man, falls in love with Elizabeth, a beautiful woman, from his college. Though the couple start a life together, the doctor reveals to Raju that Elizabeth may not live long enough.
Madanolsavam
1978
6.1Vishwam and Sita, who resist the opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happier married life, but soon land in a sea of perils without a source of income.
Swayamvaram
1972
8.0Movie starring Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Kamal Haasan, Jayabharathi, Sumithra and is directed by P Bhaskaran.
Appooppan
1976
7.0Movie starring Kamal Haasan, Sharada, M G Soman and is directed by N Sankaran Nair.
Sreedevi
1977
A place near a hillside where vehicles which are coming is meeting with accident.. a writer arrives and try to solve the mystery
Maravil Thirivu Sookshikkuka
1972
10.0Thankamma is heartbroken when her lover Shivaraman abandons her for his duties as a sailor. She marries another man and tries to settle down, but she learns that she is expecting Shivraman's child.
Thriveni
1970
Thumbolarcha is a legendary female warrior from the North Kerala Vadakkanpattu ballads, known for her strength and beauty, who was also the sister of Unniyarcha. Her story often involves a conflict with Chandu, who desires her and also has a relationship with her family.
Thumbolarcha
1974
8.3Ponnapuram Kotta is a 1973 Malayalam language film starring Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer, Vijayasree and Vijayanirmala in the lead roles.
Ponnapuram Kotta
1973
1960s · 4 titles
Annamma falls in love with a rich landlord and gives birth to George, but after he refuses to accept the child, she loses her sanity and abandons her son. George grows up, unaware of his parents.
Kochumon
1965
10.0When Vikraman returns home after completing his studies, he finds out that his brother has illegally acquired all the property leaving his widowed sister in poverty and decides to set things right.
Viruthan Shanku
1968
9.0The film focused mainly on the evil of dowry system which was rampant in the Muslim community of Kerala
Kandam Becha Kottu
1961
9.0Sree Guruvayoorappan is a 1964 Indian Malayalam film, directed by S Ramanathan and produced by K S Ganapathy. The film stars Kaduvakulam Antony, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Kamala and Kedamangalam Sadanandan in lead roles. The film had musical score by V Dakshinamoorthy.
Sree Guruvayoorappan
1964
1950s · 4 titles
4.5Estate owner Kurup seduces and then disowns a village girl, Devaki. This sparks off a revolt in the village. A workers union leader Gopi leads the revolt. Kurup goes on to marry Radha, an educated and socially committed worker. How Radha comes to understand the wickedness of her husband and frees herself from his immoral clutches forms the crux of the film.
Navalokam
1951
9.0Chandrika, the only daughter of the rich industrialist Janardanan Pillai falls in love with Gopi, the son of the maid servant. Gopi is aware of his social status and keeps away from Chandrika. But Chandrika does not leave him.
Chandrika
1950
7.0Soman is brought up by his elder brother Raju and his shrewish wife Janu. Soman is in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of a poor village performer Kaniyan who belongs to a lower caste. Raju, employed by the zamindar and Janu resent the inter-caste marriage between Soman and Lakshmi.
Jeevitha Nouka
1951
The story of the cruelty meted out by feudal landlords to impoverished farm labourers.
Two Measures
1958
Behind the camera
5.5No synopsis available yet.
Sthree
1950
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Urvashi Bharathi
1973
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Urvashi Bharathi
1973
8.0Malayalam Movie of 80s
Saraswathi
1970
10.0Chandran and Balan are showered love and affection by their father and stepmother. But Chandran does not realise the value of this and grows into a bad boy.
Achan
1952
