Thilakan

Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1935

Country: India

Biography: Surendranatha Thilakan, known mononymously as Thilakan, was an Indian film & stage actor who had starred in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, & popularly mentioned as the Perumthachan of Malayalam Cinema. He was known for his excellence in character roles. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 for his contributions towards the arts. Thilakan died on 24th Sept. 2012, following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.

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