Thilakan

Acting • 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.

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2013
Dracula 2012Film
★ 7.0
2013
God For SaleFilm
Varghese
★ 9.0
2013
Breaking News LiveFilm
★ 4.5
2013
August ClubFilm
KPT Menon
2012
Ustad HotelFilm
Kareem
★ 7.6
2012
SpiritFilm
Aashan
★ 7.1
2012
SimhasanamFilm
Bishop
★ 3.1
2012
ArdhanaariFilm
Nayak
★ 2.0
2012
Mullamottum MunthiricharumFilm
Vazhakkula Achan
★ 5.0
2012
No. 66 Madhura BusFilm
Vettaikaran Varkey
★ 2.0
2012
Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduFilm
Vishwan
2011
Indian RupeeFilm
Achutha Menon
★ 7.4
2011
Raghuvinte Swantham RaziyaFilm
Kuttappan Bhagavathar
★ 3.0
2011
Black TruthFilm
2010
NayakanFilm
Vincent Karanavar/ Vincent Vadakkan
★ 6.6
2010
Drona 2010Film
Gupthan Namboothiri
★ 4.9
2010
Yakshiyum NjanumFilm
Narayanji
★ 2.7
2010
Kanmazha Peyyum MunpeFilm
Paili Kunju
★ 3.0
2010
SadgamayaFilm
P.K Menon
★ 3.0
2010
Annarakkannanum ThannalayathuFilm
Padmanabhan Nair
★ 2.0
2009
Kerala CafeFilm
Thirumeni
★ 6.7
2009
Evidam SwargamanuFilm
Jeremias
★ 6.6
2009
Kerala Varma Pazhassi RajaFilm
Kurumbranaadu Raja Veera Varma
★ 6.9
2009
Ee Pattanathil BhoothamFilm
Senior Mantharavaadi
★ 3.6
2009
Red ChilliesFilm
Sakhavu Mani Varghese
★ 3.5
2009
Makante AchanFilm
KC Francis
★ 4.9
2009
Kappalu MuthalaliFilm
Lord Yama
★ 3.9
2009
HailesaFilm
Shalini's foster father
★ 1.3
2009
VairamFilm
Thalikkulam Avarachan
★ 3.7
2009
Orkkuka VallappozhumFilm
Sethumadhavan
★ 7.0
2009
Bharya Swantham SuhruthuFilm
★ 4.0
2009
Kadha, Samvidhanam KunchackoFilm
Psychiatrist
★ 3.5
2009
Aayirathil OruvanFilm
Krishnan
2008
ManjadikuruFilm
Appukuttan Nair
★ 7.7
2008
AayudhamFilm
Madhavan
★ 6.3
2008
One Way TicketFilm
Karunakaran Ezhuthachan
★ 4.2
2008
AlibhabhaFilm
Police Commissioner's father-in-law
★ 4.0
2008
Dae! Ingottu Nokkiye...Film
★ 2.0
2007
Before the RainsFilm
T.K.'s father
★ 4.8
2007
AthisayanFilm
Fr. Chanthakkadan
★ 3.2
2007
NagaramFilm
2007
PranayakalamFilm
2007
EkanthamFilm
2006
Chinthamani KolacaseFilm
Veeramani Warrier
★ 6.2
2006
Yes Your HonourFilm
Sessions Judge Mukundan
★ 5.1
2006
PrajapathiFilm
Vellodi
★ 4.1
2006
RashtramFilm
Saghav Gopalan
★ 3.2
2006
KisanFilm
Grand Father
★ 3.0
2006
Nee Venunda ChellamFilm
Viswanathan
★ 1.0
2006
PakalFilm
Kunjappan
2006
KalabhamFilm
Sivarama Bhagavathar
2006
Suyetchai MLAFilm
2005
Nerariyan CBIFilm
Kapra
★ 5.7
2005
MayookhamFilm
★ 5.8
2004
VellinakshatramFilm
Valliyankattu Thirumeni
★ 5.6
2004
SathyamFilm
Sathyavan Ayyappan Nair
★ 5.3
2004
QuotationFilm
★ 8.0
2003
Kilichundan MambazhamFilm
Chekutty Muthalali
★ 6.9
2003
MalsaramFilm
★ 7.0
2002
KalyanaramanFilm
Meppattu Thirumeni
★ 7.2
2002
ValkannadiFilm
Raghavan
★ 8.0
2002
BalaFilm
Paranthaman
★ 2.0
2001
Randam BhavamFilm
Govindji
★ 6.6
2000
NarasimhamFilm
Maranchery Karunakara Menon
★ 7.3
2000
PriyamFilm
Church Priest
★ 5.4
2000
Ee Mazha Then MazhaFilm
★ 8.0
2000
Ingane Oru NilapakshiFilm
★ 10.0
2000
MazhaFilm
Dr.
★ 10.0
1999
Veendum Chila VeettukaryangalFilm
Kochuthomman
★ 7.3
1999
Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuFilm
Ettuveettil Natesan Muthalali
★ 6.9
1999
Samarasimha ReddyFilm
Narasimha Reddy
★ 5.1
1999
Prem PoojariFilm
★ 5.8
1999
English MediumFilm
AEO
★ 7.2
1999
SaaphalyamFilm
★ 10.0
1999
Pallavur DevanarayananFilm
Pallavur Sreekanta Pothuval
★ 5.8
1999
Thachiledathu ChundanFilm
Vikraman Nair
★ 3.2
1999
KallazhagarFilm
Kamaluddin Father
1999
GandhianFilm
Keraleeyan
1998
Punjabi HouseFilm
Kaimal
★ 7.2
1998
Chinthavishtayaya ShyamalaFilm
Karunan
★ 7.0
1998
Meenathil ThalikettuFilm
Govindan Nambeesan
★ 6.2
1998
The TruthFilm
Shivapuram Patteri
★ 6.4
1998
MayilpeelikkavuFilm
Vallyathan
★ 5.8
1998
Elavamkodu DesamFilm
Mooss
★ 10.0
1998
NakshatratharattuFilm
★ 7.5
1998
British MarketFilm
Father Kochuthazham
★ 9.0
1998
SidharthaFilm
Raghavan
★ 5.5
1997
AniyathipraavuFilm
Raghupal
★ 6.5
1997
Oru Yaatra MozhiFilm
Adhruman
★ 7.8
1997
Oral MathramFilm
Shekhara Menon
★ 6.2
1997
UllasappoonkattuFilm
John Fernandez
★ 6.0
1997
NagarapuranamFilm
★ 10.0
1997
VaachalamFilm
★ 10.0
1997
KulamFilm
Kudaman Pillai
★ 10.0
1997
GangothriFilm
Adv.Ramaiyyer
★ 9.0
1997
Five Star HospitalFilm
★ 9.0
1997
MangammaFilm
Karuppan Mooppar
★ 9.0
1997
IshtadanamFilm
★ 8.0
1997
Nee VaruvolamFilm
Madhavan Nair
★ 8.0
1997
PoonilamazhaFilm
Prathapa Varma
1997
AravindhanFilm
Gopalakrishnan Naidu
1997
Itha Oru SnehagathaFilm
1997
BoopathiFilm
Bava / Chindan (Aged)
1997
RishyasringanFilm
1996
RajaputhranFilm
Balaraman
★ 6.2
1996
Kaathil Oru KinnaramFilm
Dr. Unnithan
★ 10.0
1996
Naalamkettile Nalla ThambimarFilm
Rasheed Khan
★ 9.0
1996
MetukudiFilm
★ 7.0
1995
SpadikamFilm
Chacko Master
★ 7.3
1995
No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore NorthFilm
Vijayabhaskars's father
★ 6.0
1995
Thacholi Varghese ChekavarFilm
Avarachan
★ 6.1
1995
Achan Kombath Amma VarambathFilm
Mahendran Thampi
★ 10.0
1995
Minnaminuginum MinnukettuFilm
Menon
★ 6.0
1995
ChanthaFilm
Minister Kesavan Nair
★ 10.0
1995
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran NjanumFilm
★ 9.0
1995
KarmaFilm
★ 9.0
1995
Peter ScottFilm
John Dominic/ Iqbal Quraishi
★ 9.0
1995
Ayudha PoojaiFilm
Samiyappan
★ 5.5
1994
MinnaramFilm
Mathews
★ 6.3
1994
PavithramFilm
Easwara Pillai
★ 7.0
1994
PingamiFilm
Illipanath Narayanan Kumaran (Kumarettan)
★ 6.7
1994
Sagaram SakshiFilm
★ 8.0
1994
PaksheFilm
Vikraman Contractor
★ 6.5
1994
VaraphalamFilm
Achan
★ 6.4
1994
Kudumba ViseshamFilm
Madhavan Nair
★ 9.2
1994
KinnaripuzhayoramFilm
Thirusherry Madhavan Vaidyar
★ 6.3
1994
Ilayum MullumFilm
★ 9.0
1994
ChukkanFilm
★ 9.0
1994
GamanamFilm
★ 9.0
1994
SanthanagopalamFilm
Krishna Kurup
★ 6.5
1994
Vendor Daniel State LicencyFilm
Vendor Daniel
★ 8.0
1994
ParinayamFilm
★ 8.0
1993
ManichitrathazhuFilm
Brahmadattan Nampoothirippaadu
★ 7.6
1993
ChenkolFilm
Achuthan Nair
★ 7.6
1993
Maya MayooramFilm
Thanoor Shankunni Menon
★ 6.8
1993
Bandhukkal SathrukkalFilm
Damodaran
★ 7.5
1993
Ammayane SathyamFilm
R. Varghese Mathew
★ 6.1
1993
O' FabyFilm
Commissioner Nair
★ 8.5
1993
SopanamFilm
★ 10.0
1993
SamagamamFilm
Pallivathukkal Kariyachan
★ 10.0
1993
Ente SreekuttikkuFilm
Balakrishnan Nair
★ 10.0
1993
KalippattamFilm
Menon
★ 7.5
1993
SarovaramFilm
★ 8.0
1993
GhazalFilm
★ 7.0
1993
AagneyamFilm
Velu asaan
★ 7.0
1993
Udan PirappuFilm
Marthandan
★ 7.0
1993
VaramFilm
1993
GhoshayaathraFilm
Moideen Koya Haaji
1992
SadayamFilm
Dr. K. V. G Nambiar
★ 7.0
1992
KauravarFilm
Aliyar (Baba)
★ 6.8
1992
Ayalathe AdhehamFilm
Sivan Pillai
★ 7.1
1992
My Dear MuthachanFilm
Parameswaran
★ 6.2
1992
SargamFilm
Thekkemadom Nampoothiri
★ 8.5
1992
Ezhara PonnanaFilm
Madhava Menon
★ 6.3
1992
MahanagaramFilm
Kelu Writer
★ 6.3
1992
MukhamudraFilm
Achuthan Pilla / Ananthan Pilla
★ 10.0
1992
GrihaprevesamFilm
★ 10.0
1992
Daivathinte VikrithikalFilm
Kumaran Vaidyar
★ 9.0
1992
Chevalier MichaelFilm
★ 7.0
1992
PramanikalFilm
1991
KilukkamFilm
Justice Pillai
★ 7.5
1991
GodfatherFilm
Balaraman
★ 7.5
1991
SandhesamFilm
Raghavan Nair
★ 7.9
1991
Mookkilla RajyathuFilm
Keshavan
★ 7.1
1991
PerumthachanFilm
Raman / Perumthachan
★ 7.1
1991
Georgekutty C/O GeorgekuttyFilm
Itichen
★ 7.1
1991
DhanamFilm
Thankams father
★ 6.2
1991
KadavuFilm
★ 9.0
1991
Venal KinavukalFilm
Gopalakrishnan Nair
★ 7.0
1991
Moondreluthil En MoochirukkumFilm
1990
MathilukalFilm
Jail warder
★ 7.6
1990
Nagarangalil Chennu RaparkamFilm
M. R. C.
★ 6.5
1990
ChatriyanFilm
'Annachi' Arumai Nayagam
★ 8.1
1990
Ee Kanni KoodiFilm
Simon
★ 5.2
1990
KuttettanFilm
Chaco
★ 4.7
1990
Nanma Niranjavan SreenivasanFilm
★ 7.3
1990
KattukuthiraFilm
Kochuvava
★ 10.0
1990
RajavazhchaFilm
Madhava Panikkar
★ 9.0
1990
Cheriya Lokavum Valiya ManushyarumFilm
Karunan
★ 6.5
1990
OliyambukalFilm
John Mathew
★ 8.0
1990
MalayogamFilm
Varkey
★ 7.0
1990
Champion ThomasFilm
PC Nair
★ 7.0
1990
Raadha MadhavamFilm
N S Anandapadmanabhan
1989
KireedamFilm
Achuthan Nair
★ 7.9
1989
MrigayaFilm
Reverend Father Panangodan
★ 6.9
1989
SeasonFilm
★ 7.1
1989
Chakkikotha ChankaranFilm
Raghavan Thampi
★ 7.6
1989
NaaduvazhikalFilm
Shankaran
★ 7.2
1989
VachanamFilm
Police Officer
★ 7.7
1989
AdharvamFilm
Mekkadan
★ 7.3
1989
JaathakamFilm
Appukuttan Nair
★ 7.3
1989
VarnamFilm
Major M. K. Nair
★ 8.5
1989
ChanakyanFilm
Madhava Menon
★ 6.7
1989
New YearFilm
Adv Mathew Philip
★ 7.0
1989
PooramFilm
★ 9.0
1989
Ashokante Aswathikuttikku 1989Film
★ 9.0
1989
Ammavanu Pattiya AmaliFilm
Sreedharan Menon
★ 7.0
1989
Njangalude Kochu DoctorFilm
Devan's father
1988
PattanapraveshamFilm
Ananthan Nambiar
★ 7.0
1988
Moonnam PakkamFilm
Thampi
★ 7.2
1988
OrkkapurathuFilm
J J
★ 7.4
1988
SanghamFilm
Rappayi
★ 4.5
1988
KudumbapuranamFilm
Sankaran Nair
★ 8.0
1988
DhwaniFilm
Vettukuzhy
★ 10.0
1988
MukthiFilm
Kunjunni Nair
★ 6.5
1988
WitnessFilm
Vikraman Nair
★ 6.0
1988
Kandathum KettathumFilm
★ 7.0
1988
OozhamFilm
1987
NadodikkattuFilm
Ananthan Nambiar
★ 8.0
1987
ThaniyavarthanamFilm
★ 7.8
1987
Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamFilm
Priest
★ 8.0
1987
And There Was a Village...Film
Raman (Manager)
★ 8.0
1987
Amrutham GamayaFilm
Kurup
★ 7.4
1987
Adimakal UdamakalFilm
Gopalan
★ 7.0
1987
Kathakku PinnilFilm
★ 8.5
1987
VruthamFilm
★ 8.0
1987
Jaithra YaathraFilm
★ 9.0
1987
Manja MantharangalFilm
Mathew Paul
★ 9.0
1987
Kalam Mari Katha MariFilm
★ 8.0
1987
Achuvettante VeeduFilm
Damodaran Nair
★ 8.0
1987
RithubhedamFilm
★ 8.0
1987
ChilambuFilm
★ 7.0
1987
PonnuFilm
1987
Idanazhiyil Oru KaloochaFilm
1986
Sanmanassullavarkku SamadhanamFilm
Damodaran
★ 7.6
1986
Gandhinagar 2nd StreetFilm
Sridharan Menon
★ 7.2
1986
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri ThoppukalFilm
Paul Pailokkaaran
★ 7.2
1986
Arappatta Kettiya GraamathilFilm
Vishwambaran
★ 5.8
1986
Pappan Priyappetta PappanFilm
Yamarajan
★ 6.5
1986
AdiverukalFilm
★ 6.3
1986
Poovinu Puthiya PoonthennalFilm
Chandrasekhara Menon/Neetha's father and Benny's grandfather
★ 6.7
1986
PanchagniFilm
Raman
★ 8.0
1986
Ice CreamFilm
Omanakuttan
★ 10.0
1986
Abhayam ThediFilm
Appooppan
★ 10.0
1986
Ennennum KannettanteFilm
Parameswara Kuruppu
★ 10.0
1986
NakhakshathangalFilm
Uncle
★ 10.0
1986
RareeramFilm
Dr. Tharakan
★ 9.0
1986
MizhineerppoovukalFilm
Kumara Varma
★ 9.0
1986
Ithile Iniyum VaruFilm
Kaimal
★ 9.0
1986
KunjattakilikalFilm
Ayyappan Nair
★ 8.0
1986
GeethamFilm
Kesava Kurup
★ 8.0
1986
Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum KaathuFilm
★ 8.0
1986
Aalorungi ArangorungiFilm
Prabhakara Menon
★ 8.0
1986
Ennu Nathante NimmiFilm
Chidambaram
★ 7.0
1986
Ee KaikalilFilm
Ummachan
1985
IrakalFilm
Mathews
★ 8.4
1985
Aram + Aram = KinnaramFilm
M.N.Nambiar
★ 6.9
1985
YathraFilm
Jailor
★ 6.8
1985
Kanathaya PenkuttyFilm
Matthai
★ 7.3
1985
AnubandhamFilm
Menon
★ 6.8
1985
Ee Lokam Ivide Kure ManushyarFilm
Krishna Pillai
★ 8.5
1985
Vasantha SenaFilm
Unnithan
★ 10.0
1985
UpaharamFilm
Divakaran
★ 7.5
1985
Koodum ThediFilm
Priest
★ 7.5
1985
Puli Varunne PuliFilm
'Kuttithanam' Kurup
★ 7.5
1985
Onningu VannengilFilm
Pankajakshan Menon
★ 9.0
1985
Akalathe AmbiliFilm
★ 9.0
1985
Katha IthuvareFilm
★ 9.0
1985
AyanamFilm
Priest
★ 9.0
1985
Vannu Kandu KeezhadakkiFilm
★ 9.0
1985
Oduvil Kittiya VarthaFilm
★ 9.0
1985
Oru KudakeezhilFilm
★ 8.0
1985
Thammil ThammilFilm
Menon
★ 7.0
1985
Iniyum Kadha ThudarumFilm
Alexander
★ 7.0
1985
Eeran SandhyaFilm
1985
Ente KanakkuyilFilm
Kuttan Nair
1985
Ee Thanalil Ithiri NeramFilm
1985
Akkacheyude KunjuvavaFilm
1984
Panchavadi PalamFilm
Ishak Tharakan
★ 8.5
1984
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum NattuFilm
Alexander
★ 8.0
1984
Adaminte VaariyelluFilm
Purushothaman Nair
★ 5.7
1984
UyarangalilFilm
Kurup
★ 5.0
1984
Thirakil Alppam SamayamFilm
Sankaran Nair
★ 10.0
1984
AduthaduthuFilm
Thankappan Pillai
★ 10.0
1984
Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha KathaFilm
Mammukka
★ 10.0
1984
EnganeyundashaaneFilm
Viswanathan Nair
★ 10.0
1984
KoottinilamkiliFilm
Devasya
★ 6.8
1984
Aattuvanchi UlanjappolFilm
★ 9.0
1984
Onnanu NammalFilm
Sethu's father
★ 7.0
1984
Mangalam NerunnuFilm
1983
Ente MamattukkuttiyammakkuFilm
Fr. Joseph Sebastian
★ 8.2
1983
Lekhayude Maranam Oru FlashbackFilm
V S Korattoor
★ 6.1
1983
Prem Nazirine KanmanillaFilm
Home Minister
★ 8.0
1983
Prasnam GurutharamFilm
★ 10.0
1983
Sesham KazhchayilFilm
Lathika's Father
★ 9.0
1983
Oru SwakaryamFilm
★ 7.0
1983
BonesFilm
Worker
1982
YavanikaFilm
Vakkachan
★ 8.3
1981
KolangalFilm
Varkey
★ 7.0
1979
UlkadalFilm
Rahulan's Father
★ 7.0
1972
GandharavakshetramFilm
Guest at Satheeshan's house
★ 7.3

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Ustad Hotel

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Narasimham

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