Innocent

Acting

Innocent

Born — Died

1948-02-28 — 2023-03-26

Place of birth

Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

66 titles

Innocent Vareed Thekkethala popularly known as Innocent, was an Indian film actor and politician. He was born in Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district of the state of Kerala. He was one of the most successful and leading comedy actors of Malayalam cinema. He was noted for his witty mannerisms and dialogue delivery in the typical Thrissur accent.In 2013, Innocent was diagnosed with throat cancer (lymphoma) and was hospitalised. But sources close to him stated the cancer was in its early stages for which he duly took treatment. Innocent was a sitting member of parliament representing the Chalakudy constituency in the Lok Sabha.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

2010s · 8 titles

Driving Licence poster
6.7

A famous superstar needs to renew his driver's licence, and the motor vehicle inspector is a die-hard fan of his, but a series of misunderstandings causes a great deal of friction.

Driving Licence

2019

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha poster
6.1

Madhavan Nair has over the years, finally managed to start leading a comfortable life in Abudhabi, when Meenakshi drops into his life from heaven. Love strikes, and in no time breaks, and a disheartened Nair finds himself lost in the desert along with Abdu, who spells disaster. The duo runs into Eliana , who has been kidnapped, and together they devise a new plan to mint some easy money.

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

2011

Munthiri Monchan poster
6.5

Munthiri Monchan is a feel good urban romantic comedy revolves around Vivek Viswanath, a young marketing guy working in an cinema advertising firm and his accidental meeting with Ima Rajiv, who runs an online lending library startup. Deepika enters their life as the third person on a train trip to Mumbai.

Munthiri Monchan

2019

Jomonte Suvisheshangal poster
6.4

A wayward youth of a rich father, Jomon is a carefree youngster who doesn’t care about ‘being responsible enough’ for his age. When the family lands in a financial soup out of the blue, a different side of the youngster surprisingly emerges. ​

Jomonte Suvisheshangal

2017

Jack & Daniel poster
3.4

Jack, a thief who hoodwinks the system and steals black money, is chased by Daniel, a cop intent on catching him. This action thriller portrays a game of cat and mouse that will keep you on tenterhooks!

Jack & Daniel

2019

Chattakaari poster
4.5

Chattakaari (English: The Anglo Indian Girl) is a 2012 Malayalam romantic drama film written by Thoppil Bhasi based on Pamman's famous novel of the same name and directed by Santosh Sethumadhavan. It is the remake of the 1974 film of the same name, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan.[2] The film was produced by Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandir. It stars Shamna Kasim in the title roles.

Chattakaari

2012

Odiyan poster
5.4

With the arrival of electricity in the region under the British rule, the Odiyan clan that possesses the supernatural powers to assume animal form find it difficult to survive as they are ruthlessly captured and killed by the British. How the last Odiyan tries to save his clan with his stealth attacks, forms the crux.

Odiyan

2018

Oppam poster
7.1

A retired judge faces difficulty keeping his daughter safe from a convict he imprisoned. Later, when he gets murdered, a man with visual impairment who was loyal to him tries to defend his daughter.

Oppam

2016

2000s · 13 titles

Malamaal Weekly poster
6.4

After one of his customers dies from the shock of winning a lottery, lottery ticket seller Lilaram hatches a plan to have that money all for himself. But others from the village have also got their eyes on the money.

Malamaal Weekly

2006

Thanmathra poster
7.8

A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated.

Thanmathra

2005

Vettam poster
7.1

Petty thief Gopi steals a chain, and in order to escape a police inspector, drops it in Veena's bag. Later, he tries to take it from her, but the chain is no longer there. He becomes a part of her plan to stop her boyfriend from marrying a rich tycoon’s daughter

Vettam

2004

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kerala Police

2008

Ravanaprabhu poster
7.2

Karthikeyan, a liquor baron, sets out to take back his ancestral house which was usurped by Shekharan. To seek revenge, Karthikeyan abducts Shekharan's daughter and ends up falling in love with her.

Ravanaprabhu

2001

Rasathanthram poster
6.6

Premachandran, a carpenter, rescues Kanmani, an ill-treated maid, and takes her into his care. However, to escape from her former abusers, Kanmani dresses up as a boy and joins the team of carpenters.

Rasathanthram

2006

Twenty 20 poster
6.1

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Twenty 20

2008

Nandanam poster
6.8

Balamani, a housemaid and a devotee of Lord Guruvayurappan, falls in love with the householder's grandson, Manu. When the whole family is against their union, Balamani seeks the Lord's help to make her forget Manu.

Nandanam

2002

Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam poster
NR

The story revolves around Saji and his friend Maya Sakkariya who are college-mates. They decide to try their luck in television serial production. As the shooting progresses, the two friends face the severest challenge of their lives.

Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam

2000

Mahasamudram poster
4.6

Isahak, a fisherman and football player, falls in love with Devi. But their married life is shattered when Devi gets arrested for murder on their wedding night.

Mahasamudram

2006

Evidam Swargamanu poster
6.6

Mathews has a farm which is the envy of everyone in the village. It catches the attention of a dirty land dealer who traps him in a vicious bureaucratic web to take it from him.

Evidam Swargamanu

2009

Valliettan poster
5.8

Madhavankutty is the Valliettan (Big Brother) of the Arackal family. The long lasting rivalry between Arackal Madhavanunni and Patteri Sivaraman forms the main thread of the story. Madhavanunni, along with his four brothers he rules the village. But Sivaraman, with the help of Bava, develops their plan to trap Madhavanunni.

Valliettan

2000

Ammakilikkoodu poster
5.5

Saranalayam is an old age home run by Eradi. He appoints Vivek as the new manager to help him evict the inmates so that he can sell it.

Ammakilikkoodu

2003

1990s · 16 titles

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

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pramanikal

1992

Mukham poster
7.3

A police officer tries to uncover and stop an unknown serial killer who sniped three victims and plans for a fourth one.

Mukham

1990

Harikrishnans poster
6.5

When Guptan, a college lecturer, gets killed, the police suspect Gabriel to be the murderer. A girl takes help from her brothers, who are famous lawyers, in proving his innocence.

Harikrishnans

1998

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

Devasuram poster
7.1

Neelakanthan squanders away the inheritance left by his father. However, his life turns upside down when his mother reveals a terrible secret on her deathbed that changes the course of his life.

Devasuram

1993

Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu poster
6.3

Sagar Kottapuram is a pulp fiction writer who comes to visit his friend Ramakrishnan but find themselves dragged into a lawsuit by a vengeful Tahsildar Priyadarshini.

Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu

1998

Aaram Thamburan poster
6.5

Jagannadhan moves to Kanimangalam and wins over the locals, but falls into trouble with Appan Thamburan, a feudal lord. It starts after he organises a festival that has been banned by Appan himself.

Aaram Thamburan

1997

No artwork available
6.2

Kudumba Vaarthakal is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Ali Akbar and produced by Milan Jaleel. The film stars Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, Kalabhavan Mani and Kalpana in lead roles. The film had musical score by Berny-Ignatius.

Kudumba Vaarthakal

1998

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

Pavithram poster
7.0

A young man's relationship with his career, fiancee and brother is brought under stress by the birth of an unexpected sister. The film deals with the relationship between siblings Unnikrishnan and Meenakshi who have an almost 30 year age difference between them.

Pavithram

1994

Addeham Enna Iddeham poster
9.0

Benny’s (Siddique) bid to leave a life of crime, after a lengthy incarceration, goes horribly wrong. Just when all seems lost, help come in the form of an unlikely benefactor.

Addeham Enna Iddeham

1993

Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar poster
8.0

Six con artists join forces together

Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar

1996

Azhakiya Ravanan poster
7.5

Shankar Das, a rich business man, returns to his village and gets caught up in a topsy-turvy situation when he bumps into his childhood love, Anuradha. Will Shankar Das be able to lead a happy life with Anuradha?

Azhakiya Ravanan

1996

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna poster
7.3

Inderjit Bansal comes from a wealthy family. His father and mother, Chandrika, would like him to get married and settle down,but he goes to another city to do his MBA and stays with friends. During this time, he meets Pallavi Sinh (Jyothika) and they fall in love. She reciprocates his feelings, but trouble comes in the form of her tyrannical trio of brothers

Doli Saja Ke Rakhna

1998

Excuse Me Ethu Collegila? poster
8.0

Anathan and Appukuttan are two young friends who come to the city to chase their dreams. They go through a lot of difficulties and venture into the real estate field while also meeting a girl, both of which change their lives.

Excuse Me Ethu Collegila?

1996

1980s · 18 titles

Irakal poster
8.4

Mathews, a ruthless rubber baron, is involved in various criminal activities. Baby, Mathews' son, begins to turn violent due to the environment he has grown up in, causing Mathews to repent his deeds.

Irakal

1985

Miss Pamela poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Miss Pamela

1989

Nadodikkattu poster
8.0

After losing their jobs, Dasan and Vijayan have no hope of finding work in Kerala. They plan to escape to Dubai, but end up in Chennai. Can they find luck there?

Nadodikkattu

1987

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

Revathikkoru Pavakkutty poster
9.0

Revathi's parents separated when she was young, and she was raised by her mother who taught her that her father was a bad man. Years later , with her father sick, he send's a last wish to see his daughter. Revathi refuses to go , so her orphan friend goes in a her place without her knowing to fulfill his wish.

Revathikkoru Pavakkutty

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

Pattanapravesham poster
7.0

CID officers Ramdas and Vijayan go to Kerala to find the murderer of a police officer. While doing so, they face a dangerous crime syndicate that deals in drug trafficking.

Pattanapravesham

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Prabhatham Chuvanna Theruvil

1989

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

Avidathepole Ivideyum poster
7.0

Avidathepole Ivideyum movie revolves around Anirudhan and Sugumaran who are roommates and are both pharmaceutical company executives. Sugumaran is urbane and somewhat westernized in attitude, Anirudhan is more of a son-of-the-soil type. During a trip to Anirudhan's village, Sugumaran falls in love with Sujatha who is Anirudhan's sister. Concurrently, Anirudhan takes a liking for Neelima, who is Sugumaran's sister. The two couples marry and then face the realities of marriage due to their different upbringing and lifestyles.

Avidathepole Ivideyum

1985

Chidambaram poster
7.6

Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction leading to betrayal and eventually to the purgatory of guilt.

Chidambaram

1985

Changatham poster
4.5

Annie, a typist, unknowingly attracts the affections of Daniel, her employer. However, things go terribly wrong when she marries a wealthy businessman named Tony.

Changatham

1983

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback poster
6.1

Lekha is an aspiring actress who becomes successful and very popular. One day, she commits suicide! Why?

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback

1983

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam poster
7.6

The only way Gopalakrishnan can escape from certain bankruptcy is to sell the property he owns in the city and use the proceeds to settle his debts. To do that, he has to evict his tenants from there first. Unfortunate for him, his tenant is the feisty Meera and her family, who absolutely refuses to vacate the house. Gopalakrishnan uses an obscure clause in the contract to take up residence at the house, and tries his best to smoke his tenants out.

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam

1986

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

Ramji Rao Speaking poster
7.3

The story revolves around three unemployed people who get involved in a kidnapping saga due to a case of mistaken identity.

Ramji Rao Speaking

1989

Ente Entethu Mathram poster
8.0

Ente Entethu Mathram movie revolves around Mr.Menon (Mohanlal) who is a widower with  his daughter Sreemol (baby Shalini). When Sheela (Karthika) who enters into his life as a secretary for his office, Sreemol takes an instant liking for her, which changes their life.

Ente Entethu Mathram

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

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