Thursday, 25 April 2013

LAL





LAL - Film Actor/Director

Paul Michael (born December 2, 1958), better known by his stage name Lal. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, along with his childhood friend Siddique, who would later team up as Siddique-Lal to make many films. Lal and Siddique joined as assistant directors to Fazil in 1984.

He is most famous for teaming up with Siddique under the shared name Siddique-Lal to make films such as Ramji Rao Speaking (1989), In Harihar Nagar (1990), Godfather (1991), Vietnam Colony (1992), and Kabooliwala (1994). The duo broke off afterwards but he produced Siddique's Hitler (1996) and Friends (1999). Other films he has produced include Thenkasipattanam (2000), Kalyanaraman (2002), Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004), and Thommanum Makkalum (2005). They are two of the most successful directors in the history of Malayalam cinema. All their movies were record-breaking blockbusters.

Lal started acting in Tamil films with N. Linguswamy's Sandakozhi. Lal's other major roles include Sikkander Singh in Punjabi House, Jeevan in Ormacheppu, Devin Karlos Padaveedan in Black, Sathyan in Thommanum Makkalum, the title role in Banglavil Outha, Raveendran Pillai in Madhupal's Thalappavu, and Johny in A. K. Lohithadas's Kanmadam.

Lal debuted in acting with a villain role as Paniyan in Suresh Gopi-starrerKaliyattam, directed by Jayaraj. Kaliyattam was a new take on Othello where Lal played Paniyan, the character standing for Iago. 

Lal became a producer and distributor in the Malayalam film industry in the mid-1990s and established a film production and distribution company named Lal Creations. The first film he produced was Hitler, which was directed by Siddique and starred Mammootty. He then produced Thenkasipattanam by the Rafi-Mecartin duo, in which he played a major role with Suresh Gopi. He also produced Rafi-Mecartin's Superman and Chathikkatha Chanthu. Other films he has produced include Siddique's Friends, Lal Jose's Chanthupottu and Renjith's Black.

Lal returned to directing with the 2009 film 2 Harihar Nagar, a sequel to In Harihar Nagar. After its success, he directed another sequel named In Ghost House Inn. It was released on March 25, 2010. It also became a box office success.

Music director Alex Paul, who composed soundtracks for the sequels of In Harihar Nagar, is his younger brother. Lal lives with his family in Aluva, Kerala. His son Lal Jr. has just ventured with his first movie as a director with “Honey Bee”.


He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for playing Raveendran Pillai in Madhupal's film Thalappavu (2008).


He has won various other awards and citations including
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His Cinematic works include:

Year Film Role Language
1997 Kaliyattam Paniyan/Iago Malayalam
1998 Punjabi House Sikkandar Singh Malayalam
Daya Kombanana Malayalam
Kanmadam Johny Malayalam
1999 Friends Man at the Park Malayalam
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil Parthan Malayalam
2000 Mazha Chandran Malayalam
Arayannangalude Veedu Sukumaran Malayalam
Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu Gowrishankar Malayalam
Thenkasipattanam Dasappan Malayalam
2001 Ee Nadu Ennalevare
Malayalam
One Man Show Hari Narayanan Malayalam
Randam Bhavam Mohammad Ibrahim Malayalam
Unnathangalil
Malayalam
2002 Ente Hridayathinte Udama Pavitran Malayalam
Kannaki Manikyan Malayalam
Kalyanaraman Thekkedathu Achuthankutty Malayalam
Krishna Gopalakrishna Swamiji Malayalam
2003 Pulival Kalyanam Karunan Malayalam
Anyar Raghavan Malayalam
Sinkari Bolona
Malayalam
Uthara
Malayalam
2004 Ee Snehatheerathu Gounder Malayalam
Chathikkatha Chanthu Film director Ravikumar Malayalam
Black Devin Carlos Padaveedan Malayalam
Engal Anna Rajapandi Tamil
2005 Chanthupottu Divakaran Malayalam
Thommanum Makkalum Sathyan Malayalam
Banglavil Outha Outha Malayalam
Sandakozhi Kasi Tamil
2006 The Don Kasim Baba Malayalam
Pothan Vava
Malayalam
Oruvan
Malayalam
Annavaram Ganga Telugu
Khatarnak
Telugu
2007 Rock N Roll Kasim Baba Malayalam
Before the Rains Rajat English
Time Dr. Srinivasa Iyengar Malayalam
Marudhamalai Maasi Tamil
Deepavali Chidambaram Tamil
Rameswaram
Tamil
Aalwar Puniyamoorthy Tamil
Oram Po Bigilu Tamil
2008 Thalappavu S. Raveendran Pillai Malayalam
Twenty:20 Radhakrishnan Malayalam
Pachamarathanalil
Malayalam
Aayudham Swami Antony Williams Malayalam
2009 Anthony Yaar? Michael Tamil
Azhagar Malai Rathnavelu Tamil
Pachamarathanalil
Malayalam
Thirunakkara Perumal
Malayalam
2010 Anwar Babu Sait Malayalam
Porkkalam Aslam Bhai Tamil
Aagathan Major George Joseph Malayalam
April Fool Dr. Mohana Chandran Malayalam
Penpattanam Inspector Antony Malayalam
Best Actor Vandippetta Shaji Malayalam
Kandahar
Malayalam
2011 Payyans John Varghese Malayalam
Salt N' Pepper Kalathipparampil Kalidasan Malayalam
Doctor Love Cameo Malayalam
Vellaripravinte Changathi As Himself Malayalam
2012 Father's Day
Malayalam
Unnam Sunny Malayalam
Cobra Kari (Karimoorkhan) Malayalam
Ozhimuri Thanupillai & Sivanpillai Malayalam
Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu Ottappalam Unni Malayalam
Idukki Gold
Malayalam
Shutter Rasheed Malayalam
2013 Maad Dad Palachottil Geevargees Kuriyakose Easo Malayalam
Isaac Newton S/O Philipose Isaac Newton Malayalam
Kaattum Mazhayum Hajiyar Malayalam
Ayaal Gurudasan Malayalam
Abhiyum Njaanum
Malayalam

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