Lal (actor)

Lal
Born M.P. Michael
(1958-12-02) 2 December 1958
Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation Screenwriter, actor, director, producer, distributor
Years active 1984 – present
Spouse(s) Nancy
Children Jean Paul Lal
Monika
Parent(s) M. A. Paul, Philomina
Awards National Film Awards
Special Jury – Actor (2012)
Kerala State Awards:
Best Popular Film (1991)
Best Actor (2008, 2013)

M. P. Michael (2 December 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, actor, script writer, producer, and film distributor widely known for his work in Malayalam cinema.

Career

Early career

He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan,[1] along with his childhood friend Siddique, who would later team up as Siddique-Lal to make many films. Lal and Siddique joined as assistant directors to Fazil in 1984.[2]

Actor

After that, both decided to part ways as a director pair and Lal turned producer with the Siddique-directed Mammootty-starrer Hitler.[2] Lal debuted in acting with a villain role as Paniyan in Suresh Gopi-starrer Kaliyattam, directed by Jayaraj. Kaliyattam was a new take on Othello, where Lal played Paniyan, the character standing for Iago.

Awards

Filmography

Actor

Malayalam
Year Film Role Language
1994 Manathe Kottaram Guest at the wedding Malayalam
1997 Kaliyattam Paniyan/Iago Malayalam
1998 Punjabi House Sikkandar Singh Malayalam
Daya Kombanana Malayalam
Kanmadam Johny Malayalam
Ormacheppu Jeevan Malayalam
1999 Friends Man at the Park Malayalam
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil Parthan Malayalam
Jananayakan Misra Malayalam
2000 Mazha Chandran Malayalam
Arayannangalude Veedu Sukumaran Malayalam
Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu Gowrishankar Malayalam
Thenkasipattanam Dasappan Malayalam
2001 Ee Nadu Ennalevare Plappalli Sreedharan Malayalam
One Man Show Hari Narayanan Malayalam
Randam Bhavam Mohammad Ibrahim Malayalam
Unnathangalil Shiva Malayalam
2002 Ente Hridayathinte Udama Pavitran Malayalam
Kannaki Manikyan Malayalam
Kalyanaraman Thekkedathu Achuthankutty Malayalam
Krishna Gopalakrishna Swamiji Malayalam
2003 Pulival Kalyanam Karunan Malayalam
Anyar Raghavan Malayalam
Sinkari Bolona Deva Sharma Malayalam
Uthara Ambi Malayalam
2004 Ee Snehatheerathu Chinnappa Gounder Malayalam
Chathikkatha Chanthu Film director Ravikumar Malayalam
Black Devin Carlos Padaveedan Malayalam
2005 Chanthupottu Divakaran Malayalam
Thommanum Makkalum Sathyan Malayalam
Banglavil Outha Outha Malayalam
2006 The Don Kasim Baba Malayalam
Pothan Vava Malayalam
Oruvan Bharathan Malayalam
2007 Rock N Roll Issac Malayalam
Before the Rains Rajat English
Time Dr. Srinivasa Iyengar Malayalam
Panthaya Kozhi Raghavan Malayalam
2008 Thalappavu S. Raveendran Pillai Malayalam
Twenty:20 Radhakrishnan Malayalam
Pachamarathanalil Mohammed Ali Malayalam
Aayudham Swami Antony Williams Malayalam
2009 Thirunakkara Perumal Malayalam
2010 Anwar Babu Sait Malayalam
Aagathan Major George Joseph Malayalam
April Fool Dr. Mohana Chandran Malayalam
Penpattanam Inspector Antony Malayalam
Best Actor Vandippetta Shaji Malayalam
Shikkar Cameo in a song Malayalam
Kandahar Malayalam
2011 Payyans John Varghese Malayalam
Salt N' Pepper Kalathipparampil Kalidasan Malayalam
Bombay March 12 Malayalam
Doctor Love Cameo Malayalam
Vellaripravinte Changathi As Himself Malayalam
2012 Father's Day Malayalam
Unnam Sunny Malayalam
Cobra Kari (Karimoorkhan) Malayalam
Ozhimuri Thanupillai & Sivanpillai Malayalam
Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu Ottappalam Unni Malayalam
Chettayees John Malayalam
Little Master Malayalam
Husbands in Goa Sunny Malayalam
2013 Maad Dad Palachottil Geevargees Kuriyakose Easo Malayalam
Shutter Rasheed Malayalam
Isaac Newton S/O Philipose Isaac Newton Malayalam
Kaattum Mazhayum Hajiyar Malayalam
Abhiyum Njaanum Nandan Menon Malayalam
Ayaal Gurudasan Malayalam
Honey Bee HC Michael Malayalam
Buddy Michael Dominic Savio Malayalam
Sringaravelan Yesudas Malayalam
Zachariayude Garbhinikal Zacharia Malayalam
Idukki Gold Behnnan Malayalam
Vishudhan Mathew Pokkiriyachan Malayalam
10:30 am Local Call Nimmy's father Malayalam
Kadhaveedu Major Frederick Mukundan Malayalam
2014 Happy Journey Gopikrishnan Malayalam
God's Own Country Mohammad Malayalam
Iyobinte Pustakam Iyob Malayalam
Hi I'm Tony Tony Kurishingal Malayalam
Nagaravaridhi Naduvil Njan Malayalam
2015 Ennu Ninte Moideen Malayalam
2016 Swargathekkal Sundaram Malayalam
32aam adhyayam 23aam vaakyam Ravi Unlce/R.K. Varma Malayalam
King Liar Anand Varma Malayalam
Puli Murugan Malayalam
Dum Xavier
Tamil
Telugu

Producer

Distributed films

Writer

Director

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

References

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