Thilakan was born on 08-12-1935 in Ayroor, Pathanamthitta in the state of Kerala, India. He was an Indian Film Actor, Theatre Actor & Television Actor who knew for his work in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Thilakan died on 24-09-2012 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. He fell down when he was shooting the film Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu and was taken to a hospital in Thrissur on 1 August 2012. He was serious at that time as he was suffering from two heart attacks and shifted to KIMS Hospital, Trivandrum. He also had pneumonia disease and was put on a ventilator.