Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

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

Film credits

1990s · 17 titles

Kilukkam poster
7.5

A 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

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu poster
6.2

When 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

Midhunam poster
7.6

Midhunam 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

Aye Auto poster
6.5

Sudhi, 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

No artwork available
9.0

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

Janathipathyam poster
6.0

Janathipathyam 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

His Highness Abdullah poster
7.5

The 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

Bharatham poster
7.2

Raman 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

Adwaytham poster
7.4

Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.

Adwaytham

1991

Kalari poster
10.0

Rakesh (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

Lal Salam poster
5.1

The 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

Commissioner poster
7.2

Bharathchandran, 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

Mayoora Nritham poster
8.0

Rakhi'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

Kamaladalam poster
7.0

Nandagopan (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

Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu poster
9.0

Sukumaran, 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

Midhya poster
8.0

Venugopal 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

Arhatha poster
8.0

Devaraj, a factory worker, faces many challenges when he joins a new job. Can he overcome them?

Arhatha

1990

1980s · 17 titles

No artwork available
9.0

Gopi spends his entire life providing for his family. However, he faces many problems and ends up living a miserable life.

Ambalavilakku

1980

Chithram poster
7.9

A 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

Kireedam poster
7.9

Sethu 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

Vellanakalude Naadu poster
7.9

Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988

Manasilloru Manimuthu poster
7.0

Manasilloru Manimuthu is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi and Sankaradi in lead roles.

Manasilloru Manimuthu

1986

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu poster
6.7

Mukundan 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

Padamudra poster
10.0

An emotional battle begins between a father and his son, one of whom works in a quarry while the other owns a business.

Padamudra

1988

Aryan poster
6.9

Aryan 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

No artwork available
10.0

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

Varavelpu poster
7.3

Murali 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

Padayottam poster
6.9

Inspired 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

No artwork available
7.5

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

Sanchari poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sanchari

1981

No artwork available
8.0

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

Witness poster
6.0

Two 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

Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam poster
10.0

The 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

Odaruthammava Aalariyam poster
5.9

Gopan, 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

No artwork available
9.0

Bhagwan Shri Karthikeya faces challenges when he decides to woo a princess as well as assist his devotees.

Sree Murugan

1977

Yakshagaanam poster
9.0

A man falls in love with an ethereal being who struggles to come to terms with human love

Yakshagaanam

1976

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Makane Ninakku Vendi

1971

No artwork available
10.0

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

No artwork available
9.0

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 artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kaadu

1973

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hridhayathinte Nirangal

1979

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Minimol

1977

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum poster
6.5

A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

1979

Cheenavala poster
7.0

Three 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

Madanolsavam poster
8.0

Raju, 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

Swayamvaram poster
6.1

Vishwam 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

Appooppan poster
8.0

Movie starring Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Kamal Haasan, Jayabharathi, Sumithra and is directed by P Bhaskaran.

Appooppan

1976

Sreedevi poster
7.0

Movie starring Kamal Haasan, Sharada, M G Soman and is directed by N Sankaran Nair.

Sreedevi

1977

No artwork available
10.0

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

Thriveni poster
10.0

Thankamma 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

No artwork available
9.0

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

Ponnapuram Kotta poster
8.3

Ponnapuram 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

1950s · 4 titles

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