Thilakan averages 8.09 across 27 rated films as an actor, ahead of Ranjith at 7.08.
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam | 1990 | · | Writer | as M.R.C. |
| Narasimham | 2000 | 7.6 | Writer | as M.K. Menon |
| Prajapathi | 2006 | · | Director, Writer | as Vellodi |
| Indian Rupee | 2011 | 7.6 | Director, Writer | as Achutha Menon |
| Spirit | 2012 | 7.5 | Writer, Director | as An alcoholic |
