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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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| name = Kalthoon Thilak
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| birth_name = Thilak Raj
| birth_date = April 5, 1943
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| death_date = May 7, 2021 (aged 78)
| death_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actor
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'''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.<ref name="toi">{{Cite web |date=7 May 2021 |title=Veteran actor Thilak passes away battling COVID-19 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/veteran-actor-thilak-passes-away-battling-covid-19/articleshow/82452472.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{Cite web |date=30 September 2014 |title=Thilak (Thilak Raj) |url=https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/thilak-thilak-raj/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507222817/https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/thilak-thilak-raj/ |archive-date=7 May 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=Antru Kanda Mugam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2021 |title=கரோனா பாதிப்பு: பழம்பெரும் நடிகர் கல்தூண் திலக் காலமானார் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/668064-veteran-actor-kalthoon-thilak-dies-of-covid-19.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512151250/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/668064-veteran-actor-kalthoon-thilak-dies-of-covid-19.html |archive-date=12 May 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="toi" /><ref name="bio" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2021 |title=பழம்பெரும் நடிகர் ‛கல்தூண் திலக் கொரோனாவால் உயிரிழப்பு |trans-title=Veteran actor Kalthoon Thilak dead due to corona |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/96282/cinema/Kollywood/Veteran-actor-Kalthoon-Thilak--dead-due-to-corona.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508055259/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/96282/cinema/Kollywood/Veteran-actor-Kalthoon-Thilak--dead-due-to-corona.htm |archive-date=8 May 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]]}}</ref>

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.<ref name="toi" /> In the 2010s, he worked as an actor in Tamil television serials.

== Filmography ==
;Films
{{colbegin}}
* ''[[Vellikizhamai Viratham]]'' (1974)
* ''Tiger Thathachari'' (1974)
* ''[[Apoorva Raagangal]]'' (1975)
* ''Thayilla Kuzhandhai'' (1976)
* ''[[Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu]]'' (1976)
* ''Per Solla Oru Pillai'' (1978)
* ''[[Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Kalthoon]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Per Sollum Pillai]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Kai Naattu]]'' (1988)
* ''Aavathellam Pennale'' (1990)
* ''[[Velai Kidaichuduchu]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Adhikari (film)|Adhikari]]'' (1991)
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;Television
*''Gopuram''
*''Athipookkal''

== Death ==
Thilak died of [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu]] in [[Chennai]] on 7 May 2021 at the age of 74.<ref name="toi" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2021 |title=Tamil actor passes away battling Covid infection; fans pay condolences ft Kalthoon Thilak |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/tamil-actor-passes-away-battling-covid-infection-fans-pay-condolences-ft.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507222818/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/tamil-actor-passes-away-battling-covid-infection-fans-pay-condolences-ft.html |archive-date=7 May 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=கரோனா பாதிப்பு: பழம்பெரும் நடிகர் கல்தூண் திலக் காலமானார் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2021/may/07/actor-kalthoon-thilak-passed-away-in-chennai-3618953.html |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |website=[[Dinamani]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil actors]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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->Kailash29792 at 06:53, 16 October 2021