Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Born
Sukumaran Nair

(1916-10-16)16 October 1916
Thickurichy, Near Marthandam, Travancore, British India (present day Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died11 March 1997(1997-03-11) (aged 80)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1950–1997
Spouses
  • Sarojini Kunjamma
  • Ambalapuzha Meenakshy Amma
  • K. Sulochana Devi
Children4
Parents
  • M. C. Govinda Pillai
  • N. Lekshmi Amma
AwardsPadma Shri (1973)
In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Thikkurissy. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sukumaran Nair.

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 1916 – 11 March 1997) was an 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 Padma Shri 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 superstar of Malayalam cinema".[1] In 1993, he was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.

  1. ^ "Malayalam’s first super star". The Hindu. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2023.