Swargachitra Appachan
Pinakkatt D Abraham, known as Swargachitra Appachan is an Indian film producer, distributor, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, under the banner Swargachitra. Among the films produced by him, Manichitrathazhu is considered as one of the best thrillers ever made in India as well as one of the best Malayalam films ever made.[1] Manichitrathazhu was remade after nearly 10 years in various languages, including Kannada (Apthamitra), Tamil and Telugu (dubbed) (Chandramukhi), Bengali (Rajmohol), and Hindi (Bhool Bhulaiyaa), all being commercially successful. Apart from being the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 1993, Manichitrathazhu was selected as second greatest Indian film through an IBNLive poll.[2]
Notable filmography
As producer
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal | Fazil | |
| 1989 | Ramji Rao Speaking | Siddique-Lal | Remade in Tamil as Arangetra Velai. and Hindi as Hera Pheri |
| 1991 | Godfather | Siddique-Lal | Remade in Telugu as Peddarikam, Hindi as Hulchul and in Kannada as Pandavaru. |
| 1992 | Vietnam Colony | Siddique-Lal | Remade in Tamil as Vietnam Colony |
| 1993 | Manichitrathazhu | Fazil | Remade in Kannada as Apthamitra, in Tamil as Chandramukhi and dubbed in Telugu, in Bengali as Rajmohol and in Hindi as Bhool Bhulaiyaa |
| 1997 | Aniathipravu | Fazil | Remade in Tamil as Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and in Hindi as Doli Saja Ke Rakhna |
| 2001 | Friends | Siddique | Remake of director's own Malayalam film |
| 2004 | Vesham | V. M. Vinu | |
| 2007 | Azhagiya Tamil Magan | Bharathan | Tamil |
He distributed films like In Harihar Nagar, Ustaad, Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu, Kabooliwala, Narasimham and Nerariyan CBI.
References
- ^ "Of Bhool Bhulaiya, and a classic dumbed down". Rediff.com. October 16, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "'Mayabazar' is India's greatest film ever: IBNLive poll". IBN Live. May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.