{"id":1820,"date":"2012-09-24T19:09:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T13:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2016-02-03T19:50:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T14:20:51","slug":"roles-of-a-lifetime-portrayed-by-thilakan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/roles-of-a-lifetime-portrayed-by-thilakan\/","title":{"rendered":"10 All time great roles portrayed by Thilakan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The name Thilakan<\/strong> evokes so many unforgettable roles played by him in each Malayalee’s mind. He gave life to several characters that made us cry, laugh and deeply touched. Here we have chosen 10 Characters played by him<\/strong> that will always be remembered by movie-lovers of all generations.<\/p>\n

Moonnam Pakkam\u00a0(1988)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Directed by Padmarajan, the film was released in 1988.\u00a0Thilakan easily handled the complexity of the character Thampi the grand father.\u00a0The film met with universal critical acclaim and turned to be a cult film. The performance of Thilakan in the film was widely praised and is considered to be one of his best.<\/p>\n

Kireedom (1989)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Directed by Sibi Malayil, Kireedom is rated as one of the best heart touching films in the history of Malayalam film industry. Thilakan<\/span> appeared as Achuthan Nair a Police constable, father to Sethu Madhavan portrayed by Mohanlal. Another successful father-son duo of Thilakan and Mohanlal.<\/p>\n

Perumthachan (1991)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One of the best films in Thilakan\u2019s acting<\/strong> life was the film Perumthachan. Released in 1991 the film was written by M.T Vasudevan Nair and directed by Ajayan. Thilakan made the character ‘Raman Perumthachan’ immortal. Thilakan got State award for the best actor for this film. The film was also nominated at the national level.<\/p>\n

Kilukkam (1991)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One of the best comedy films ever released in Malayalam. Even the younger generation cannot forget the funny combination scenes by the sarcastic retired judge played by Thilakan and his servant played by Innocent. The film was directed by none other than Priyadarshan. Mohanlal played the lead role and other supporting characters include Jagathy Sreekumar and Revathy. The film secured many awards during that year.<\/p>\n

Manichitrathazhu (1993)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Directed by Fazil, Thilakan Came as Brahmadattan Namboothiripadu<\/a> a wizard. As usual Mohanlal<\/a> – Thilakan Combination scenes captured the attention of the audience. The film that mixes magic and Psychology, found huge success in the box office. Shobhana plays the centre character in the film.<\/p>\n

Sphadikam (1995)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the movie, Thilkan<\/em> played the important role as the father of Mohanlal. Malayalees can never forget Chacko Master the high-school headmaster whose whole life is centred around mathematics. Directed by Bhadran it was the one most unforgettable characters Thilakan has ever done.<\/p>\n

Mookila Rajyathu (1991)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We can never forget the hilarious speech from the eccentric ex-military man which turned out to be the best comedy scene in the film. Thilakan proved us that he is equally adept at comedy. The film was directed by Ashokan, Thaha combo\u00a0and written by B.Jayachandran.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kannu ezuthi Pottum Thottu (1999)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the film Thilakan portryed the character Natesan – A ruthless land lord. He plays an entirely different character in this movie as a villain. Manju Warrier played the lead role Bhadra who is seeking revenge against Natesan who killed her parents. The film was directed by T.K Rajeev Kumar<\/p>\n

Indian Rupee (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After so many controversies, Thilakan came back to the Malayalam film industry with the movie Indian Rupee. Directed by Renjith, the film bagged the National award for the best Malayalam film and State awards for the best movie. Prithviraj played the lead role and movie revolves around the real estate business and the consequences the youth face chasing after shortcuts to success.<\/p>\n

Usthad Hotel (2012)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Directed by Anwar Rasheed and written by Anjali Menon, Thilkan Played the role of Karim Ekka the owner of Usthad Hotel. The film gives equal importance to love and the love for food. Other actors include Dulquar salman, Nithya Menon and Siddique.<\/p>\n

The void left by the sad demise of Thilakan<\/strong> will always be felt by the Malayalam film<\/a> industry. An actor like him comes only once in a century . Adieu Thilakan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The name Thilakan evokes so many unforgettable roles played by him in each Malayalee’s mind. He gave life to several characters that made us cry, laugh and deeply touched. Here we have chosen 10 Characters played by him that will always be remembered by movie-lovers of all generations. Moonnam Pakkam\u00a0(1988) Directed by Padmarajan, the film […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,4,57,31],"tags":[74,147],"class_list":["post-1820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-news","category-general","category-malayalam-movies","category-movies","tag-mollywood","tag-thilakan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}