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Thilakan Biography

Birth Name:

Surendranatha Thilakan

Birth Place:

Ayroor, Travancore

Profession

Actor

Fast Facts

Part of the Karala People's Arts Club, a left-wing theatrical movement, in the 1950s and 1960s
Made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie Pariyar (1973)
Won the Best Supporting Actor National Film Award for his performance in Hrithubhedam (1986)
It was his first of three National Film Awards
In 2005 he was awarded the Filmfare Awards South Lifetime Achievement Award
Was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2009