Shammi Thilakan

Shammi Thilakan
Born
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dubbing artist
Years active1985–present[1]
SpouseUsha
ChildrenAbhimanyu S Thilakan
FatherThilakan

Shammi Thilakan is an Indian actor and dubbing artist who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He has appeared in over 150 films, mainly in supporting and negative roles, and is also known for his extensive contributions as a voice artist. The son of veteran actor Thilakan, Shammi has established an independent career through his performances in both films and television.He is a recipient of multiple Kerala State Film Awards for Best Dubbing Artist, including for dubbing the voices of Nassar in Ghazal and Prakash Raj in Odiyan.

Early and personal life

Shammi Thilakan was born in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India. He is the son of actor Thilakan and brother of Shobi Thilakan. He is married to Usha. They have one son, Abhimanyu, who is also an actor. He currently resides in Kollam with his family.[2]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As an actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985IrakalCyril
1989JaathakamChendakkaran
1990Ottayal Pattalam
Radha MadhavamShashankan
1992ThalastaanamDivakaran
1993DhruvamAli
ChenkolSI John Mathew
Ente SreekuttikkuMartin
Sakshal Sreeman ChathunniVikraman
1994Ilayum Mullum
KambolamThankachan
KadalAnali Thoma
PuthranStephen
Chukkan
DhadhaAnali Thoma
BharanakoodamCircle Inspector Sojan
Vendor Daniel State LicencyPolice Officer Daniel
RajadhaniCI Minnal Rajan
1995StreetSudhi
KeerthanamSunny
MangalyasootramBhadran
Manikya ChempazhukkaDharmaraj
AgrajanRaju Nair
RajakeeyamAravind
BoxerSub Inspector Prabhuram
SargavasanthamVishnu
Achan Kombathu Amma VarampathuRajendran
1996Kaathil Oru KinnaramLawrence
Kanjirapally KariyachanJoyachan Manimala
Sulthan HyderaliAshraf
Mimics Super 1000C.I. Vaal Gopinathan
KL.7/95 Eranakulam NorthPrakashan
1997BhoopathiChindan
LelamPolice Officer
ManikyakoodaramKiran Varma
Kilikurissiyile KudumbamelaSharathchandran
Moonnu Kodiyum Monnuru PavanumMathew Chullikkal
NagarapuranamManikantan
1998PanchalohamChakrapaani
Gloria Fernandes from USAJoyachan Manimala
HarthalBacker
1999Ezhupunna TharakanPolice Commissioner
PathramCI Haridas
VazhunnorChandrasekharan
Auto BrothersNazeer Saith
2000The WarrantSI Hakkim
India GateSarath
Mark AntonyRajan
2001PrajaBalaraman
2002PhantomBhadran
2003Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumChandran
KasthoorimanRajendran
2004MaampazhakkaalamChackochan
Sethurama Iyer CBICrime branch CI Mathew
RunwayS.P Vishwanathan
KoottuJoseph
2005IsraPolice
UdayonSI Itty
Kasthuri MaanS. K. NagarajanTamil film
2006Baba KalyaniAdv. Dineshan
Smart CityRaghuram Vaidyan
The DonFaizal
PathakaMonippally Dineshan
Keerthi ChakraHari
Vadakkum NathanVishwanathan
LionDistrict Collector Gopalan
2007AlibhaiVaakathi Vareed
Nadiya Kollappetta RathriSudarshanan
July 4Ripper Murugan
SooryakireedamVishnu Narayanan
Inspector GarudCommissioner Gopinath
2008Twenty:20Ganeshan
AayudhamProf Rasool Ahmed
Cycle
RoudramCI Joy
Sultan
2009Aayirathil OruvanVishwambaran
Puthiya MughamGiri
2010Njan Sanchari
9 KK RoadNoushad
KaaryasthanGopalan
24 HrsInspector Ajay
Again Kasargod Khader BhaiDYSP Siju Jose
2011AazhakadalPaulakandathil Paulson (Paulachan)
Koratty Pattanam Railway GateCI
Indian RupeeKasaba SI
Makeup ManPolice inspector
RathinirvedamKrishnan Nair
SeniorsCI Thomas George
The MetroCity Police Commissioner Satheesh Kumar
2012SimhasanamV.S. Nair
Run Baby RunDYSP Benny Tharakan
MastersRoy
MLA Mani Patham Classum GusthiyumAmir Hussain
Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduUnknown
2013NeramSI Ukken Tintu
HousefullKiliyaachan
Nee Ko Njaa ChaRavi Kumar
LokpalVidyadharan
Sringara VelanSI Ukken Tintu
Pullipulikalum AattinkuttiyumKavalykal Kuriyachan
NadodimannanCI Karadi Johny
Weeping BoyRahim
2014JillaPolice Inspector (cameo)Tamil film
VegamMukundan
Mannar Mathai Speaking 2Driver Koshi
Tamaar PadaarKumaran
AvatharamCI Jeevan
Bhaiyya BhaiyyaVettuparambil Monayi
ManjaAbhayaraj
20151000 – Oru Note Paranja KathaPolice inspector
2016Darvinte ParinammamAyyappan
Appuram Bengal Ippuram ThiruvithamkoorPastor.Thankachen
Pa VaFr. Ittiparamban
ZoomJoseph Tharakan
2017Pokkiri SimonArjunan
MatchboxNarendran, Ambus father
ChunkzzJose / Oola Jose
BobbyJoy
LakshyamRavi
TharangamTharian
2018KalyBalan Moothedan
TheevandiMLA Balachandran
2019SakalakalashalaKallarakkal Achan
Chithiram Pesuthadi 2GangsterTamil film
SoothrakkaranRajan
Vaarikkuzhiyile KolapathakamKunjoyi
Poovalliyum KunjadumMangalath Sivan
March Randam VyazhamFr. Ashby
KalikoottukarDYSP Gafoor Ahammad
20202 StatesNervous goon
2021JojiDr. Felix
Oru Thathvika AvalokanamSatyan
2022Jana Gana ManaAdv. Raghuram Iyer
Third World Boys
PaappanIruttan Chacko
Palthu JanwarDr.Sunil Isaac
PadavettuKuyyali
GoldUnnikrishnan
2023NeymarSahadevan[3]
King of KothaKotha Ravi[4]
2024Anweshippin KandethumSadanandan Cheruvally[5]
Little HeartsJoy[6]
Oru Kattil Oru Muri[7]
2025IdentityDr. Sudharshan[8]
Bazooka[9]
Vilayath BuddhaBhaskaran Master[10]

As a dubbing artist

YearFilmCharacterDubbed for
2018OdiyanRavunniPrakash Raj
2015Ivan MaryadaramanKizhakkekottayil NarasimhanNagineedu
2013Black ButterflyCI Nandakumar NadarMuthuraman
2012No. 66 Madhura BusSanjayanMakarand Deshpande
2010PramaniVarkkichan JosephPrabhu
ApoorvaragamPhilipose MelipraSankar Guru Raja
Marykkundoru KunjaaduJose's friendVimal Raj
2006Lakshmi (Malayalam Version)Lakshmi NarayananVenkatesh
2003Magic Magic 3D (also dialogue writer)KrishnaTirlok Malik
2001Sathyameva JayatheMusharuf IbrahimHemanth Ravanan
RavanaprabhuMundakkal ShekharanNapoleon
2000The WarrantRavi Ramakrishna
1997JanathipathyamC.I Xavier IdikulaSunil
Moonu Kodiyum Munnooru PavanumLazerSpadikam George
Kalyana UnnikalP.C George
Itha Oru SnehagathaHavildar MahadevanVeera Pandiyan
1996KulamThampiNassar
IndraprasthamMohan GeorgePrakash Raj
1995ArabiaKalabhaiMohan Natarajan
SpadikamS.I KuttikadanSpadikam George
Vrudhanmare SookshikkukaBalachandranSunil
1993DevasuramMundakkal ShekaranNapoleon
GhazalValyamalikal HaajiNassar
Addeham Enna IddehamPereraRaghuvaran
O' FabyFaby & S.I SekherCartoon & Nassar
SopanamRajaraja Varma ThamburanJ. V. Somayajulu
SamoohamKrishnamoorthyJohn Amrutharaj
DhruvamHyder MarakkarTiger Prabhakar
AacharyanAbdulla KoyaCleetus Mendiz
UnniRajeev Nanayakar
1992KauravarHaridasVishnuvardhan
Soorya ManasamSivanRaghuvaran
OottyppattanamDharmarajMahesh Anand
1991KuttapathramVickyBabu Antony
Aanaval MothiramGuruMohan Raj
1990OliyampukalDevayyanCharanraj
ThazhvaramRajuSalim Ghouse
VyoohamTony LouisRaghuvaran
Kadathanadan AmbadiChanthu GurukkalPrem Nazir

Television

ShowChannel
Kayamkulam Kochunniyude MakanSurya TV
Vikramadithanin SimhasanamAsianet
Ente ManasaputhriAsianet
VajramAsianet
Kadamattathu KathanarAsianet
Crime & PunishmentAsianet
Saayvinte MakkalMazhavil Manorama
Mahathma Gandhi ColonySurya TV

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Shammi Thilakan at IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Interview-Shammi Thilakan-Amritatv". youtube.com. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Neymar gets a release date". Cinema Express. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shammi Thilakan shares details about his role in Dulquer Salmaan's King of Kotha". The Indian Express. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Teaser of Tovino Thomas' Anweshippin Kandethum will be released tomorrow". Cinema Express. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Sharma, Bhavana (14 August 2024). "Little Hearts OTT release: Here is where and when you can watch the films". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Oru Kattil Oru Muri gets a new release date". Cinema Express. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "First look of Tovino Thomas-starrer Identity out". Cinema Express. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bazooka release date, storyline, full star cast: All about Mammootty starrer action thriller film". PINKVILLA. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Prithviraj's Vilaayath Budha gets release date". Cinema Express. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards - Kerala9.com". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.