Thilakan

Thilakan

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Thilakan Profile

  • Name:
  • Thilakan
  • Other Name:
  • Surendranatha Thilakan
  • Born:
  • December 10, 1935
  • Died:
  • September 24, 2012
  • Father:
  • Palapurath T. S. Keshavan
  • Mother:
  • Deevayani
  • Awards:
  • Padma Shri Award in 2009

    National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Hrithubhedam in 1988

    National Film Award Special Jury Award for Eakantham in 2007

    Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005

    Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Male Award for Indian Rupee in 2011

    Bahadoor Award in 2002

    Bharath Gopi Award in 2011

     

    Kerala State Film Awards

     

    Second Best Actor Award for Yavanika in 1982, Yathra in 1985, Panchagni in 1986, Thaniyavarthanam in 1987, Mukthi Dhwani in 1988 and Kaattathoru Pen Poovu in 1998.

     

    Special Jury Award for Various films in 1989

     

    Best Actor Award for Perumthachan in 1990 and Gamanam and Santhanagopalam in 1994

Thilakan Biography

Thilakan was an Indian film actor who was very popular in Malayalam film industry. In his acting career spanning over 50 decades, he has acted in more than 200 Malayalam films and he was affectionately called Perumthachan. He has received many awards and honors for his performance.

 

Thilakan was born on 15th July 1935 in Plankamon in Ayroor Panchayat of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. His full name was Surendranatha Thilakan. His father’s name was Palapurath T. S. Keshavan and his mother’s name was Deevayani. He was one among the six children of his parents. He moved to Ernakulam after he started acting in films. He was married and has 4 sons namely Shaji Thilakan, Shammi Thilakan, Shibu Thilakan and Shobi Thilakan and has two daughters Sonia Thilakhan and Sophia Thilakan.

 

He started his career with the Malayalam film Periyar in 1973 and he was able to get some exposure only in 1979 with the film Ulkadal. He was shot to fame after his role as the father of Mohanlal in the film Kireedam.

 

Some of the films that he has acted include Annum Innum Ennum, Ardhanaari, Simhasanam, Ustad Hotel, Makante Achan, Red Chillies, Pazhassi Raja, Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe, Yakshiyum Njanum, Kalabha Mazha, The Truth, Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal, Thachiledathu Chundan, Priyam, Aniyathi Pravu, Sphadikam, Santhanagopalan, Chenkol, Pingami, Moonnam Pakkam, Thaniyavarthanam, Ennennum Kannettante, Irakal, Pnchagni, etc.

 

He was into controversies many times and was issued show cause notices by Association of Malayalam Movie Artists and also had issues with Film Employees Federation of Kerala. When he was removed from the movie Christian Brothers it became a big issue and he was dismissed from AMMA Association. Later the ban was removed in 2011 after his excellent performance in the film Indian Rupee.

 

He fell down during the shooting of the film Scene 1 Nammude Veedu on 1st August 2012. He was hospitalized at KIMS in Trivandrum and was suffering from pneumonia. He was put under ventilator and died on 24th September 2012 due to cardiac arrest. 

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Updated: May 28, 2018

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