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Priyadrshan has also tried his hand at action and thriller films from time to time. His collaborations with [[Mohanlal]] were highly popular and noted in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and 1990s, with films such as ''[[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]]'', ''[[Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu]]'', ''[[Thalavattam]]'', ''[[Vellanakalude Nadu]]'', ''[[Chithram]]'', ''[[Vandanam]]'', ''[[Kilukkam]]'', ''[[Abhimanyu (1991 film)|Abhimanyu]]'', ''[[Mithunam (1993 film)|Mithunam]]'', ''[[Thenmavin Kombath]]'', and ''[[Kala Pani (1996 film)|Kala Pani]]''. Actors he has worked with over several films include [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Sukumari]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Mammukoya]], [[Prakash Raj]]. He was also credited as the story writer of the 1986 film ''[[Ninnishtam Ennishtam]]''. |
Priyadrshan has also tried his hand at action and thriller films from time to time. His collaborations with [[Mohanlal]] were highly popular and noted in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and 1990s, with films such as ''[[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]]'', ''[[Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu]]'', ''[[Thalavattam]]'', ''[[Vellanakalude Nadu]]'', ''[[Chithram]]'', ''[[Vandanam]]'', ''[[Kilukkam]]'', ''[[Abhimanyu (1991 film)|Abhimanyu]]'', ''[[Mithunam (1993 film)|Mithunam]]'', ''[[Thenmavin Kombath]]'', and ''[[Kala Pani (1996 film)|Kala Pani]]''. Actors he has worked with over several films include [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Sreenivasan]], [[Sukumari]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Mammukoya]], [[Prakash Raj]]. He was also credited as the story writer of the 1986 film ''[[Ninnishtam Ennishtam]]''. |
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Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich [[color grading]], [[stereo|clear sound]] and quality dubbing through his Malayalam films.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 September 2020|title=Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar to team up again|work=[[ |
Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich [[color grading]], [[stereo|clear sound]] and quality dubbing through his Malayalam films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2020 |title=Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar to team up again |work=[[B4Blaze]] |url=https://b4blaze.com/film-news/priyadarshan-and-akshay-kumar-to-team-up-again-77287/}}</ref> Upon entering [[Bollywood]], he has mostly adapted stories from popular comedy films from Malayalam cinema, some from his own work and some from others works. These include ''[[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|Hera Pheri]]'', ''[[Hungama (2003 film)|Hungama]]'', ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]'', ''[[Garam Masala (2005 film)|Garam Masala]]'', ''[[Bhagam Bhag]]'', ''[[Chup Chup Ke]]'', ''[[Dhol (2007 film)|Dhol]]'', and ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa]]''. Actors he has worked with multiple times in Hindi cinema include [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Suniel Shetty]], [[Akshaye Khanna]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], and [[Rajpal Yadav]]. |
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Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Priyadarsan movies are mostly known for their comedy but he did an artistically historical epic film about freedom fighters in India known as Kaalapani and his epic period drama is Kanchivaram. In a career spanning almost three decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 90 films in several Indian languages, predominantly Malayalam and Hindi, besides six in Tamil, and two in Telugu. Though he began his career in Malayalam cinema in 1984, Priyadarshan was active mainly in Hindi cinema for 2001–2010. In 2013, he announced Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for a while; and he is shifting focus to Malayalam Cinema.[1]
Priyadrshan has also tried his hand at action and thriller films from time to time. His collaborations with Mohanlal were highly popular and noted in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and 1990s, with films such as Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu, Thalavattam, Vellanakalude Nadu, Chithram, Vandanam, Kilukkam, Abhimanyu, Mithunam, Thenmavin Kombath, and Kala Pani. Actors he has worked with over several films include Kuthiravattam Pappu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Mukesh and Mammukoya, Prakash Raj. He was also credited as the story writer of the 1986 film Ninnishtam Ennishtam.
Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his Malayalam films.[2] Upon entering Bollywood, he has mostly adapted stories from popular comedy films from Malayalam cinema, some from his own work and some from others works. These include Hera Pheri, Hungama, Hulchul, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Chup Chup Ke, Dhol, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Actors he has worked with multiple times in Hindi cinema include Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, and Rajpal Yadav.
Films
1971-1980
| Year | Title | Language | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Other | |||||
| 1978 | Thiranottam | Malayalam | Yes | Unreleased film | |||
1981-1990
| Year | Title | Language | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Other | |||||
| 1982 | Padayottam | Malayalam | Yes | Screenwriter | Uncredited Based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo |
[3] | |
| 1982 | Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam | Malayalam | Yes | Actor | Based on Psych-Out | ||
| 1982 | Kuyiline Thedi | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1982 | Bhookambam | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1982 | Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare | Malayalam | Yes | Remake of Deewaar | [4] | ||
| 1982 | Muthodu Muthu | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1983 | Hello Madras Girl | Malayalam | Actor | Uncredited | |||
| 1983 | Engane Nee Marakkum | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1983 | Ente Kalithozhan | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1984 | Vanitha Police | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1984 | Poochakkoru Mookkuthi | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Based on the Telugu movie Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi (1980) | [5] | |
| 1984 | Odaruthammava Aalariyam | Malayalam | Yes | Story | |||
| 1985 | Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1985 | Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya | Malayalam | Yes | Remake of Faraar | |||
| 1985 | Punnaram Cholli Cholli | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1985 | Boeing Boeing | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Remake of 1965 film of the same name | [6] | |
| 1985 | Aram + Aram = Kinnaram | Malayalam | Yes | Based on Pasand Apni Apni and Naram Garam | [7] | ||
| 1985 | Chekkeranoru Chilla | Malayalam | Yes | Remake of Saaheb | |||
| 1986 | Dheem Tharikida Thom | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Based on Happy Go Lovely | [7] | |
| 1986 | Ninnishtam Ennishtam | Malayalam | Yes | Based on City Lights | |||
| 1986 | Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1986 | T. P. Balagopalan M.A. | Malayalam | Actor | Cameo appearance | |||
| 1986 | Hello My Dear Wrong Number | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1986 | Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1986 | Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1986 | Thalavattam | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Based on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | [8] | |
| 1987 | Chinnamanikkuyile | Tamil | Yes | Unreleased film | |||
| 1987 | Cheppu | Malayalam | Yes | Story | Based on Class of 1984 | ||
| 1988 | Oru Muthassi Katha | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1988 | Vellanakalude Nadu | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1988 | Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu | Malayalam | Yes | Based on Katha | |||
| 1988 | Aryan | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1988 | Chithram | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1989 | Vandanam | Malayalam | Yes | Based on Stakeout | [9] | ||
| 1989 | Dhanushkodi | Malayalam | Yes | Unreleased film | |||
| 1990 | Kadathanadan Ambadi | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1990 | No.20 Madras Mail | Malayalam | Actor | Cameo appearance | |||
| 1990 | Akkare Akkare Akkare | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
1991-2000
| Year | Title | Language | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Other | |||||
| 1991 | Nirnayam | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Remake of Vandanam | [10] | |
| 1991 | Gopura Vasalile | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Sub-plots adapted from Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran and Chashme Buddoor | [11] | |
| 1991 | Kilukkam | Malayalam | Yes | Story | Loosely based on Roman Holiday | [12][13] | |
| 1991 | Abhimanyu | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1992 | Advaitham | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1992 | Muskurahat | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Kilukkam | [14] | |
| 1993 | Manichitrathazhu | Malayalam | II-unit director | ||||
| 1993 | Midhunam | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 1993 | Gardish | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Kireedam | [14] | |
| 1994 | The City | Malayalam | Story | ||||
| 1994 | Kinnaripuzhayoram | Malayalam | Story | ||||
| 1994 | Gandeevam | Telugu | Yes | ||||
| 1994 | Thenmavin Kombath | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1994 | Minnaram | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1996 | Kala Pani | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1997 | Virasat | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Thevar Magan | [14] | ||
| 1997 | Chandralekha | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Based on While You Were Sleeping | [15] | |
| 1997 | Oru Yathramozhi | Malayalam | Story | ||||
| 1998 | Saat Rang Ke Sapne | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Thenmavin Kombathu | [16] | |
| 1998 | Kabhi Na Kabhi | Hindi | Yes | ||||
| 1998 | Doli Saja Ke Rakhna | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Aniyathipraavu | |||
| 1999 | Megham | Malayalam | Yes | Story | |||
| 2000 | Hera Pheri | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Ramjirao Speaking which itself was based on the 1971 TV movie See The Man Run | [17] | ||
| 2000 | Snegithiye | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Based on Marathi movie Bindhaast | ||
2001-2010
| Year | Title | Language | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Other | |||||
| 2001 | Kakkakuyil | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Co-Producer | Based on A Fish Called Wanda and the Marathi play Ghar-Ghar | [18] |
| 2001 | Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam | [16] | ||
| 2003 | Lesa Lesa | Tamil | Yes | Remake of Summer in Bethlehem | [19] | ||
| 2003 | Kilichundan Mampazham | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Hungama | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Poochakkoru Mookkuthi | [20] | |
| 2004 | Wanted | Malayalam | Yes | Remake of Aithe | |||
| 2004 | Hulchul | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Godfather (1991) | [14] | ||
| 2004 | Vettam | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Partially based on French Kiss | [18] | |
| 2005 | Garam Masala | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Boeing Boeing | [6] | |
| 2005 | Kyon Ki | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Thalavattam | [21] | |
| 2005 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam | Malayalam | Actor | Cameo appearance | |||
| 2006 | Bhagam Bhag | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Based on Mannar Mathai Speaking and sub-plots from Nadodikkattu and Bindhaast | [22] | |
| 2006 | Malamaal Weekly | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Waking Ned | [23] | |
| 2006 | Chup Chup Ke | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Punjabi House | [24] | ||
| 2007 | Raakilipattu | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Based on Marathi movie Bindhaast | ||
| 2007 | Dhol | Hindi | Yes | Remake of In Harihar Nagar | [25] | ||
| 2007 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Manichitrathazhu | [14] | ||
| 2008 | Mere Baap Pehle Aap | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Ishtam | [26] | ||
| 2008 | Kanchivaram | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2008 | Poi Solla Porom | Tamil | Producer | Remake of Khosla Ka Ghosla | [27] | ||
| 2009 | Billu | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Kadha Parayumbol | [28] | ||
| 2009 | De Dana Dan | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Partial adaptation of Screwed and Vettam | [29] | |
| 2010 | Khatta Meetha | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Remake of Vellanakalude Nadu | [30] | |
| 2010 | Bumm Bumm Bole | Hindi | Yes | Adaptation of the Iranian film Children of Heaven | [31] | ||
| 2010 | Aakrosh | Hindi | Yes | Based on Mississippi Burning | [32] | ||
2011-2020
| Year | Title | Language | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Other | |||||
| 2011 | Oru Marubhoomikkadha | Malayalam | Yes | Yes (dialogues) | Based on Nothing To Lose and Excess Baggage | [33] | |
| 2012 | Tezz | Hindi | Yes | Based on the 1975 Japanese movie The Bullet Train | [34] | ||
| 2012 | Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | [35] | ||
| 2013 | Rangrezz | Hindi | Yes | Remake of Naadodigal | [36] | ||
| 2013 | Kalimannu | Malayalam | Actor | Cameo appearance | |||
| 2013 | Geethaanjali | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Adaptation of Alone | [37] | |
| 2014 | Aamayum Muyalum | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Remake of Malamaal Weekly | [23] | |
| 2016 | Oppam | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2018 | Nimir | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Remake of Maheshinte Prathikaaram | [38] | |
| 2018 | Sometimes | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Entered the shortlist at the Golden Globe Awards | [39][40][41] | |
2021 – present
| Year | Title | Language | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Other | |||||
| 2021 | Hungama 2 | Hindi | Yes | Loosely based on Minnaram | [42] | ||
| 2021 | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Malayalam Tamil |
Yes | Yes | Winner - National Film Award for Best Feature Film | [43] | |
Web series
| Year | Title | Language | Credited as | Notes | Platform | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||||||
| 2020 | Forbidden Love | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Anthology series, Episode: "Anamika" |
ZEE5 | [44] |
| 2021 | Navarasa | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Anthology series, Episode: "Summer of '92" |
Netflix | [45] |
| 2023 | Untitled Netflix series | Malayalam | Yes | Anthology series, Episode: "Olavum Theeravum" |
Netflix | [46] | |
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