Siddique (director)

Awards and nominations
	Totals
Awards won	2
Nominations	N/A

{{Infobox person | name = Siddique Ismail | image = Siddique .jpg | alt = Upper-body photo of smiling man with dark hair, mustache and beard wearing dark-colored button down shirt | caption = | birth_date = 01/08/1960 Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day Siddique Ismail was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema.^[1]^[2] He made his directorial debut with the Malayalam movie Ramji Rao Speaking in 1989. As a screenwriter, he made his debut in the Malayalam movie Pappan Priyappetta Pappan in 1986. His last film to hit the screens was Big Brother.^[3]He p

Passed away 9th August 2023 at Kochi

Personal life

Siddique Ismail was born to Ismail Haji and Zainaba in Kochi on 1 August 1954. He is a alumnus of St. Paul's College, Kalamassery. He married Sajitha on 6 May 1984. The couple have three daughters Sumaya, Sara, and Sukoon.Died on 2023 august 8 in Amirtha hospital,Kochi

Career

He began his career as an assistant director to Fazil. The duo of Siddique and Lal was spotted by Fazil when he saw them performing in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe.^[4] Siddique later teamed up with Lal to create many films and was credited as Siddique-Lal.^[2] The duo has since split up, Siddique has continued with his directorial ventures, while Lal has turned to acting and producing. Siddique's films are all in the comedy genre. Siddique's films in Tamil have mostly been remakes of his Malayalam films.

His film Bodyguard in Malayalam has been remade into Tamil as Kaavalan by Siddique himself.^[5] He also remade the film into Hindi as Bodyguard.^[6] Siddique co-produce films with Jenso Jose under their joint company S Talkies.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards :-

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value (1991) ^[7]

Zee Cine Awards :-

Zee Cine Awards for Best Debut Director (2012)^[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Director	Script	Story	Note	Associate Director
1986	Pappan Priyappetta Pappan		Yes	Yes	Debut
1987	Nadodikkattu			Yes
1988	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal					Yes
1989	Ramji Rao Speaking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Directorial Debut
1990	In Harihar Nagar	Yes	Yes	Yes
1991	Godfather	Yes	Yes	Yes	'
1992	Vietnam Colony	Yes	Yes	Yes
1992	Makkal Mahatmyam		Yes	Yes
1993	Kabooliwala	Yes	Yes	Yes
1993	Manichithrathazhu				Second-unit director
1995	Mannar Mathai Speaking		Yes	Yes
1996	Hitler	Yes	Yes	Yes
1998	Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu			Yes
1999	Friends	Yes	Yes	Yes
2001	Friends	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2003	Chronic Bachelor	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	Hulchul	No	No	Yes	Hindi film
2004	Engal Anna	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2005	Finger Print		Yes
2005	Maaro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Telugu film
2008	Sadhu Miranda	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2010	Bodyguard	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Kaavalan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2011	Bodyguard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi film
2013	Ladies and Gentleman	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015	Bhaskar the Rascal	Yes	Yes	Yes
2016	King Liar		Yes	Yes
2017	Fukri	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Bhaskar Oru Rascal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2020	Big Brother	Yes	Yes	Yes

As actor

Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu (1984)...Man at calling Kunjoonjamma nickname church going time^{[clarification needed]}
Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal (1986)...Man at priest's place
Varsham 16 (1989)...Karthik's friend
Manathe Kottaram (1995) ... himself (guest at the wedding)
Five Star Hospital (1997) ... Himself in two songs "Ithra Madhurikkumo" and "Maranno Nee"
Gulumaal: The Escape (2009) ... Himself
Cinema Company (2012) ... himself
Masterpiece (2017) ... himself
Innale Vare (2022) ... himself
Kenkemam (2022) ... Special appearance

As producer

2017: Fukri
2019: Big Brother

Television

Mammootty the Best Actor Award (Asianet) as Judge
Comedy Festival (Mazhavil Manorama) as Judge
Cinema Chirima (Mazhavil Manorama) as Host
Comedy Festival Season 2 (Mazhavil manorama) as Judge
Aaraanee Malayalee (Manorama News) as anchor
Comedy Stars Season 2 (Asianet) as Judge
Top Singer Super night as Judge

References

^ "Best Siddique movies list (as director) @ MoviesList.IN". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b George, Vijay (9 January 2020). "Director Siddique on working with Mohanlal in 'Big Brother', and balancing content and budget in cinema". thehindu.com.
^ "Big Brother Movie Review: A thriller that tests your patience". The Times of India.
^ "Cochin Kalabhavan".
^ "Vijay's Kaavalan in December". Sify. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ "Siddique". IMDb. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ Godfather
^ Bodyguard

External links

Siddique at IMDb

[1] "Best Siddique movies list (as director) @ MoviesList.IN". Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[thehindu-2] George, Vijay (9 January 2020). "Director Siddique on working with Mohanlal in 'Big Brother', and balancing content and budget in cinema". thehindu.com.

[3] "Big Brother Movie Review: A thriller that tests your patience". The Times of India.

[4] "Cochin Kalabhavan".

[5] "Vijay's Kaavalan in December". Sify. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[6] "Siddique". IMDb. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[7] Godfather

[8] Bodyguard

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v t e Films directed by Siddique
Directed alone	Hitler (1996) Friends (1999) Friends (2001) Chronic Bachelor (2003) Engal Anna (2004) Sadhu Miranda (2008) Bodyguard (2010) Kaavalan (2011) Maaro (2011) Bodyguard (2011) Ladies and Gentleman (2013) Bhaskar the Rascal (2015) Fukri (2017) Bhaskar Oru Rascal (2018) Big Brother (2020)
Directed with Lal	Ramji Rao Speaking (1989) In Harihar Nagar (1990) Godfather (1991) Vietnam Colony (1992) Kabooliwala (1993) Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995) King Liar (2016) (writer only)