Biography Thilakan, was an Indian film and stage actor who had starred in over 200 Malayalam films .
Thilakan is regarded as one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, and popularly mentioned as the Perumthachan (master craftsman) of Malayalam Cinema. He has won 3 National Film Awards and 9 Kerala State Film Awards. The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in 2009 for his contributions towards the arts.
Thilakan died on 24 September 2012, following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.