Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Padmashri Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Born	Sukumaran Nair October 16, 1916 Thikkurissy, Travancore, British Raj
Died	March 11, 1997 (aged 80) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,India
Occupation	Actor, Director, Producer
Years active	47
Influenced	Malayalam cinema
Spouse	Sarojini Kunjamma, Ambalapuzha Meenakshy Amma, K. Sulochana Devi
Children	Shyamala Devi, Geethambika, Rajahamsan, Kanakasree
Parents	Mangat C. Govinda Pillai, N. Lekshmi Amma

Personal life

Thikkurissy married three times in his life. His first wife was Sarojini Kunjamma, who belonged to an eminent family in Karuvatta, Alappuzha, called Samudayathu Kurup. The couple has two daughters. The first one, Shyamala Devi Kunjamma alias Lekha is an executive engineer in Ernakulam. Their second daughter Geethambika Kunjamma is a housewife in Pujappura, Thiruvananthapuram. After parting ways with his first wife, Thikkurussy married play actor Ambalapuzha Meenakshy Amma. The couple had a son named Rajahamsan, who now lives in Chennai. The second marriage also didn't last long and Thikkurussy got married to K. Sulochana Devi, who was a singer and dancer. This marriage however was successful and lasted 41 years till his death. Thikkurissy had a daughter from this marriage named Kanakasree. She, like her father was interested in poetry and took name as a good poet. Thikkurussy had a personal tragedy when Kanakasree died due to an accident Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair died on 11 March 1997 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, due to kidney failure.

Awards

Thikkurissy won around 250 awards. The major awards that he received are

• Padmashri from the Government of India -1973
• Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor -1972
• National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor-1959
• J.C. Daniel Award (Kerala State Film Award for Lifetime Achievement) -1995
• Fellowship of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy -1983
• Mannathu Padmanabhan Award -1989
• Film Readers Gallop-poll Award -1963
• All Kerala Social Service Association Award -1971
• Bombay Nirthya Sindhu Award -1991
• Guru Chengannur Award 1991
• Prem Nazir Award -1992
• N.Krishna Pillai Award 1992
• Palakkad Film Festival Award -1995
• Pushpasree Award -1995
• Bangalore Kalavedi Award -1994
• Film Critics Association Award -1995
• Kerala Kaumudhi Readers Club Award -1994
• Film Guidance Society Award -1996
• Government of India Emeritus Fellowship for Contribution in the field of Art and Literature From 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1998
• Talents of Universities Creative Heights Award -1996
• Navachedhana Award -1994
• Soorya Award -1994
• Travancore Devaswam Board Award. -1972
• Sree Moolanagaram Fine Arts Society Award -1997
• Abhinaya Saamrat -1991
• Nataka Chakravarthy -1991
• Chalachithra Prathibha -1993
• Chalachithra Rathnam -1994
• Chalachithra Acharyan -1994
• Malayala Chalachithra Kulapathy 1994
• Sarasadrutha Kavi -1994
• Kala Vibhooshan -1994
• Bheeshma Charya -1994
• Sarvakala Sarva Bhouman -1994
• Guru Karanavar -1995
• Kala Jyothi -1996
• Sarasa Vachaspathy -1996
• Sadasya Thilakan -1996