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	'''Innocent Vareed Thekkethala''' (born 28 February 1948) is an Indian actor and politician. He predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]] in addition to [[Bollywood]], English, [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], and [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] films, mostly in comedic roles. He has acted in more than 750 films, and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema. He has also appered in villainous roles, such as in ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'', ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' and ''[[Ganamela]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Best Comedians of Mollywood\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/best-comedians-of-mollywood/photostory/49746855.cms\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Innocent has won several awards, including three [[Kerala State Film Awards]]. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy constituency]].		'''Innocent Vareed Thekkethala''' (born 28 February 1948) is an Indian actor and politician. He predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]] in addition to [[Bollywood]], English, [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], and [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] films, mostly in comedic roles. He has acted in more than 750 films, and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema. He has also appered in villainous roles, such as in ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'', ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' and ''[[Ganamela]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Best Comedians of Mollywood\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/best-comedians-of-mollywood/photostory/49746855.cms\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Innocent has won several awards, including three [[Kerala State Film Awards]]. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy constituency]].

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	* 2019 –He is Distributing Awards Realtors Investors Summit<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards \|title=TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards \|publisher=Kerala9.com \|date=20 January 2014 \|access-date=23 April 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307082405/http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards \|archive-date=7 March 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		* 2019 –He is Distributing Awards Realtors Investors Summit<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards \|title=TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards \|publisher=Kerala9.com \|date=20 January 2014 \|access-date=23 April 2014 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307082405/http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards \|archive-date=7 March 2014 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	~~==Filmography==~~

	~~===As actor===~~
	~~;Malayalam films~~
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	~~\| style="background:#ffc;"\| {{dagger\|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}~~
	~~\| Denotes films that have not yet been released~~
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	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\| office2 = [[Municipal council\|Municipal Councillor]] of [[Irinjalakuda]]		\| office2 = [[Municipal council\|Municipal Councillor]] of [[Irinjalakuda]]
	\| term_start2 = 1979		\| term_start2 = 1979
	\| term_end2 =		\| term_end2 = 1982
	\| birth_name = Innocent Vareed Thekkethala		\| birth_name = Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1948\|2\|28}}<ref>{{cite web\|title=Members : Lok Sabha (Innocent)\|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4886\|website=loksabha.nic.in\|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]\|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1948\|2\|28}}<ref>{{cite web\|title=Members : Lok Sabha (Innocent)\|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4886\|website=loksabha.nic.in\|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]\|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
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			'''Innocent Vareed Thekkethala''' (born 28 February 1948) is an Indian actor and politician. He predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]] in addition to [[Bollywood]], English, [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], and [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] films, mostly in comedic roles. He has acted in more than 750 films, and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema. He has also appered in villainous roles, such as in ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'', ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' and ''[[Ganamela]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Best Comedians of Mollywood\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/best-comedians-of-mollywood/photostory/49746855.cms\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Innocent has won several awards, including three [[Kerala State Film Awards]]. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy constituency]].
	'''Innocent Vareed Thekkethala''' (born 28 February 1948) is an Indian ~~film television, stage, theater, voice~~ actor and politician. He predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]] in addition to [[Bollywood]], English, [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], and [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] films, mostly in comedic roles. He has acted in more than 750 films, and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema. He has also appered in villainous roles, such as in ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'', ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' and ''[[Ganamela]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Best Comedians of Mollywood\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/best-comedians-of-mollywood/photostory/49746855.cms\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Innocent has won several awards, including three [[Kerala State Film Awards]]. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy constituency]].

	In 1979, he was elected as the [[Municipal council\|Municipal Councillor]] of [[irinjalakkuda]] municipality. Innocent won the [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]] as an [[Independent politician\|independent candidate]] supported by the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).<ref name=LDFCandidate>{{cite news \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| title=In Kerala, Left backs Independent Innocent \| newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \| date=7 March 2014 \| access-date=11 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829044806/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| archive-date=29 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> Innocent served as the President of the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA), a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018. He has written books based on his memories, and columns in magazines and newspapers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|title=ചിരിച്ചും ചിന്തിച്ചും ചിരിപ്പിച്ചും ഇന്നസന്റ്‌ \|publisher=mangalam.com \|access-date=23 April 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313092809/http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/jul/05/kerala-actor-mp-innocent-says-bad-actresses-may-share-the-bed-at-will-1624654.html\|title=Kerala Actor-MP Innocent says 'bad' actresses may share 'the bed' at will\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/innocent-kerala-cpm-mp-sexist-remark-apology-1022581-2017-07-05\|title=Casting Ouch: Kerala MP Innocent says actresses who are bad may share the bed at will\|date=July 5, 2017\|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/innocent-apologises-for-actors-action/article19217250.ece\|title=Innocent apologises for actors' action\|date=5 July 2017\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-innocent-call-it-quits-amma-president-end-term-78802\|title=Actor Innocent to call it quits as AMMA President at end of term\|date=31 March 2018\|website=The News Minute}}</ref>		In 1979, he was elected as the [[Municipal council\|Municipal Councillor]] of [[irinjalakkuda]] municipality. Innocent won the [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]] as an [[Independent politician\|independent candidate]] supported by the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).<ref name=LDFCandidate>{{cite news \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| title=In Kerala, Left backs Independent Innocent \| newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \| date=7 March 2014 \| access-date=11 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829044806/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| archive-date=29 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> Innocent served as the President of the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA), a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018. He has written books based on his memories, and columns in magazines and newspapers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|title=ചിരിച്ചും ചിന്തിച്ചും ചിരിപ്പിച്ചും ഇന്നസന്റ്‌ \|publisher=mangalam.com \|access-date=23 April 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313092809/http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/jul/05/kerala-actor-mp-innocent-says-bad-actresses-may-share-the-bed-at-will-1624654.html\|title=Kerala Actor-MP Innocent says 'bad' actresses may share 'the bed' at will\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/innocent-kerala-cpm-mp-sexist-remark-apology-1022581-2017-07-05\|title=Casting Ouch: Kerala MP Innocent says actresses who are bad may share the bed at will\|date=July 5, 2017\|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/innocent-apologises-for-actors-action/article19217250.ece\|title=Innocent apologises for actors' action\|date=5 July 2017\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-innocent-call-it-quits-amma-president-end-term-78802\|title=Actor Innocent to call it quits as AMMA President at end of term\|date=31 March 2018\|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
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	Innocent's participation in stage shows guarantees him a leading role as an anchor or performer. His [[Katha (storytelling format)\|Kathaprasangam]] (oratory combined with poetry) ''Olayaal Menjoru'' is one of the regulars in Gulf stage shows.		Innocent's participation in stage shows guarantees him a leading role as an anchor or performer. His [[Katha (storytelling format)\|Kathaprasangam]] (oratory combined with poetry) ''Olayaal Menjoru'' is one of the regulars in Gulf stage shows.

	Innocent has ~~published his memoirs~~: ''Njan Innocent''~~. He has published three other books:~~ ''Mazha Kannadi'' (collection of short stories), ''Chirrikku Pinnil'' (an autobiography) ~~and~~ ''Cancer Wardile Chiri'' (Laughter in the Cancer Ward), an account of his experiences while undergoing treatment for throat cancer.<ref name="Cancer Wardile Chiri">{{Cite book\| title=Cancer Wardile Chiri \| publisher=Mathrubhui Books \| date=12 December 2013 \| author=Innocent \| page=127 \| isbn=9788182661110\| id= {{ASIN\|8182659108\|country=in}} }}</ref> Innocent also writes columns in magazines and newspapers.		==Books==
			Innocent has authored five books: ''Njan Innocent'', ''Cancer Wardile Chiri'', ''Irinjalakudakku Chuttum'' (memoirs), ''Mazha Kannadi'' (collection of short stories) and ''Chirrikku Pinnil'' (autobiography). ''Cancer Wardile Chiri'' (Laughter in the Cancer Ward) is an account of his experiences while undergoing treatment for throat cancer.<ref name="Cancer Wardile Chiri">{{Cite book\| title=Cancer Wardile Chiri \| publisher=Mathrubhui Books \| date=12 December 2013 \| author=Innocent \| page=127 \| isbn=9788182661110\| id= {{ASIN\|8182659108\|country=in}} }}</ref><ref>[https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/excerpts/triumph-of-innocence-innocent-cancer-wardile-chiri-book-1.2867275 "Triumph of Innocence"]. ''Mathrubhumi''.</ref> ''Irinjalakudakku Chuttum'' won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour]] in [[2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards\|2020]].<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/akademi-fellowship-for-sethu-perumbadavam/article35960287.ece "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam"]. ''The Hindu''. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.</ref> Innocent also writes columns in magazines and newspapers.

	==Politics==		==Politics==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	He married Alice on September 26, 1976 and have a son Sonnet. Sonnet is married, with two children, Innocent Jr and Anna. Jr~~. Innocent~~ has acted in a documentary as Innocent in childhood.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mangalam Varika 15 Oct 2012\|url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/54/39\|publisher=mangalamvarika.com\|access-date=30 October 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329002110/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/54/39\|archive-date=29 March 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Both Innocent and his wife are cancer survivors.		He married Alice on September 26, 1976 and have a son Sonnet. Sonnet is married, with two children, Innocent Jr and Anna. Innocent Jr has acted in a documentary as Innocent in childhood.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mangalam Varika 15 Oct 2012\|url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/54/39\|publisher=mangalamvarika.com\|access-date=30 October 2013\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329002110/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/54/39\|archive-date=29 March 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Both Innocent and his wife are cancer survivors.

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	\| birth_place = [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Thrissur]], [[Travancore-Cochin]] <br>(present-day [[Kerala]]), India		\| birth_place = [[Irinjalakuda]], [[Thrissur]], [[Travancore-Cochin]] <br />(present-day [[Kerala]]), India
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	'''Innocent Vareed Thekkethala''' (born 28 February 1948) is an Indian film actor and politician. He predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]] in addition to [[Bollywood]], English, [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], and [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] films, mostly in comedic roles. He has acted in more than 750 films, and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema. He has also appered in villainous roles, such as in ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'', ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' and ''[[Ganamela]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Best Comedians of Mollywood\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/best-comedians-of-mollywood/photostory/49746855.cms\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Innocent has won several awards, including three [[Kerala State Film Awards]]. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy constituency]].		'''Innocent Vareed Thekkethala''' (born 28 February 1948) is an Indian film television, stage, theater, voice actor and politician. He predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]] in addition to [[Bollywood]], English, [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]], and [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] films, mostly in comedic roles. He has acted in more than 750 films, and is considered one of the best comedians in Malayalam cinema. He has also appered in villainous roles, such as in ''[[Mazhavilkavadi]]'', ''[[Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu]]'' and ''[[Ganamela]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Best Comedians of Mollywood\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/best-comedians-of-mollywood/photostory/49746855.cms\|access-date=2021-03-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Innocent has won several awards, including three [[Kerala State Film Awards]]. He served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India representing [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy constituency]].

	In 1979, he was elected as the [[Municipal council\|Municipal Councillor]] of [[irinjalakkuda]] municipality. Innocent won the [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]] as an [[Independent politician\|independent candidate]] supported by the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).<ref name=LDFCandidate>{{cite news \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| title=In Kerala, Left backs Independent Innocent \| newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \| date=7 March 2014 \| access-date=11 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829044806/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| archive-date=29 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> Innocent served as the President of the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA), a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018. He has written books based on his memories, and columns in magazines and newspapers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|title=ചിരിച്ചും ചിന്തിച്ചും ചിരിപ്പിച്ചും ഇന്നസന്റ്‌ \|publisher=mangalam.com \|access-date=23 April 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313092809/http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/jul/05/kerala-actor-mp-innocent-says-bad-actresses-may-share-the-bed-at-will-1624654.html\|title=Kerala Actor-MP Innocent says 'bad' actresses may share 'the bed' at will\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/innocent-kerala-cpm-mp-sexist-remark-apology-1022581-2017-07-05\|title=Casting Ouch: Kerala MP Innocent says actresses who are bad may share the bed at will\|date=July 5, 2017\|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/innocent-apologises-for-actors-action/article19217250.ece\|title=Innocent apologises for actors' action\|date=5 July 2017\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-innocent-call-it-quits-amma-president-end-term-78802</ref>		In 1979, he was elected as the [[Municipal council\|Municipal Councillor]] of [[irinjalakkuda]] municipality. Innocent won the [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]] as an [[Independent politician\|independent candidate]] supported by the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).<ref name=LDFCandidate>{{cite news \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| title=In Kerala, Left backs Independent Innocent \| newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] \| date=7 March 2014 \| access-date=11 July 2016 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829044806/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-kerala-left-backs-independent-innocent/ \| archive-date=29 August 2016 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> Innocent served as the President of the [[Association of Malayalam Movie Artists]] (AMMA), a guild of Malayalam artists from 2003 to 2018. He has written books based on his memories, and columns in magazines and newspapers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|title=ചിരിച്ചും ചിന്തിച്ചും ചിരിപ്പിച്ചും ഇന്നസന്റ്‌ \|publisher=mangalam.com \|access-date=23 April 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313092809/http://www.mangalam.com/cinema/interviews/101403 \|archive-date=13 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/jul/05/kerala-actor-mp-innocent-says-bad-actresses-may-share-the-bed-at-will-1624654.html\|title=Kerala Actor-MP Innocent says 'bad' actresses may share 'the bed' at will\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/innocent-kerala-cpm-mp-sexist-remark-apology-1022581-2017-07-05\|title=Casting Ouch: Kerala MP Innocent says actresses who are bad may share the bed at will\|date=July 5, 2017\|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/innocent-apologises-for-actors-action/article19217250.ece\|title=Innocent apologises for actors' action\|date=5 July 2017\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-innocent-call-it-quits-amma-president-end-term-78802\|title=Actor Innocent to call it quits as AMMA President at end of term\|date=31 March 2018\|website=The News Minute}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Politics==		==Politics==
	Innocent was the Thrissur District Secretary of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)\|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] during the 1970s. He had contested in the Irinjalakkuda municipal council elections as [[Revolutionary Socialist Party ~~(India)\|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]~~-backed candidate in 1979 and had won that election.<ref name=LDFCandidate /> He was rumoured to be a [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF)-supported independent candidate from the [[Irinjalakkuda]] assembly constituency in the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]s but this did not happen.<ref name=sathyanaward>{{cite web\|url=http://cinema4utv.blogspot.com/2007/11/awarded-for-talent-innocent.html\|title=Innocent\|url-status=live\|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20080323055405/http://cinema4utv.blogspot.com/2007/11/awarded-for-talent-innocent.html\|archive-date=23 March 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Innocent won the [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]] in [[Thrissur district]] as an independent candidate supported by the LDF.<ref name=LDFCandidate />		Innocent was the Thrissur District Secretary of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)\|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] during the 1970s. He had contested in the Irinjalakkuda municipal council elections as Revolutionary Socialist Party-backed candidate in 1979 and had won that election.<ref name=LDFCandidate /> He was rumoured to be a [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF)-supported independent candidate from the [[Irinjalakkuda]] assembly constituency in the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]s but this did not happen.<ref name=sathyanaward>{{cite web\|url=http://cinema4utv.blogspot.com/2007/11/awarded-for-talent-innocent.html\|title=Innocent\|url-status=live\|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20080323055405/http://cinema4utv.blogspot.com/2007/11/awarded-for-talent-innocent.html\|archive-date=23 March 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Innocent won the [[2014 Lok Sabha elections]] from [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]] in [[Thrissur district]] as an independent candidate supported by the LDF.<ref name=LDFCandidate />

	He lost in the Lok sabha elections 2019 to UDF candidate [[Benny Behanan]].		He lost in the Lok sabha elections 2019 to UDF candidate [[Benny Behanan]].
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	\|[[Tsunami (2021 film)\|Tsunami]]		\|''[[Tsunami (2021 film)\|Tsunami]] ''
	\|Eepachan		\|Eepachan
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			\|''[[Sunny (2021 film)\|Sunny]] ''
			\|Doctor Eerali
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	\|[[Munthiri Monchan]]		\|''[[Munthiri Monchan]]''
	\|Menon		\|Menon
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	\|[[Jack & Daniel]]		\|''[[Jack & Daniel]] ''
	\|Home Minister Koyapparamban		\|Home Minister Koyapparamban
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	\|The Gambler		\|''The Gambler''
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