20 OF THE MOST MEMORABLE ROLES PORTRAYED BY THILAKAN IN MALAYALAM FILMS

 

Padma Shri Surendranath Thilakan, mononymously known as Thilakan, is an actor beyond compare and is undoubtedly one of the greatest in India. He is one of the key figures that shaped the modern Malayalam Cinema to its present form bringing realistic acting to the table during the nascent stages of its evolution. Extremely dexterous and versatile, there is not a genre that he has not mastered in looking at his illustrious career that won him numerous accolades on the way. While he was unnerving as the depraved stepfather in Namukku Parkkan Munthitithoppukal, he was also hilarious as the paranoid villain in Nadodikkattu and heartbreaking as the father of the doomed hero in Kireedam at the same.

 

It would be a hopeless effort to compare his roles based on performances, as they were all par excellence. So following is a list of 20 of the most memorable roles played by this acting behemoth that stayed with us all these years after his departure.

 

50 OF THE MOST POPULAR MOVIE QUOTES FROM MALAYALAM FILMS OF THE DECADE

 

Art imitates life and life imitates art! The give and take between art and life has been an ongoing psychological stretch. Movies being one of the most popular art forms, its influence on the life that it inmates and surrounds is unequivocal. Influential dialogues and one-liners from films seething into pop culture is its most evident example. In Malayalam cinema there has been a spectacular reserve of ICONIC DIALOGUES in the past that we use on a daily basis. Adding to this is the latest collection from the new decade, from 2010 to 2019, which fortunately has also  been from some of the BEST FILMS OF THE DECADE. Following is a list of these notable one-liners, statements, quips, insults, puns, misquotes and punchlines in Malayalam Cinema of the decade that are especially distinguished for its durable impact, comedic brilliance and unlimited quotability, and lives on in popular culture through its constant use and reuse over the course of time.

10 OF THE BEST ACTING PERFORMANCES OF THE DECADE in Malayalam Cinema

 

The decade from 2010 to 2019 was very rewarding for Malayalam Cinema. Grappling in the dark through uncertain territories in the previous decade when the Industry finally got to the end of the tunnel, we were lucky that it wafted with a breath of fresh air in every aspects of filmmaking. Although Malayalam Cinema has consistently given good acting performances over the years, the new breed of films that was made in this decade, unlike the previous one, gave larger and better scope of performance for the actors inside all their newfound concepts. Following is a list of 10 of the best performances among them.

 

10 MALAYALAM MOVIES FROM THE 2010s YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS

The past decade was a transition of sorts for Malayalam films with a big bunch of experimental films that hit all the right spots at the same time giving rise to a neo- new wave movement that was nicknamed the “New-Gen” films, all for good cause. We will be ever grateful to this decade for killing out almost all of the tasteless trends disseminated by the last one. Check out the top ten picks of the decade!