Sibi Malayil Explained

Sibi Malayil
Birth Date:	1956 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Alleppey, Travancore-Cochin, (present-day Kerala, India)
Occupation:	Film director
Yearsactive:	1985 – present
Spouse:	Bala^[1]
Children:	Joe, Zeba^[2]

Sibi Malayil (born 2 May 1956)^[3] is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam cinema.^[4]

Career

Since the mid-1980s he has directed around forty films. He did his studies at the St. Berchmans College. Before becoming an independent director, he assisted eminent directors such as Priyadarshan and Fazil. Films such as Chekkeranoru Chilla (1986), Thaniyavarthanam (1987), Vicharana (1988), Kireedam (1989), Dasharatham (1989), His Highness Abdullah (1990), Malayogom (1990), Bharatham (1991), Sadayam (1992), Kamaladalam (1992), Akashadoothu (1993), Chenkol (1993) and Sagaram Sakshi (1994) are defined the way Malayalam films were made, especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Many of his films have screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas.^[5] It was through his film Bharatham, that Mohanlal got his first national award for best actor. Sibi Malayil is also the president of the Film Employees' Federation of Kerala (FEFKA).^[6] He is also the chairman of a film institute named NEO Film School in Kochi.^[7]

Personal life

Sibi is married to Bala. They have a son Joe and a daughter Zeba. Sibi and his family are born again Christians^[1]

Filmography

As Associate Director

Year	Title	Director
1980	Manjil Virinja Pookkal
1982	Padayottam
1984	Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
1984	Odaruthammava Aalariyam
1993	Manichitrathazhu

As Chief Associate Director

As Director

Year	Title	Cast	Script Writer
1985	Mutharamkunnu P.O.		Sreenivasan
1986	Chekkeranoru Chilla	Shankar, Nedumudi Venu, Seema
1986	Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam		Sreenivasan
1986	Rareeram	Mammootty, Nedumudi Venu, Shobhana, Geetha	Perumbadavam Sreedharan
1987	Thaniyavarthanam	Mammootty, Mukesh, Saritha, Thilakan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma
1987	Ezhuthapurangal	Suhasini, Ambika, Parvathy, Sreenath, Murali, Babu Namboothiri
1988	Vicharana	Mammootty, Shobhana, Mukesh, Jagathi Sreekumar, Seema
1988	August 1	Mammootty, Sukumaran, Urvashi, Captain Raju, Lizy	S. N. Swamy
1989	Mudra	Mammootty, Sudheesh, Madhu, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Parvathy	A. K. Lohithadas
1989	Kireedam	Mohanlal, Mohan Raj, Parvathy, Thilakan, Murali, Cochin Haneefa	A. K. Lohithadas
1989	Dasharatham	Mohanlal, Rekha, Murali, Nedumudi Venu
1990	His Highness Abdullah	Mohanlal, Gautami, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Mamukkoya	A. K. Lohithadas
1990	Malayogam		A. K. Lohithadas
1990	Parampara	Mammootty, Sumalatha, Suresh Gopi
1991	Dhanam	Mohanlal, Murali, Charmila, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu
1991	Bharatham	Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Urvashi, Lakshmi, Murali	A. K. Lohithadas
1991	Santhwanam	Nedumudi Venu, Suresh Gopi, Meena, Rekha, Bharathi	J. Pallassery
1992	Sadayam	Mohanlal, Maathu, Mahesh, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Murali	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1992	Kamaladalam		A. K. Lohithadas
1992	Valayam	Murali, Parvathy, Manoj.K.Jayan, Bindu Panicker, Oduvil Unnikrishnan	A. K. Lohithadas
1993	Akashadoothu	Murali, Madhavi, N. F. Varghese, Nedumudi Venu	Dennis Joseph
1993	Maya Mayooram	Mohanlal, Revathi, Shobhana, Nedumudi Venu, Thilakan, Sukumari	Renjith
1993	Chenkol	Mohanlal, Thilakan, Cochin Haneefa, Shanthikrishna, Surbhi Javeri Vyas	A. K. Lohithadas
1994	Sagaram Sakshi	Mammootty, Sukanya, N. F. Varghese, Thilakan, Cochin Haneefa	A. K. Lohithadas
1995	Aksharam	Suresh Gopi, Annie, Madhavi, Narendra Prasad,	John Paul
1995	Sindoora Rekha		Raghunath Paleri
1996	Kaliveedu	Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Sunitha, Vani Viswanath, Jagadeesh	Sasidharan Arattuvazhi
1996	Kaanaakkinaavu	Murali, Mukesh, Sukanya, Mohini	T A Razzaq
1997	Nee Varuvolam	Dileep, Divya Unni, Thilakan, Rekha Mohan	G A Lal
1998	Pranayavarnangal	Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Divya Unni, Biju Menon	Jayaraman Kadambat and Sachidanandan Puzhankara
1998	Summer in Bethlehem	Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Mohanlal, Janardhanan	Renjith
1999	Ustaad	Mohanlal, Divya Unni, Indraja, Vani Vishwanath, Vineeth, N. F. Varghese	Renjith
2000	Devadoothan	Mohanlal, Jaya Prada, Murali, Vijayalakshmi, Janardhanan	Raghunath Paleri
2001	Ishtam	Dileep, Navya Nair, Jaya Sudha, Nedumudi Venu	Kalavoor Ravikumar
2003	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum	Jayaram, Jyothirmayi, Kalidas Jayaram, Siddique
2004	Jalolsavam	Kunchacko Boban, Navya Nair, Nedumudi Venu	Kalavoor Ravikumar
2004	Kisan	Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, Bhavan, Geethu Mohandas	Saddat Hasn Manto
2004	Amrutham	Jayaram, Padmapriya, Arun, Bhavana, Nedumudi Venu	Gireesh Kumar
2005	Alice in Wonderland	Jayaram, Sandhya, Vineeth, Laya	Gireesh Kumar
2007	Flash	Mohanlal, Indrajith Sukumaran, Parvathy, Siddique, Sai Kumar	Bhasurachandran
2009	Aayirathil Oruvan	Kalabhavan Mani, Sujitha, Sudheesh	T.A Razzaq
2010	Apoorvaragam	Asif Ali, Nishan, Nithya Menon	G.S Anand, Najeem Koya
2011	Violin	Asif Ali, Nithya Menon, Sreejith Ravi	Viju Ramachandran
2012	Unnam		Swathy Bhaskar
2014	Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal		K. Gireeshkumar
2015	Saigal Padukayaanu	Shine Tom Chakko, Remya Nambeeshan	T.A Razzaq
2022	Kotthu		Hemanth Kumar

Awards

National Film Awards

• 1997 – Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration – Kanakkinavu
• 1994 – National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare – Aakasadoothu
• 1987 – National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues – Doore Doore Koodu Koottam

Filmfare Awards South

• 1991 – Filmfare Award for Best Director - Malayalam – Bharatham^[8]
• 1992 – Filmfare Award for Best Director - Malayalam – Sadayam

Kerala State Film Awards

• 2003 – Best Director – Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum
• 2003 – Kerala State Film Award for Best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value – Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum
• 2000 – Kerala State Film Award for Best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value – Devadoothan
• 1996 – Second Best Film – Kanakkinavu
• 1991 – Second Best Film – Bharatham

See also

• List of Malayalam films from 1981 to 1985
• List of Malayalam films from 1986 to 1990
• List of Malayalam films from 1991 to 1995
• List of Malayalam films from 1996 to 2000

Notes and References

1. Web site: Life as Sibi Malayil's wife. https://web.archive.org/web/20121122100208/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article523109.ece. dead. 22 November 2012. Newindianexpress.com. 5 August 2018.
2. Web site: Life as Sibi Malayil's wife. https://web.archive.org/web/20121122100208/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article523109.ece. dead. 22 November 2012. Newindianexpress.com. 5 August 2018.
3. Web site: Profile of Malayalam Director Sibi Malayil. Malayalasangeetham.info. 5 August 2018.
4. Web site: യൂത്ത് ഇഫക്ട്‌, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies . 19 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219050327/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/117297/ . 19 December 2013 . dead.
5. Web site: An incomparable writer . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107150349/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/07/03/stories/2009070351090100.htm . dead . 7 November 2012 . Sarawathy Nagarajan . 3 July 2009 . . 10 November 2009 .
6. Web site: MACTA burns Mammootty's effigies . Arya Aiyappan . 13 April 2009 . Oneindia . 10 November 2009 . dead . https://archive.today/20120713054227/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/mammootty-macta-effigy-130409.html . 13 July 2012.
7. Web site: AboutUs – Neo Film School. Neofilmschool.com. 5 August 2018.
8. Web site: 39th Annual Filmfare Malayalam Best Actor Director Music : santosh : …. https://archive.today/20170208063321/https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareMalayalamBestActorDirectorMusic. dead. 8 February 2017. 8 February 2017. Archive.org. 5 August 2018.