Thilakan

My deep admiration for Thilakan comes from sheer endurance. Born in Ayroor, Kerala, in 1935, he worked his way up from the stage to appear in over 200 Malayalam films across more than five decades. The kind of versatility that wins a National Film Award for a supporting role isn't built overnight. I revere actors who can command the screen even from the margins of a story. He passed in 2012, but the countless characters he inhabited still breathe within the films themselves. This is what a true master of the craft looks like.

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Name (English)

Thilakan

Name (Japanese)

ティラカン

Reading

てぃらかん

Born

July 15, 1935 – September 24, 2012

Origin

Ayiroor, Pathanamthitta district, India

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards South
• National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
• Padma Shri in arts

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thilakan
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3520698

Tags

• Pathanamthitta district
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.