Priyadarshan filmography explained

Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Priyadarshan is mostly known for directing comedy films but has directed a few non-comical films such as a historical epic film based around freedom fighters in India titled Kaalapani and his epic period drama Kancheevaram. In a career spanning almost three decades, Priyadarshan has directed 96 films in several Indian languages, predominantly Malayalam and Hindi, besides eight in Tamil, and two in Telugu. Though he began his career in Malayalam cinema in 1984, Priyadarshan was mainly active in Hindi cinema for 2001–2010. In 2013, he announced Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for a short period; and focused on making more Malayalam films.^[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 Mohanlal, 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, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, De Dana Dan and Khatta Meetha. Actors he has worked with multiple times in Hindi cinema include Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Rajpal Yadav.

Films

1982–1990

List of Priyadarshan 1982–1990 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as
			Director	Writer	Other
1982	Padayottam	Malayalam				^[3]
	Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam	Malayalam
	Kuyiline Thedi	Malayalam
	Bhookambam	Malayalam
	Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare	Malayalam				^[4]
	Muthodu Muthu	Malayalam
1983	Hello Madras Girl	Malayalam
	Engane Nee Marakkum	Malayalam
	Ente Kalithozhan	Malayalam
1984	Vanitha Police	Malayalam
	Poochakkoru Mookkuthi	Malayalam				^[5]
	Odaruthammava Aalariyam	Malayalam
1985	Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil	Malayalam
	Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya	Malayalam
	Punnaram Cholli Cholli	Malayalam
	Boeing Boeing	Malayalam				^[6]
	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram	Malayalam				^[7]
	Chekkeranoru Chilla	Malayalam
1986	Dheem Tharikida Thom	Malayalam
	Ninnishtam Ennishtam	Malayalam
	Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu	Malayalam
	T. P. Balagopalan M.A.	Malayalam
	Hello My Dear Wrong Number	Malayalam
	Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi	Malayalam
	Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil	Malayalam
	Thalavattam	Malayalam				^[8]
1987	Chinnamanikkuyile (unreleased)	Tamil
	Cheppu	Malayalam
1988	Oru Muthassi Katha	Malayalam
	Vellanakalude Nadu	Malayalam
	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	Malayalam
	Aryan	Malayalam
	Chithram	Malayalam
1989	Vandanam	Malayalam				^[9]
	Dhanushkodi (completed but unreleased)	Malayalam				^[10]
1990	Kadath	Malayalam
	Akkare Akkare Akkare	Malayalam

1991–2000

List of Priyadarshan 1991–2000 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes
			Director	Writer	Other
1991	Nirnayam	Telugu				Remake of Vandanam
	Gopura Vasalile	Tamil					^[11]
	Kilukkam	Malayalam					^[12] ^[13]
	Abhimanyu	Malayalam
1992	Advaitham	Malayalam
	Muskurahat	Hindi				Remake of Kilukkam.	^[14]
1993	Manichitrathazhu	Malayalam
	Midhunam	Malayalam
	Gardish	Hindi				Remake of Kireedam
1994	The City	Malayalam
	Kinnaripuzhayoram	Malayalam
	Gandeevam	Telugu
	Thenmavin Kombath	Malayalam
	Minnaram	Malayalam
1996	Kala Pani	Malayalam
1997	Virasat	Hindi				Remake of Thevar Magan
	Chandralekha	Malayalam					^[15]
	Oru Yathramozhi	Malayalam
1998	Saat Rang Ke Sapne	Hindi				Remake of Thenmavin Kombath.	^[16]
	Kabhi Na Kabhi	Hindi
	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Hindi				Remake of Aniyathipraavu
1999	Megham	Malayalam
2000	Hera Pheri	Hindi				Remake of Ramji Rao Speaking	^[17]
	Snegithiye	Tamil

2001–2010

List of Priyadarshan 2001–2010 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes
			Director	Writer	Other
2001	Kakkakuyil	Malayalam					^[18]
	Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	Hindi
2003	Lesa Lesa	Tamil				Unofficial remake of Summer in Bethlehem	^[19]
	Kilichundan Mampazham	Malayalam
	Hungama	Hindi				Remake of Poochakkoru Mookkuthi.
2004	Wanted	Malayalam
	Hulchul	Hindi				Remake of Godfather
	Vettam	Malayalam
2005	Garam Masala	Hindi				Remake of Boeing Boeing.
	Kyon Ki	Hindi				Remake of Thalavattam.	^[20]
	Kilukkam Kilukilukkam	Malayalam
2006	Bhagam Bhag	Hindi					^[21]
	Malamaal Weekly	Hindi					^[22]
	Chup Chup Ke	Hindi				Remake of Punjabi House	^[23]
2007	Raakilipattu	Malayalam				Delayed release; Simultaneously shot alongside Snegithiye (2000)
	Dhol	Hindi					^[24]
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Hindi				Remake of Manichitrathazhu
2008	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Hindi				Remake of Ishtam	^[25]
	Kanchivaram	Tamil
	Poi Solla Porom	Tamil					^[26]
2009	Billu	Hindi				Remake of Katha Parayumpol.	^[27]
	De Dana Dan	Hindi				Few scenes taken from Vettam.	^[28]
2010	Khatta Meetha	Hindi				Remake of Vellanakalude Nadu.	^[29]
	Bumm Bumm Bole	Hindi					^[30]
	Aakrosh	Hindi					^[31]

2011–2020

List of Priyadarshan 2011–2020 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes
			Director	Writer	Other
2011	Oru Marubhoomikkadha	Malayalam					^[32]
2012	Tezz	Hindi					^[33]
	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Hindi					^[34]
2013	Rangrezz	Hindi				Remake of Naadodigal	^[35]
	Kalimannu	Malayalam
	Geethaanjali	Malayalam					^[36]
2014	Aamayum Muyalum	Malayalam				Remake of Malamaal Weekly.
2016	Oppam	Malayalam
2018	Nimir	Tamil				Remake of Maheshinte Prathikaaram	^[37]
	Sometimes	Tamil					^[38] ^[39] ^[40]

2021–present

List of Priyadarshan film credits since 2021

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes
			Director	Writer	Other
2021	Hungama 2	Hindi				Loosely based on Minnaram with a comedy sequence borrowed from Vandanam.	^[41]
		Malayalam					^[42]
2023	Corona Papers	Malayalam					^[43] ^[44]
	Appatha	Tamil					^[45] ^[46]
	Untitled Oppam remake	Hindi					^[47]

Web series

List of Priyadarshan web series credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as		Notes	Platform
			Director	Writer
2020	Forbidden Love	Hindi			Anthology series,	ZEE5	^[48]
2021	Navarasa	Tamil			Anthology series,	Netflix	^[49]
2024	Manorathangal	Malayalam			Anthology series, and "Shilalikhithangal"	ZEE5	^[50]

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: 'Kamaal Dhamaal...' was a mistake: Priyadarshan – The Times of India . The Times Of India . 7 September 2014 . 12 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212083659/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-04/news-interviews/34907733_1_priyadarshan-malayalam-film-priyan . dead .
2. News: 12 September 2020 . Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar to team up again . B4Blaze .
3. Web site: VR Gopalakrishnan was more than a colleague: Priyan . 13 January 2016 . Deccanchonicle.com. 19 July 2018.
4. Web site: Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Deewar' was remade in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam – and Cantonese.
5. News: Malayalam films remade in Hindi . The Times of India.
6. Web site: Thanda masala? . 16 October 2005.
7. Web site: Never a dull moment: Three decades of cinema with Priyadharshan . 2 January 2017.
8. Web site: Kyon Ki: Dull music.
9. Web site: Did you know? Mohanlal's 1989 Malayalam hit 'Vandanam' was extensively shot in Bengaluru | Kannada Movie News . Times of India. 20 November 2021.
10. Web site: 2023-01-30 . Priyadarshan – the man at 66, and the director at 39 . 2023-11-06 . The Indian Express . en.
11. News: It's raining remakes in Bollywood in 2012 . . Malani . Gaurav.
12. News: Mollywood movies that ran for more than 300 days . The Times of India.
13. Web site: Odiyan poster launch: 7 times Mohanlal blew you away with his performances.
14. News: Mollywood directors forays into Bollywood . . Soman . Deepa.
15. Web site: 20 years since Priyadharshan's 'Chandralekha': A textbook on how to adapt a film . 7 September 2017.
16. Web site: Happy Birthday Mohanlal: Bollywood films you probably didn't know were remakes of Malayalam flicks starring him . dnaindia.com . May 21, 2021 . 20 November 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613014802/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/photo-gallery-happy-birthday-mohanlal-bollywood-films-remakes-of-malayalam-flicks-starring-the-complete-actor-bhool-bhulaiyaa-manichitratazhu-drishyam-garam-masala-boeing-boeing-gardish-kireedam-hungama-poochakkoru-mookkuthi-khatta-meetha . 2021-06-13.
17. Web site: Tehelka – India's Independent Weekly News Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083227/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main38.asp?filename=hub220308comedies_get.asp . dead . 4 March 2016 .
18. Web site: From Mammootty's Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha to Mohanlal's Kaka Kuyil: Eight Malayalam Films Restored and Streaming . 21 November 2020.
19. Web site: Priyadarshan's films banned . Jim . Josekutty . Rediff.
20. Web site: Indian movie remakes that just didn't work . 18 September 2019.
21. Web site: Akshay Kumar & Priyadarshan: The unlikely hitmakers 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002180942/http://www.sify.com/movies/akshay-kumar--priyadarshan-the-unlikely-hitmakers-imagegallery-2-bollywood-khvpcuabihgsi.html. dead. 2 October 2018 . Sify.
22. Web site: Aamayum Muyalum Review | Aamayum Muyalum Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen . 21 December 2014.
23. Web site: 'I never come up with an idea'.
24. News: Priyan's remake Darshan . The Economic Times.
25. Web site: Review: Mere Baap Pehle AAP.
26. Web site: Now, Tamil re-make of Khosla Ka Ghosla . 11 September 2008.
27. News: Malayalam films remade in Hindi. The Times of India . 20 November 2021.
28. Web site: Will Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan recreate Hera Pheri magic with their next film? . 26 September 2016.
29. Web site: Article-Telugu-Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025810/http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Telugu/Trisha-to-Enter-Bollywood-Soon201005. 20 November 2021. 2011-07-13.
30. News: They can't step into Majidi's shoes . The Hindu . 20 May 2010 . Kamath . Sudhish.
31. Web site: Aakrosh | the burning of Jhanjhad . 15 October 2010.
32. Web site: 16 Copied and 21 Remake movies of Priyadarshan! . plumeriamovies.com . 6 June 2017. 20 November 2021.
33. Web site: Anupama Chopra's review: Tezz . 28 April 2012 . Hindustantimes.com. 19 July 2018.
34. Web site: Priyadarshan to remake Marykkundoru Kunjadu in Hindi . 24 January 2012.
35. Web site: Upcoming southern remakes in Bollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404124727/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-06/news-interviews/36949146_1_policegiri-saamy-southern-remakes. 20 November 2021. 2013-04-04.
36. Web site: Priyadarshan and Mohanlal team for a horror film . 23 July 2013. 16 June 2022.
37. Web site: 'Mahestinte Prathikaram' Tamil remake 'Nimir's' trailer gets a mixed reaction | Malayalam Movie News . Times of India. 20 November 2021.
38. Web site: Sila Samayangalil: Priyadarshan's film enters final round for Golden Globe Award . India Today. 19 July 2018.
39. Web site: Sila Samayangalil goes to Golden Globes! . 21 September 2016 . Deccan Chronicle. 19 July 2018.
40. Web site: Southlive Malayalam: Kerala News, Malayalam News, Breaking News, Movie News, Political News . Southlive.in. 19 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003958/http://southlive.in/voices-interviews/priyadarshans-interview-new-film-and-personal-life/2364. 5 March 2016. dead.
41. Web site: Hungama 2 Movie Review: Dear Mohanlal Fans, Stay Away from This Outdated Minnaram Remake, Starring Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Meezaan Jafri (LatestLY Exclusive) | LatestLY.
42. Web site: Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham: Mohanlal's next film with Priyadarshan announced . 2018-04-28.
43. Web site: Corona Papers Review | An Elaborate and Restructured Version of 8 Thottakkal With a Superb Sidhique . Aswin . Bharadwaj . 6 April 2023.
44. News: Corona Papers Movie Review : An uninspired copy . The Times of India.
45. News: 2023-07-24 . Urvashi's 700th film 'Appatha' premieres directly on OTT from July 29 . The Times of India . 2023-07-31 . 0971-8257.
46. News: 2023-01-27 . Urvasi's 700th film 'Appatha' to be screened at the Shangai Cooperation Organisation Film Festival . The Times of India . 2023-07-31 . 0971-8257.
47. News: 2024-07-04. Priyadarshan announces 'Oppam' hindi remake, plans 100th film with Mohanlal. Mathrubhumi News.
48. News: Pooja Kumar to be seen in Director Priyadarshan's Bollywood and Mollywood projects . 21 June 2021 . . 15 October 2018.
49. Web site: Netflix's Navarasa: Priyadarshan replaces Ponram, finds his lead in Yogi Babu! . 27 April 2021 . LetsOTT . en-US . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427080510/https://www.letsott.com/netflixs-navarasa-priyadarshan-replaces-ponram-finds-his-lead-in-yogi-babu . dead .
50. Web site: MT Vasudevan Nair's Anthology Series Gets A Title, Trailer Release On This Date!. Times Now. 14 July 2024.