Kalthoon Thilak Explained

Kalthoon Thilak
Birth Name:Thilak Raj
Birth Date:April 5, 1943
Death Date:May 7, 2021 (aged 78)
Death Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Actor

Thilak Raj (April 5, 1943 – May 7, 2021) was an Indian actor. Also known as Kalthoon Thilak, he was known for playing supporting roles in Tamil films as an antagonist. His breakthrough performance came in the film, Kalthoon (1981), following which he adapted the film's title in his stagename.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Thilak began his career in the Tamil film industry as an assistant editor at AVM Studios and had worked on 24 films. He began experimenting as an actor through appearances in Major Sundarrajan's drama troupe.[4]

Thilak went on to act in over 70 films, including Thayilla Kuzhandhai (1976), Per Solla Oru Pillai (1978) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979), often appearing as arrogant villainous characters. In the latter, he portrayed the son of T. K. Bhagavathi's character, who ill treats the character portrayed by Rajinikanth. He garnered acclaim for his role in Sundarrajan's Kalthoon (1981), featuring as the son of Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya's characters. In the 2010s, he worked as an actor in Tamil television serials.

Filmography

Films
Television

Death

Thilak died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu in Chennai on 7 May 2021.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 May 2021 . Veteran actor Thilak passes away battling COVID-19 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507080600/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/veteran-actor-thilak-passes-away-battling-covid-19/articleshow/82452472.cms . 7 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . The Times of India.
  2. Web site: 30 September 2014 . Thilak (Thilak Raj) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507222817/https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/thilak-thilak-raj/ . 7 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . Antru Kanda Mugam.
  3. Web site: 7 May 2021 . கரோனா பாதிப்பு: பழம்பெரும் நடிகர் கல்தூண் திலக் காலமானார் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512151250/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/668064-veteran-actor-kalthoon-thilak-dies-of-covid-19.html . 12 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . Hindu Tamil Thisai.
  4. Web site: 7 May 2021 . பழம்பெரும் நடிகர் 'கல்தூண் திலக் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழப்பு . Veteran actor Kalthoon Thilak dead due to corona . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508055259/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/96282/cinema/Kollywood/Veteran-actor-Kalthoon-Thilak--dead-due-to-corona.htm . 8 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . . Ta.
  5. Web site: கரோனா பாதிப்பு: பழம்பெரும் நடிகர் கல்தூண் திலக் காலமானார் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507170444/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2021/may/07/actor-kalthoon-thilak-passed-away-in-chennai-3618953.html . 7 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . . Ta.