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Date of Birth
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16-October-1916
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Place of Birth
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Nagercoil
(India, Tamil Nadu, Kanyakumari district)
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Nationality
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India
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Also know as
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Thikkurishi, Thikkurissy, Thikkurissi, Thikkurisi, Sukumaran Nair, Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair, Thikkurishi Sukumaran Nair, Padmashri Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, ठिकà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¸à¥à¤¸à¥à¤¯, सà¥à¤•à¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¤¨ नायर, पदà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥€ ठिकà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¸à¥à¤¸à¥à¤¯ सà¥à¤•à¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°à¤¨ नायर, ठीकà¥à¤•à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¸à¤¿
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Profession
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Actor, Playwright, Film director, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Poet, Orator
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Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair was a Nagercoilite born Malayali Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though 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 star in Malayalam cinema.
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