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
YearTitleLanguageCredited as
DirectorWriterOther
1982PadayottamMalayalam[3]
Sindoora Sandhyakku MounamMalayalam
Kuyiline ThediMalayalam
BhookambamMalayalam
Nathi Muthal Nathi VareMalayalam[4]
Muthodu MuthuMalayalam
1983Hello Madras GirlMalayalam
Engane Nee MarakkumMalayalam
Ente KalithozhanMalayalam
1984Vanitha PoliceMalayalam
Poochakkoru MookkuthiMalayalam[5]
Odaruthammava AalariyamMalayalam
1985Onnanam Kunnil Oradi KunnilMalayalam
Parayanumvayya ParayathirikkanumvayyaMalayalam
Punnaram Cholli CholliMalayalam
Boeing BoeingMalayalam[6]
Aram + Aram = KinnaramMalayalam[7]
Chekkeranoru ChillaMalayalam
1986Dheem Tharikida ThomMalayalam
Ninnishtam EnnishtamMalayalam
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam KottunnuMalayalam
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.Malayalam
Hello My Dear Wrong NumberMalayalam
Ayalvasi Oru DaridravasiMalayalam
Rakkuyilin RagasadassilMalayalam
ThalavattamMalayalam[8]
1987Chinnamanikkuyile (unreleased)Tamil
CheppuMalayalam
1988Oru Muthassi KathaMalayalam
Vellanakalude NaduMalayalam
Mukunthetta Sumitra VilikkunnuMalayalam
AryanMalayalam
ChithramMalayalam
1989VandanamMalayalam[9]
Dhanushkodi (completed but unreleased)Malayalam[10]
1990Kadathanadan AmbadiMalayalamDelayed release
No. 20 Madras MailMalayalam
Akkare Akkare AkkareMalayalam

1991–2000

List of Priyadarshan 1991–2000 film credits
YearTitleLanguageCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterOther
1991NirnayamTeluguRemake of Vandanam
Gopura VasalileTamil[11]
KilukkamMalayalam[12] [13]
AbhimanyuMalayalam
1992AdvaithamMalayalam
MuskurahatHindiRemake of Kilukkam.[14]
1993ManichitrathazhuMalayalam
MidhunamMalayalam
GardishHindiRemake of Kireedam
1994The CityMalayalam
KinnaripuzhayoramMalayalam
GandeevamTelugu
Thenmavin KombathMalayalam
Minnaram Malayalam
1996Kala PaniMalayalam
1997VirasatHindiRemake of Thevar Magan
ChandralekhaMalayalam[15]
Oru YathramozhiMalayalam
1998Saat Rang Ke SapneHindiRemake of Thenmavin Kombath.[16]
Kabhi Na KabhiHindi
Doli Saja Ke RakhnaHindiRemake of Aniyathipraavu
1999MeghamMalayalam
2000Hera PheriHindiRemake of Ramji Rao Speaking[17]
SnegithiyeTamil

2001–2010

List of Priyadarshan 2001–2010 film credits
YearTitleLanguageCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterOther
2001KakkakuyilMalayalam[18]
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa GharHindiRemake of Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
2003Lesa LesaTamilUnofficial remake of Summer in Bethlehem[19]
Kilichundan MampazhamMalayalam
HungamaHindiRemake of Poochakkoru Mookkuthi.
2004WantedMalayalam
HulchulHindiRemake of Godfather
VettamMalayalam
2005Garam MasalaHindiRemake of Boeing Boeing.
Kyon KiHindiRemake of Thalavattam.[20]
Kilukkam KilukilukkamMalayalam
2006Bhagam BhagHindi[21]
Malamaal WeeklyHindi[22]
Chup Chup KeHindiRemake of Punjabi House[23]
2007RaakilipattuMalayalamDelayed release; Simultaneously shot with Snegithiye (2000)
DholHindi[24]
Bhool BhulaiyaaHindiRemake of Manichitrathazhu
2008Mere Baap Pehle AapHindiRemake of Ishtam[25]
KanchivaramTamil
Poi Solla PoromTamil[26]
2009BilluHindiRemake of Katha Parayumpol.[27]
De Dana DanHindiFew scenes taken from Vettam.[28]
2010Khatta MeethaHindiRemake of Vellanakalude Nadu.[29]
Bumm Bumm BoleHindi[30]
AakroshHindi[31]

2011–2020

List of Priyadarshan 2011–2020 film credits
YearTitleLanguageCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterOther
2011Oru MarubhoomikkadhaMalayalam [32]
2012TezzHindi[33]
Kamaal Dhamaal MalamaalHindiRemake of Marykkundoru Kunjaadu[34]
2013RangrezzHindiRemake of Naadodigal[35]
KalimannuMalayalam
GeethaanjaliMalayalam[36]
2014Aamayum MuyalumMalayalamRemake of Malamaal Weekly.
2016OppamMalayalam
2018NimirTamilRemake of Maheshinte Prathikaaram[37]
SometimesTamil[38] [39] [40]

2021–present

List of Priyadarshan film credits since 2021
YearTitleLanguageCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterOther
2021Hungama 2Hindi[41]
Malayalam[42]
2023Corona PapersMalayalam[43] [44]
AppathaTamil[45] [46]
TBAHindi

Web series

List of Priyadarshan web series credits
YearTitleLanguageCredited asNotesPlatform
DirectorWriter
2020Forbidden Love HindiAnthology series,
ZEE5[47]
2021NavarasaTamilAnthology series,
Netflix[48]
2024ManorathangalMalayalamAnthology series,
and "Shilalikhithangal"		ZEE5[49]

External links

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: Pooja Kumar to be seen in Director Priyadarshan's Bollywood and Mollywood projects . 21 June 2021 . . 15 October 2018.
  48. 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 .
  49. Web site: MT Vasudevan Nair's Anthology Series Gets A Title, Trailer Release On This Date!. Times Now. 14 July 2024.

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