The veteran Malayalam actor received a special award for his film 'Ustad Hotel'. ...
06:56 PM, Mar 18, 2013
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Thiruvananthapuram The Homage section of the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) beginning here on December 7 will remember stalwarts in Malayalam cinema including Thilakan, Appachan, Vindhyan, T Damodaran, Jose Prakash, CP Padmakukar. According to sources at the Chalachitra Academy, the organisers of the event, actor Thilakan, who brought honours to the Malayalam film industry with two national awards, would be honoured by screening his film 'Perumthachan'. Appachan, the...
11:14 AM, Dec 06, 2012
Even as the entire Kerala was mourning for the last couple of days on the sad demise of the powerful screen actor Thilakan, some of our big stars were noticed for their mysterious missing in the last rites. The superstars of Mollywood who had a bad time with the actor in his final days failed to turn up to the function, though they could have reached in less than two...
06:01 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Thilakan had starred in over 200 Malayalam films and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009. ...
11:33 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Actor Thilakan, who passed away on September 24, might not have acted in too many Tamil films, but considering the impact he had on Tamil audiences, it's going to be quite a while before memories of the veteran actor will fade. Director Sundar C, who brought the thespian back to Tamil screens in his film 'Mettukudi' (1996), says it was nobody else but Thilakan who he had in mind while...
05:04 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Thousands of tearful mourners poured into the city on Monday to catch a last glimpse of veteran actor Thilakan, who died at a city hospital in the early hours of the day. Thilakans body was first taken to the residence of his son Shoby Thilakan at Vettamukku here around 8 am, where relatives and hundreds of local people queued up to pay their last respects to the actor, who...
01:26 PM, Sep 25, 2012
'Losing Thilakan is like losing someone in family.' The tribute paid a by a fan on twitter couldn't have been better expressed. Malayalam ...
11:20 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan passed away at a private hospital here early Monday, on September 24. He was 74. The actor, who died at 3 a.m., was in critical condition after suffering two heart attacks. He acted in nearly 300 films in south Indian languages, mostly Malayalam. Beginning his career on stage in the 1950s, he became famous with his very first film, 'Ulkadal' (1979). His latest film, 'Ustad Hotel',...
05:09 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam cinema's much loved actor Thilakan may no longer be alive. But he will be a daily presence in Kerala's homes, for not a day passes without one of his films being telecast on one of the numerous local TV channels. Thilakan, 74, who passed away Monday after spending a month in hospital, was first a stage actor who started his career in the mid-1950s. He took the Malayalam...
04:10 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran Malayam actor Thilakan died in a Thiruvanathapuram hospital early on Monday morning. He was 74 years of age. Thilakan had been admitted to KIMS hospital with pneumonia and was on ventilator support. He died of a heart failure. Thilakan who began his acting career in his intermediate days, had been associated with several drama troupes in his early days including the pro-Left Kerala Peoples' Arts Centre (KPAC). He...
09:37 AM, Sep 24, 2012
The health condition of actor Thilakan who is under treatment in a private hospital has worsened. Thilakan was admitted to the hospital in a serious condition on August 23. The actor who was suffering from multi-organ disorder has now been diagnosed with pneumonia, a medical bulletin said. ...
05:54 PM, Sep 15, 2012
The condition of veteran actor Thilakan remains critical, the latest medical bulletin tells. The actor supported by ventilator facilities of the hospital shows no significant improvement in the working of his heart and kidneys. The head of neurology department of famous Vellore Medical College, Dr. Mathew Alexander, who was offered the case and advised by the medical team of KIMS hospital to continue with the treatment and proceedings that are...
12:44 PM, Sep 01, 2012
The condition of renowned Malayalam film actor Thilakan, hospitalized following heart attack, continued to be serious today. Hospital sources said the 76 year-old actor, admitted to a private hospital on August 23, continued to be on ventilator support and his condition was still serious. State Health Minister V S Sivakumar, who visited the actor, said doctors had told him that there was a 'slight progress' in Thilakan's condition. He said...
01:13 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Kerala will take care of the medical bills of veteran Malayalam actor Thilakan, 74, who in a critical condition after suffering two heart attacks, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar said. Thilakan suffered the heart attacks on August 25. He has been admitted to a private hospital here and is on the ventilator. "The chief minister (Oommen Chandy) has cleared this decision. I met the doctors and they have told me that...
04:38 PM, Aug 26, 2012
One of the best movies that have come out this year, 'Ustad Hotel' has completed its fifty days in twenty two centres last week, all across the state. The movie by Anwar Rasheed featuring Dulqar Salman, Thilakan and Nithya Menon has already grabbed around 10 crores which will make it one of the biggest grossers of the year. The movie which was aiming for a bigger run was largely affected...
02:46 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Malayalam cine actor Thilakan has been hospitalized here following certain neurological problems, a doctor attending on him said. Neurosurgeon Dr P C Gilvas said the condition of the 72-year-old was stable and he would be shifted to his room later in the day. Thilakan had complained of uneasiness on July 29 during a film shoot and was admitted to a private nursing home in Palakkad, from where he was referred...
06:51 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Conflicts within dysfunctional families have always been a favourite subject to filmmakers. Director M Mohanan says his latest movie, 916 narrates a set of events when two closely-knit families lose their balance. The director, who has always made it a point to helm socially relevant movies that leave a message like Katha Parayumpol and Manikyakallu, says, 916 is an indicator of purity, the reason why I opted it as the...
04:05 PM, Jul 19, 2012
First Look of director Aneesh Anwar's 'Mullamottum Munthiricharum'. ...
04:13 PM, Jun 24, 2012
