Filmfare's Editor-in-Chief, Jitesh Pillaai, reflects on the legacy of actor Thilakan, whose performances stay with you like memories that never fade. Through films like Irakal, Yavanika, and Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal, he brought a rare emotional truth that felt deeply personal. In Jitesh Pillaai's words: What is it about a happy or sad memory that stays with you? Is it the actual physical presence that made you happy? Or is it how they made you feel? Thilakan sir's performance was like that.