Legendary Malayalam actor and former MP Innocent passes away.

A former Lok Sabha MP who also served as the president of A.M.M.A for 15 years, Innocent will be cherished for his flawless ability to elicit laughter, both on and off-screen.

Malayalam Actor Innocent 

Innocent, who hailed from Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district, was under treatment at a private hospital in Kochi for the last couple of weeks. His condition had been over the last few days. His death was declared by Sunday night. 

Cancer survivor Innocent had acted in around 750 films, mostly Malayalam as well as some in Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. Though Innocent was popularly known for comic roles, he had also acted in many serious roles.

Innocent won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as left-front backed independent candidate from Chalakudy in Thrissur. In 2019 he lost to Benny Behanan of the Congress. He had won local body election at Irinjalakuda municipality in 1979.

His acting career began through stage plays in the 1970s. He had won many awards including second best actor award thrice in Kerala State Film awards. He was the president of Association of Malayalam Movie Artists for more than ten years in a row.

Cancer Wardile Chiri (Laughter in the Cancer Ward) was the title Innocent gave to his memoir which detailed his battle with cancer, and it was a fitting one. “Innocent is the cure to cancer. His comedic approach to the illness proved to be more successful than the medical care he had, I can attest,” cancer specialist Dr VP Gangadharan, under whom the actor began the treatment in 2012, said commenting on the book.

Veteran Malayalam actor Innocent breathed his last on Sunday at the age of 75 after battling cancer several times over the last 10 years. The former Lok Sabha member, who also served as the president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A) from 2003 to 2018, was taken to the VPS Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi on March 3 due to breathing issues and uneasiness.

Malayalam Actor, 

Malayalam Comedian 

Innocent (actor)

Innocent Vareed Thekkethala (28 February 1948 – 26 March 2023) was an Indian actor and politician. He predominantly worked in Malayalam films in addition to few Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English films, mostly in comedic roles. In a career spanning more than five decades, he has acted in more than 750 films and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam Cinema. He was also appeared in negative roles, such as in Mazhavilkavadi, Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu and Ganamela. Innocent has won several awards, including three Kerala State Film Awards. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing Chalakudy constituency.

In 1979, he was elected as the municipal councilor of Irinjalakkuda municipality. Innocent won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate supported by the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Innocent served as the president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018. He has written books based on his memories, and columns in magazines and newspapers.

Early Life

Innocent was born on 28 February 1948 to Vareed Thekkethala and Margaret in Irinjalakuda, Travancore-Cochin (present-day Kerala), India. He is the fifth child and third son of his parents, who had eight children. He had his primary education at Little Flower Convent Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda, Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda, and Sree Sangameswara NSS School, Irinjalakuda. He studied till eighth grade and discontinued his studies as he could not cope with studying. Innocent went to Madras (then) for his acting career and worked there as a production executive and during that time he acted in a minor role in the movie Nellu, which was one of his earlier movies.[citation needed] He fell ill and came to Davangere in the 1970s for treatment for Typhoid, where his cousins George (studying medicine at JJM Medical College), Davis, and his brother Sunny were running the Shamannur Match factory, in Davangere. Later, he was an active partner in the working of the factory. As Innocent was keen on the performance activities, he seized the opportunity to participate in Davangere, Kerala Samajam drama, and received audience approval in entertainment event. 

Film career

Innocent's mannerisms and diction is unique in Malayalam cinema and he wildly caught the attention of the Malayalam audience. This made him almost a phenomenon in the Malayalam comedy scene, also making him a hot favorite for mimicry artistes. His popularity can be gauged from the fact that many frontline directors in Malayalam (like Priyadarshan, Satyan Anthikkad, Fazil and Kamal) rarely make films without Innocent. He has proven his acting skills in serious and character roles in several films. He has been the president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) for 12 years. He has held the post for the last four consecutive terms.

Innocent entered the film industry in 1972 with the movie Nrityashala. At first, he produced a few serious offbeat films, but he was not successful. In the long span of his career, Innocent has worked in more than 750 films in a variety of roles, mainly in Malayalam. He has also acted in a few Tamil and Hindi films.

Innocent played comedy roles in like Ramji Rao Speaking, Mannar Mathai Speaking, Kilukkam, Godfather, Vietnam Colony, Nadodikattu,Manichitrathazhu and Kalyanaraman. Innocent has also excelled in character and villain roles such as Keli, Kathodu Kathoram.

Other films included Kabooliwaala, Gajakesariyogam, Mithunam, Mazhavilkavadi, Manassinakkare, Thuruppugulan, Rasathanthram,Naran and Mahasamudram. His effort, along with that of the superstars who starred in these films, played an important role in their success. His pairing with K. P. A. C. Lalitha was highly successful in movies such as Ponn Muttayidunna Tharavu, My Dear Muthachchan, Godfather and Manichitrathazhu.

2020 is the only year he didn't appear in any films since 1980 due to Cancer treatment. Paachuvum Athbhuthavilakkum is Inncoent's last film before his death in March 2023.

Books

Innocent authored five books: Njan Innocent, Cancer Wardile Chiri, Irinjalakudakku Chuttum (memoirs), Mazha Kannadi (collection of short stories) and Chirrikku Pinnil (autobiography). Cancer Wardile Chiri (Laughter in the Cancer Ward) is an account of his experiences while undergoing treatment for throat cancer. Irinjalakudakku Chuttum won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour in 2020.

Politics

Innocent was the Thrissur District Secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party during the 1970s. He had contested in the Irinjalakkuda municipal council elections as Revolutionary Socialist Party-backed candidate in 1979 and had won that election. He was rumoured to be a Left Democratic Front (LDF)-supported independent candidate from the Irinjalakkuda assembly constituency in the 2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections but this did not happen. Innocent won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency in Thrissur district as an independent candidate supported by the LDF.

Innocent lost in the Lok Sabha elections 2019 to UDF candidate Benny Behanan.

Personal life

Innocent married Alice on 26 September 1976, and had a son, Sonnet. Sonnet was married, with two children, Innocent Jr. and Anna. Innocent Jr. acted in a documentary as Innocent in childhood.

Illness and death

On 3 March 2023, Innocent was suddenly hospitalised after feeling sick. He was placed under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support after his condition turned worse. A cancer survivor, Innocent was in hospital for nearly three weeks owing to cancer-related complications. He died at Lakeshore hospital in Kochi, Kerala, on 26 March 2023, at the age of 75.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

1989 – Second Best Actor – Mazhavil Kavadi, Jaathakam

1981 – Second Best Film (Producer) – Vida Parayum Munpe

1982 – Second Best Film (Producer) – Ormakkay

Kerala State Film Critics Award

2009 – Best Actor – Patham Nilayile Theevandi

Asianet Film Award

2001 – Supporting Actor Award – Ravanaprabhu

2004 – Supporting Actor Award – Vesham

2006 – Best Actor in a Comic Role – Rasathanthram, Yes Your Honour

2008 – Supporting Actor Award – Innathe Chintha Vishayam

2010 - Character Actor Award -Kadha Thudarunnu

2011 - Character Actor Award -Snehaveedu, Swapna Sanchari

2013 – Lifetime Achievement Award

Other awards

2004 - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam for Manassinakkare

2007 – Sathyan Award[18]

2008 – Annual Malayalam Movie Award (Dubai) for Outstanding Performance

2013 – TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards

 Lifetime Achievement Award

2019 –He is Distributing Awards Realtors Investors Summitt 

Filmography

Malayalam films
1970s
Year	Title	Role	Director	Writer
1972	Nrithasala	News Reporter	A.B. Raj	Thikkodiyan, S.L.Puram Sadanandan
1973	Football Champion	Football Player	A.B. Raj	V. Devan, S.L.Puram Sadanandan
	Urvashi Bharathi		Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair	Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
	Jesus	Courtier in King Herod's court	P.A. Thomas	P.A. Thomas
1974	Nellu		Ramu Kariat	Ramu Kariat, K.G. George, S.L.Puram Sadanandan
1978	Randu Penkuttikal		Mohan	Surasu
1980s
Year	Title	Role	Director	Writer
1980	Kochu Kochu Thettukal		Mohan (director)	Padmarajan
1981	Vida Parayum Munpe	Varghese	Mohan (director)	John Paul (screenwriter), Mohan (director)
1982	Idavela	Madhavankutty	Mohan (director)	Padmarajan
	Ormakkayi	Rappayi	Bharathan	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Ilakkangal	Devassikutty
1983	Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback		K. G. George	S. L. Puram Sadanandan
	Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla	Film Producer	Lenin Rajendran	Lenin Rajendran, Vaikom Chandrashekharan Nair
	Mouna Raagam	Freddy/Valyappan
	Prathijnja		P. N. Sundaram	Kaloor Dennis
1984	Panchavadi Palam	Barabas	K. G. George	K. G. George
	Paavam Poornima	Unnithan	Balu Kiriyath	Balu Kiriyath
	Koottinilamkili	Office Staff	Sajan (director)	Kaloor Dennis
1985	Dheivatheyorthu
	Scene No. 7	Bhaskara Menon
	Archana Aaradhana	Kurupu	Sajan (director)	K. T. Muhammed
	Punnaram Cholli Cholli	Peethambharan	Priyadarshan	Sreenivasan (screenplay), Priyadarshan (story)
	Irakal	Aniyan Pillai	K. G. George	K. G. George
	Ambada Njaane!	Kumaran	Antony Eastman	Antony Eastman (screenplay), Nedumudi Venu
	Avidathe Pole Ivideyum		K. S. Sethumadhavan	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Puli Varunne Puli	Saami	Harikumar (director)	Harikumar (director)
	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram	Driver	Priyadarshan	Sreenivasan
	Vasantha Sena	Thirumeni	K. Vijayan	K. Basanth, Sudhakar Mangalodayam (story)
	Meenamasathile Sooryan	Adhikari	Lenin Rajendran	Lenin Rajendran
	Akkare Ninnoru Maran	Shankaran		Sreenivasan
	Oru Nokku Kanan	Innochen	Sajan (director)	S. N. Swamy, Kaloor Dennis (dialogues)
	Ayanam	Chakkunni
	Ee Lokam Evide Kure Manushyar	Ouseppu	P. G. Viswambharan	John Paul (screenwriter) (dialogues), Antony Eastman
	Kathodu Kathoram	Kapyar	Bharathan	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Kandu Kandarinju	Thomas	Sajan (director)	Prabhakaran Puthur, S. N. Swamy
1986	Yuvajanotsavam	Kunjunni Nair	Sreekumaran Thampi	Sreekumaran Thampi
	Chilambu	Enashu	Bharathan	N.T. Balachandran, Bharathan
	Gandhinagar 2nd Street	Policeman	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Oru Yugasandhya	Sreedharan Nair	Madhu (actor)	G. Vivekanandan, Pappanamkodu Lakshmanan
	Vivahitare Itihile	Kuriachan	Balachandra Menon	Balachandra Menon
	Ilanjippookkal	Kaduvappara Pappu	Sandhya Mohan
	Mizhineerppoovukal	Phalgunan Pillai	Kamal (director)	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Meenamaasathile Sooryan	Adhikari	Lenin Rajendran	Lenin Rajendran
	Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam	MLA	Sibi Malayil	Sreenivasan
	Naale Njangalude Vivaaham	Pandit Keralaraja Gangadara Munshi	Sajan (director)	M.D. Ratnamma, Kaloor Dennis
	Ithile Iniyum Varu	Dasappan	P. G. Viswambharan
	Aavanazhi	Vishnu	I. V. Sasi	T. Damodaran
	Oru Kadha Oru Nunakkadha		Mohan (director)	Mohan (director), Sreenivasan (dialogues)
	Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu
	Prathyekam Sradhikkukka	Pothachan	P. G. Viswambharan	Renji Mathew, Kaloor Dennis
	Koodanayum Kattu	Charlie	I. V. Sasi	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Chidambaram	Himself	G. Aravindan	G. Aravindan, C. V. Sreeraman (story)
	Pappan Priyappetta Pappan	Constable Kuttan	Sathyan Anthikad	Siddique–Lal
	Amme Bhagavathi	Brahmin	Sreekumaran Thampi	Sreekumaran Thampi
	Geetham		Sajan (director)	S. N. Swamy (screenplay), Asha Mathew (writer)
	Sunil Vayassu 20	Anthony
	Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam	Kunji Kannan Nair	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan, Sathyan Anthikad (story)
	Ice Cream	Police Inspector	Antony Eastman	Antony Eastman, John Paul (screenwriter) (dialogues)
	Revathikkoru Pavakkutty	Bhasi Pillai	Sathyan Anthikad	John Paul (screenwriter), Ravi Vallathol (story)
	Atham Chithira Chothy	Mathan	A. T. Abu	A. T. Abu, P.M. Taj
	Ente Entethu Mathrem	Vakkachan	J. Sasikumar	Kaloor Dennis
	Oridathu	Dr Rajasekharan	G. Aravindan	G. Aravindan
	Ente Sonia
	Dheem Tharikida Thom	Kurian	Priyadarshan	V. R. Gopalakrishnan, Priyadarshan (story)
	Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi	Kuttan Pillai	Priyadarshan	Priyadarshan
	Rareeram	Lonappan	Sibi Malayil	Appukuttan, K. N. Menon, Perumpadavam Sreedharan (screenplay and dialogues)
	Nyayavidhi	Channar	Joshiy	Chalil Jacob, Dennis Joseph (screenplay and dialogues)
	Ee Kaikalil	Ittoopp	K. Madhu
	Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu	Chandu Panikker	T. S. Suresh Babu	Jagadish Kumar, Sreenivasan (screenplay and dialogues)
1987	Neela Kurinji Poothappol	Kuttan Nair	Bharathan	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Swathi Thirunal	Krishna Ravu	Lenin Rajendran	Lenin Rajendran
	Itha Samayamayi	LIC Pathrose	P. G. Viswambharan	Gayathri Ashokan
	Yagagni	Madhavan
	Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam	Ouseppachan	Kamal (director)	John Paul (screenwriter), Kamal (director) (story)
	Ivide Ellavarkkum Sukham	Cheriyachen
	Sarvakalashala	Innachan	Venu Nagavally	Venu Nagavally, Cheriyan Kalpakavadi (story)
	Oru Minnaminunginte Nurungu Vettam	Parameswaran Nair	Bharathan	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Nadodikkattu	Balagopalan	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan, Siddique–Lal (story)
	Jaalakam	Gopi Kurup	Harikumar (director)	Balachandran Chullikkad
	Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu	Sadasivan	Sathyan Anthikad
	Thaniyavarthanam	Headmaster	Sibi Malayil	A. K. Lohithadas
1988	Ayitham	Joseph	Venu Nagavally	Venu Nagavally
	Oru Muthassi Katha	Thampuran	Priyadarshan	Jagadish Kumar
	Charavalayam	Kumaran	K. S. Gopalakrishnan	K. S. Gopalakrishnan, K. Basanth (story)
	Puravrutham	Kelu Nair	Lenin Rajendran	Lenin Rajendran, C. V. Balakrishnan
	Aryan	Govindan Nair	Priyadarshan	T. Damodaran
	Witness	Sankunni Nair	Viji Thampi	Screenplay - John Paul (screenwriter), Kaloor Dennis; story - Jagathy Sreekumar, Viji Thampi
	Vellanakalude Nadu	Ashokan	Priyadarshan	Sreenivasan
	Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi	Vaniyambadi Chandran
	Ponn Muttyidunna Tharavu	P.V. Panikkar	Sathyan Anthikad	Raghunath Paleri
	Pattana Pravesham	Puthanpurackal Balan	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	Ramendra	Priyadarshan	Sreenivasan
	Moonnam Mura	Kisan Jacob	K. Madhu	S. N. Swamy
	Dhwani	Rappayi	A. T. Abu	P. R. Nathan
	37104	Babu	Sibi Malayil	S. N. Swamy
1989	Varnam	Bhaskaran Pillai	Ashokan (film director)	Ashokan (film director)
	Varavelpu	Chathutty	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Antharjanam	Vathapally Varkey
	Vadakkunokkiyantram	Thalakulam Sir	Sreenivasan	Sreenivasan
	Ramji Rao Speaking	Mannar Mathai	Siddique–Lal	Siddique–Lal
	Pradeshika Varthakal	Kunjhambu Nair	Kamal (director)	Ranjith (director)
	Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal	Adiyodi	Kamal (director)	Ranjith (director)
	The News	Bhargavan Pillai	Shaji Kailas	Jagadish Kumar
	Mazhavil Kavadi	Shankarankutty Menon	Sathyan Anthikad	Raghunath Paleri
	Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal	Keshava Pilla
	Utharam	Nanu		M. T. Vasudevan Nair
	Annakutty Kodambakkam Vilikkunnu	Kariyachan
	Kaalal Pada	Govindan Nair	Viji Thampi	Ranjith (director)
	Jathakam	Kunjuraman	Suresh Unnithan	A. K. Lohithadas
	Innale	Shankara Pillai	Padmarajan	Padmarajan
	Chakkikotha Chankaran	Bhagavathar		V. R. Gopalakrishnan
	Swagatham	Labrador bhai
1990s
Year	Title	Role	Director	Writer
1990	Thoovalsparsham	Shishubalan	Kamal (director)	Kaloor Dennis
	Thalayanamanthram	Daniel	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Superstar	Devasyya
	Rosa I Love You
	Paadatha Veenayum Paadum
	Enquiry
	Radha Madhavam
	Ponnaranjanam
	Shubhayathra	Ramettan	Kamal (director)	P. R. Nathan
	Sasneham	Eanasu	Sathyan Anthikad	A. K. Lohithadas
	Saandhram	Paulo	Thaha	Thaha - Ashokan
	Rajavazhcha	Ittoopp	J. Sasikumar	S. L. Puram Sadanandan
	Gajakesariyogam	Ayyappan Nair	P. G. Viswambharan	Kaloor Dennis
	Ottayal Pattalam	DIG Chandrashekara Menon	T. K. Rajeev Kumar	T. K. Rajeev Kumar, Kalavoor Ravikumar
	Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam	Ananthan	Viji Thampi	Ranjith (director)
	Mukham	Anthony	Mohan (director)	Joseph Madapally (dialogues), Mani Swamy (screenplay), Mohan, Ananthu (story)
	Malayogam	Rama Kurup	Sibi Malayil	A. K. Lohithadas
	Pavakkooth	Chakkochen	Sreekumar Krishnan Nair	Ranjith (director)
	Kouthuka Varthakal	Suryanarayana Iyer	Thulasidas	V. R. Gopalakrishnan
	Dr. Pasupathy	Dr. Pasupathi/Bhairavan	Shaji Kailas	Renji Panicker
	Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum			T. A. Razzaq, A.R. Murukesh
	No.20 Madras Mail	Narayanan Nadar[TTE]	Joshiy	Dennis Joseph, Harikumar (director) (story)
	Kottayam Kunjachan	Mikhael	T. S. Suresh Babu	Dennis Joseph
	Kalikkalam	Velayil Chandy	Sathyan Anthikad	S. N. Swamy
	Anantha Vruthantham	Padmanabhan	Anil (director)
	Champion Thomas	Dr. Unnithan
	Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran
	Brahmarakshas	Potti
	Kattu Kuthira	Balakrishna Menon
	Purappad	Lonappan
1991	Kizhakkunarum Pakshi	Girijavallabha Panikkar	Venu Nagavally	Venu Nagavally
	Ulladakkam	Kunjachan	Kamal (director)	P. Balachandran, Cheriyan Kalpakavadi (story)
	Sandesam	Yaswanth Sahai	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Pookkalam Varavayi	Pothuval	Kamal (director)	Ranjith (director), P. R. Nathan (story)
	Oru Tharam Randu Tharam Moonu Tharam	Adithya Pilla
	Mimics Parade	Fr. Tharakkandam	Thulasidas	Kaloor Dennis, Kalabhavan Ansar
	Aavanikunnile Kinnaripookkal	Kesava Pillai
	Maydinam	Ouseph
	Sundari Kakka
	Eagle	Appukuttan/Murugadas
	Kuttapathram
	Kilukkampetti	Scariah	Shaji Kailas	Rajan Kiriyath, Vinu Kiriyath, Shaji Kailas (story)
	Kilukkam	Kittunni	Priyadarshan	Venu Nagavally
	Keli	Lazer	Bharathan	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Kadinjool Kalyanam	Panikkar	Rajasenan	Raghunath Paleri
	Godfather	Swaminathan	Siddique–Lal	Siddique–Lal
	Ganamela	Sreedhara Panikkar		Jagadish Kumar
	Apoorvam Chilar	Idanilam Pathrose		S. N. Swamy
	Amina Tailors	Lonappan Mashu	Sajan (director)	Mani Shornur
	Aakasha Kottayile Sultan	Dr. Chenthrappinni	Jayaraj	Renji Panicker
	Kanalkkattu		Sathyan Anthikad	A. K. Lohithadas
	Agni Nilavu	Sakuni
	Anaswaram	Immanuel Joseph	Jomon (director)	T. A. Razzaq
	Irrikku M.D. Akathudu
	Bhoomika	Sivan Pillai
	Kalari	Koshi
	Adayalam	Police Officer
	Nagarathil Samsara Vishayam
	Ennum Nanmakal
	Ezhunnallathu
1992	Apaaratha	SI Lonappan	I. V. Sasi	Sreekumaran Thampi
	Ponnurukkum Pakshi	Bhaskaran
	Utsava Melam	Kamalasanana Kuruppu	Suresh Unnithan	K.S. Bhasurachandran
	Snehasagaram	Ramayyan	Sathyan Anthikad	J. Pallassery
	Ente Ponnu Thampuran	Varkey	A. T. Abu
	Kasargode Khaderbhai	Fr. Tharakandam	Thulasidas	Kaloor Dennis, Kalabhavan Ansar (story)
	Nakshthrakoodaram	Fr. Bhavanious
	Vasudha
	Pramanikal
	My Dear Muthachan	K. P. Adiyodi	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Malootty	Sankaran	Bharathan	John Paul (screenwriter)
	Makkal Mahathmayam	Kuruppu Maash		Siddique–Lal, Robin Thirumala Sathyanath (screenplay)
	Ennodishtam Koodamo	Family Doctor	Kamal (director)	Raghunath Paleri
	Aayushkalam	Gopala Menon	Kamal (director)	Rajan Kiriyath, Vinu Kiriyath
	Kizhakkan Pathrose	Pothen Upadeshi	T. S. Suresh Babu	Dennis Joseph (screenplay), Muttathu Varkey (story)
	Adwaitham	Seshadri Iyer	Priyadarshan	T. Damodaran
	Vietnam Colony	K. K. Joseph	Siddique–Lal	Siddique–Lal
	Kallanum Polisum
	Mr & Mrs
	Kingini
	Kaazhchakkappuram
	Kallan Kappalil Thanne
1993	Addeham Enna Iddeham		Viji Thampi	J. Pallassery
	Venkalam	Kandappan	Bharathan	A. K. Lohithadas
	Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni	Chathunni	Anil–Babu	Kaloor Dennis
	Midhunam	Kurup	Priyadarshan	Sreenivasan
	Manichithrathazhu	Unnithan	Fazil (director)	Madhu Muttam
	Kabuliwala	Kannas	Siddique–Lal	Siddique–Lal
	Injakkadan Mathai & Sons	Inchakkadan Mathai	Anil–Babu	Kaloor Dennis
	Devaasuram	Warrier	I. V. Sasi	Ranjith (director)
	Aagneyam	Pappachan	P. G. Viswambharan	John Zakaria, Kaloor Dennis
	Bandhukkal Sathrukkal	Ananda Kuruppu	Sreekumaran Thampi	Sreekumaran Thampi
	Oru Kadankatha Pole
	Aalavattam
1994	Pingami	Iyengar	Sathyan Anthikad	Raghunath Paleri
	Pavithram	Erussery	T. K. Rajeev Kumar	P. Balachandran, T. K. Rajeev Kumar (story)
	Chanakya Soothrangal	Kuttan Pilla
	Pavam I.A. Ivachan
	Rajadhani	SI Damodaran K. D.	Joshy Mathew	Mani Shornur
	Pakshe	Inashu	Mohan (director)	Cheriyan Kalpakavadi
	Santhanagopalam		Sathyan Anthikad	Raghunath Paleri
	Bheesmacharya	Raghavan
	Sukham Sukhakaram
	Njan Kodiswaran	Appunni
1995	Puthukottyile Puthu Manavalan	Pillai
	Thirumanassu	Kunjan Pillai Raman Nair
	Pai Brothers	Ganapathi Pai
	Mannar Mathai Speaking	Mannar Mathai	Mani C. Kappan	Siddique–Lal
	Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta	Narayanankutty		Mani C. Kappan, Raghunath Paleri
	Kusruthikaatu	Indira's Father		J. Pallassery
	Sasksyam	Chittappan
	Keerthanam	Vareed Thekkethala
	No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North	Kuriakose
1996	Thooval Kottaram	Radhakrishnan	Sathyan Anthikad	A. K. Lohithadas
	Surya Puthrikal
	Layanam	Dr Sreekumaran Unnithan
	Kudumbakodathi	N. D. Raman Nair	Viji Thampi	Sasidharan Arattuvazhi
	Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar	Bharathan
	Excuse Me Ethu Collegila
	Kalliveedu	Chittedathu Madhavan Nair
	Nandagopaalante Kusruthikal
	Harbour	Father Sebastian
	Hitler	Madhavan Kutty's father	Siddique (director)	Siddique (director)
	King Soloman
	Kinnam Katta Kallan
	Azhakiya Ravanan
1997	Superman	Kochunni	Rafi–Mecartin	Rafi–Mecartin
	Aniyathi Pravu	Chellappan	Fazil (director)	Fazil (director)
	Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan
	Ishtadanam	Advocate Dharmapalalan Thambi
	Rajathanthram	Madhavan Nair
	Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum	Arjunan Pilla
	Kalyana Unnikal	Anthrayose
	Chandralekha	Iravi	Priyadarshan	Priyadarshan
	Aaram Thamburan	S.I. Bharathan	Shaji Kailas	Ranjith (director)
1998	Vismayam	Narayanan	Raghunath Paleri	Raghunath Paleri
	Harikrishnans	Sundaran	Fazil (director)	Fazil (director)
	Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala	Achuthan Nair	Sreenivasan	Sreenivasan
	Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu	Maamachan	Kamal (director)	Sreenivasan, Siddique (director) (story)
	Meenakashi Kalyanam
	Ayushman Bhava
	Amma Ammayiamma
	Kusruthi Kuruppu
	Kudumba Vaarthakal
	Sreekrishnapurathu Nakshathrathilakkam
	Manthrikumaran
	Sooryaputhran
1999	Ustaad	Kunji Palu	Sibi Malayil	Ranjith (director)
	Udayapuram Sulthan	Govindan Nair	Jose Thomas	Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas
	Aakasha Ganga	Rama Varma Thampuran	Vinayan	Benny P. Nayarambalam
	Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu	Kaimal	Mohan (director)	Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu (story)
	Independence	Mythreyan	Vinayan
	Chandranudikkunna Dikhil	Anthony	Lal Jose	Babu Janardhanan
2000s
Year	Title	Role	Director	Writer
2000	Valliettan	Ramankutty Kaimal	Shaji Kailas	Ranjith (director)
	Mr. Butler	Captain K.G.Nair
	Life Is Beautiful	Nambiar	Fazil (director)	Fazil (director)
	Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam
	Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal	Jose	Sathyan Anthikad	Sathyan Anthikad, C. V. Balakrishnan (story)
	Snehapoorvam Anna
	Swayamvara Panthal	Shankarbhanu
2001	Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu	Govinda Kamath
	Kakkakuyil	Pothuval	Priyadarshan	Priyadarshan
	Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka	Johnny Vellikala	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Uthaman	Chacko Cherian
	Ravanaprabhu	Warrier	Ranjith (director)	Ranjith (director)
	Ishtam	Narayanan	Sibi Malayil	Kalavoor Ravikumar
2002	Snehithan	Devassya / Devarunyam Devanamboodiripad
	Savithriyute Aranjanam	Ravunni
	www.anukudumbam.com
	Phantom	The Priest
	Jagathi Jagathish in Town	Neelakandan
	Yathrakarude Sradhakku	Paul	Sathyan Anthikad	Sreenivasan
	Nandanam	Kesavan Nair	Ranjith (director)	Ranjith (director)
	Nammal	Shanmughan
	Kalyanaraman	Ponjikkara Kesavan
2003	Chronic Bachelor	Kuruvilla
	Vellithira	Ittiyavira	Bhadran (director)	Bhadran (director)
	Balettan	Achumama
	Pattalam	Sivasankaran Nair
	Ammakilikkoodu	Eradi
	Manassinakkare	Chacko Mappila	Sathyan Anthikad	Ranjan Pramod
2004	Thalamelam	Kunjukuttan Thampuran
	Vamanapuram Bus Route	Chandran Pillai
	Wanted	Unni's Uncle
	Vettam	K. T. Mathew	Priyadarshan	Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas, Priyadarshan
	Chitrakoodam	Balan
	Kaazhcha	Fr. Kuriakose
	Greetings	Aravindakshan Nair
	Maampazhakkaalam	Chandran's Uncle
	Vesham	Pappan
	Made in USA	Prof. Ponnachan PHD
2005	Achuvinte Amma	Paulose	Sathyan Anthikad	Ranjan Pramod, Rajesh Jayaraman
	Thaskara Veeran	Eappachan
	Ben Johnson
	Udayon	Rarichan	Bhadran (director)	Bhadran (director)
	Naran	Kelappan	Joshiy	Ranjan Pramod
	Thanmathra	Sukumaran Nair
	Bus Conductor	Majeed
2006	Malamaal Weekly	Joseph Anthony Fernandes
	Kilukkam Kilukilukkam	Kittunni
	Lion	Thomman Chacko
	Rasathanthram	Manikandan Aashari	Sathyan Anthikad	Sathyan Anthikad
	Thuruppu Gulan	Kochu Thoma
	Aanachandham
	Mahasamudram	Velankanni
	Yes Your Honour	Venugopal
	Baba Kalyani	Car Dealer	Shaji Kailas	S. N. Swamy
2007	Inspector Garud	Raghavan
	Big B	Tomy Parekkaadan
	Vinodayathra	Thankachan
	Jul-04	Narayanan Potty
	Bharathan Effect	Thankachan's father
	Mission 90 Days	Sivaram's father
	Ali Bhai	Khalid Ahemmed Sayivu
	Katha Parayumbol	Eepachan Muthalali
2008	Calcutta News	Kerala samajam president
	Innathe Chintha Vishayam	Emmanuel
	Jubilee	Thomas Kora
	Apoorva
	Madampi	Karayogam President
	Veruthe Oru Bharya	Rajasekharan
	Bullet
	Kerala Police	Philip Tharakan
	Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam
	Twenty:20	Kuttikrishnan
2009	Duplicate	P Suresh
	Bhagyadevatha	Mathew Palakkal	Sathyan Anthikad	Sathyan Anthikad, Rajesh Jayaraman (story)
	Ee Pattanathil Bhootham	Krishnan
	Patham Nilayile Theevandi	Sankara Narayanan
	Kancheepurathe Kalyanam	Balakrishnan Nair
	My Big Father	Thomaskutty
	Colors	Pushkaran Pillai
	Samastha Keralam PO
	Swa Le	Kaimal
	Ividam Swargamanu	Divakara Kaimal, Revenue Secretary
2010s
Year	Title	Role	Director	Writer
2010	Pranchiyettan & the Saint	Vasu Menon	Ranjith (director)
	Kadha Thudarunnu	Lasar	Sathyan Anthikad
	Aagathan	Lawrence	Kamal (director)
	Kanyakumari Express	Minister
	Again Kasargod Khader Bhai	Father Francis Tharakan
	Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policeum
	Pappy Appacha	Nirappel Mathai
	Oridathoru Postman	Gangadharan
	Cocktail	Kalyan Krishnan
	Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	Ittichan Muthalali
2011	Swapna Sanchari	Achuthan Nair	Kamal (director)
	Oru Marubhoomikkadha	Mathayi	Priyadarshan
	Pachuvum Kovalanum	Bhadranpillai
	Doctor Love	Sathyasheelan
	Living Together	Krishnaprasad Kartha
	Snehaveedu	Mathai	Sathyan Anthikad
2012	Doctor Innocent aanu	Doctor Bargavan Pillai
	Naughty Professor	Mulavarikkal Francis
	Chattakaari	Morris
	Kaashh	Devasiya
	Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.	Vikraman Nair
	Perinoru Makan	Harischandran
	Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam	Police Officer
	Arike	Kalpana's father
	Husbands in Goa	Nadar (TTE)
	Puthiya Theerangal	Father Michael	Sathyan Anthikad
2013	Oru Indian Pranayakatha	Uthup Vallikkadan	Sathyan Anthikad
	Punyalan Agarbattis	John Thakkolkaran
	Geethaanjali	Thankappan	Priyadarshan
	Philips and the Monkey Pen	God
2014	Mannar Mathai Speaking 2	Mannar Mathai
	Malayalakkara Residency
	Polytechnic	Chandrakumar
	Bhaiyya Bhaiyya	Kochuveettil Chacko
	Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal	Sreedharan
	Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan	Davis
	Aamayum Muyalum	Nallavan	Priyadarshan
	Thomson Villa	Fr. Thomas Ambalakkadu
2015	Ennum Eppozhum	Kariyachan	Sathyan Anthikad
	Urumbukal Urangarilla	Madhavettan
	Kanal	Natesan
	Chirakodinja Kinavukal	Mapranam Karayogam President T. P. V. Kurup
2016	Swarna Kaduva	Lolappan
	Oppam	Jayaraman's father
2017	Jomonte Suvisheshangal	Palodan	Sathyan Anthikad
	Georgettan's Pooram	Narrator
	Pullikkaran Staraa	Omanakshan Pillai
	GandhiNagaril Unniyarcha
	Chippy
	Kambhoji
	Aana Alaralodalaral	Pathrose
2018	Kuttanadan Marpappa	Ummachan
	Njan Marykutty	Priest
	Suvarna Purushan	Rappayi
	Odiyan	Gopi Mash
2019	Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu	Bishop
	Lonappante Mamodeesa	School Teacher
	Driving License	Himself
	Ganagandharvan	Appukutta Panicker
	An International Local Story	Parameshwaran Panikkar
	The Gambler
	Jack & Daniel	Home Minister Koyapparamban
	Munthiri Monchan	Menon
2020s
Year	Title	Role	Director	Writer
2020	Dhamaka
2021	Sunny	Doctor Eerali
	Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea	Namath Kurup	Priyadarshan
	Tsunami	Eepachan
2022	Makal	Dr. Govindan	Sathyan Anthikad
	Thirimali	Devassy
	Kaduva	Fr. Vattassheril	Shaji Kailas
	Naale
2023	Paachuvum Athbhuthavilakkum	TBA
Other language films
Year	Title	Role	Language
1998	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Colonel Vincent	Hindi
2003	Lesa Lesa		Tamil
2004	Nothing But Life	Prof. Ponnachan PhD	English
2006	Malamaal Weekly	Anthony	Hindi
2012	Shikari	Sitharam Setu	Kannada
2019	Naan Avalai Sandhitha Pothu		Tamil
Story
·       Pavam IA Ivachan (1994)
·       Keerthanam (1995)
Producer
·       Vida Parayum Munpe (1981)
·       Ilakkangal (1982)
·       Ormakkayi (1982)
·       Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback (1983)
Playback singing
·       Aanachandam – Gajakesariyogam (1990)[29]
·       Kandallo – Sandram (1990)
·       Kunukupenmaniye – Mr Butler (2000)
·       Onnam Malakeri – Kalyanaraman (2002)
·       Chendakkoru kolundeda – Manassinakkare (2003)
·       Sundarakeralam – Doctor Innocentanu (2012)
Television
Year	Title	Role	Channel
2021–2023	Eenangalude Gandharvan	Judge	Flowers TV
2021–2023	Funs opon a time	Judge	Amrita TV
2021–2023	Music Ulasavam	Judge	Flowers TV
2021	Top Singer season 2	Celebrity Judge	Flowers TV
2020-2021	Comedy Masters	Judge	Amrita TV
2020	Kudumbavilakku	Himself	Asianet
1994	Innocent Kadhakal	Himself	Asianet
2005-2006	Innocent Kadhakal	Host	Amrita TV
2019–2021	Comedy star season 2	Judge	Asianet
2019	Utsavam Super Star	Mentor	Flowers TV
2018	Top Singer	Celebrity Judge	Flowers TV
2018	Nakshatra thilakkam	Guest	Mazhavil Manorama
2018	Chaya Koppayile kodum kattu	Mentor	Mazhavil Manorama
2017	Comedy super night 2	guest	Flowers TV
2017	Star Chat	Guest	WE TV
2016	J B junction	Guest	Kairali TV
2016	Badai Bungalow	Guest	Asianet
2016	Comedy Carnival	himself	Mazhavil Manorama
2013	Point blank	Guest	Asianet News