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Palappurathu Keshavan Surendranatha Thilakan, known mononymously as Thilakan, was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Spanning more than five decades, Thilakan’s acting career was marked by critical acclaim for his versatility and powerful screen presence. He won several major honours including the Padma Shri (2009) from the Government of India, multiple National Film Awards and numerous Kerala State Film Awards, becoming the most frequent winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor. Thilakan is known primarily for work in Actor And Television Actor. Actor · Television Actor · Film Actor — Indian actor (1935–2012) Profile compiled from public sources including Wikipedia's article on Thilakan (accessed July 2026).
Projects
Varavelpu
Ustad Hotel
Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam
Dhanam
Kireedam
Manichitrathazhu
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
Amrutham Gamaya
Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
Chanakyan
Naduvazhikal
Pattanapravesham
Spirit
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
Koodum Thedi
Narasimham
Red Chillies
Panchagni
Kilukkam
Thilakan — Public Profile
Evidam Swargamanu
Spadikam
Chenkol
Abhayam Thedi
Pappan Priyappetta Pappan
Athisayan
Drama
Timeline
Worked with
Shobana
2 shared projects
Mohanlal
23 shared projects
Kamal Haasan
1 shared project
Jackie Shroff
1 shared project
Nedumudi Venu
4 shared projects
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
4 shared projects
Raveendran
1 shared project
S. Kumar
4 shared projects
Jagadish
1 shared project
Urmila Matondkar
1 shared project
Jayaram
1 shared project
Mukesh
1 shared project
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