Priyadarshan filmography

Priyadarshan Soman Nair is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning almost three decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 90 films in several Indian languages, predominantly Malayalam and Hindi, besides six in Tamil, and two in Telugu. Though he began his career in Malayalam cinema in 1984, Priyadarshan has been mainly active in Hindi cinema for 2001-2010. However, in 2013, he announced Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for a while; and he is shifting focus to Malayalam Cinema.^[1]

Best known for his comedy films, Priyadrshan has also tried his hand at action and thriller films from time to time. His collaborations with Mohanlal were highly popular 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 Kuthiravattam Pappu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Mukesh and Mammukoya.

He was also credited as the story writer of 1986 Mohanlal starrer Ninnishtam Ennishtam which was based on Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.

Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his Malayalam films. Upon entering Bollywood, he has mostly adapted stories from popular comedy films from Malayalam cinema, some from his own work and some from others. These include Hera Pheri, Hungama, Hulchul, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Chup Chup Ke, Dhol, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Actors he has worked with multiple times in Hindi cinema include Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna, and Suniel Shetty.

Films

Title	Year	Language	Credited as			Notes
Title	Year	Language	Director	Writer	Other	Notes
Oppam	2016	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Sila Samayangalil^[2]	2015	Tamil	Yes	Yes
Aamayum Muyalum	2014	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Based on Malamaal Weekly
Geethaanjali	2013	Malayalam	Yes			Story loosely based on the novel Elephants Can Remember.
Kalimannu	2013	Malayalam			Actor	Cameo
Rangrezz	2013	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Naadodigal
Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	2012	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Marykkundoru Kunjaadu
Tezz	2012	Hindi	Yes			Based on the 1975 Japanese movie The Bullet Train^[3]
Oru Marubhoomikkadha	2011	Malayalam	Yes	Dialogue		Adaptation of Nothing to Lose
Aakrosh	2010	Hindi	Yes
Bumm Bumm Bole	2010	Hindi		Yes		Adaptation of 1997 Iranian movie Children of Heaven
Khatta Meetha	2010	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Vellanakalude Nadu
De Dana Dan	2009	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Vettam
Billu	2009	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Kadha Parayumbol
Poi Solla Porom	2008	Tamil			Producer	Remake of Khosla Ka Ghosla
Kanchivaram	2008	Tamil	Yes	Yes
Mere Baap Pehle Aap	2008	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Ishtam (Malayalam)
Bhool Bhulaiyaa	2007	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Manichitrathazhu (1993)
Dhol	2007	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from In Harihar Nagar
Raakilipattu	2007	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Based on 1999 Marathi movie Bindhaast
Chup Chup Ke	2006	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Punjabi House
Malamaal Weekly	2006	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Based on Waking Ned
Bhagam Bhag	2006	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Based on Mannar Mathai Speaking and sub-plots from Nadodikkattu and Bindhaast
Kyon Ki	2005	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Thalavattam
Garam Masala	2005	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Boeing Boeing
Vettam	2004	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Based on French Kiss
Hulchul	2004	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Godfather
Wanted	2004	Malayalam		Yes
Hungama	2003	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
Kilichundan Mampazham	2003	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Laysa Laysa	2003	Tamil	Yes			Story adapted from Summer in Bethlehem
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	2001	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
Kakkakuyil	2001	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Producer	Based on A Fish Called Wanda and comedy plot from the Gujarati play Aaflatoon by Mihir Bhuta which itself was adapted from Harsh Shivsharan's Marathi play Ghar-Ghar
The Last Revolutionary	2001	English	Yes	Yes		Shelved.
Snegithiye	2000	Tamil	Yes	Yes		Based on 1999 Marathi movie Bindhaast
Hera Pheri	2000	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Ramjirao Speaking which itself was based on the 1971 TV movie See The Man Run^[4]
Megham	1999	Malayalam	Yes	Story
Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	1998	Hindi	Yes			Story adapted from Aniyathipravu
Kabhi Na Kabhi	1998	Hindi	Yes
Saat Rang Ke Sapne	1998	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Thenmavin Kombathu
Oru Yathramozhi	1997	Malayalam		Story
Chandralekha	1997	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Story loosely based on While You Were Sleeping
Virasat	1997	Hindi	Yes			Based on Thevar Magan
Kala Pani	1996	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Minnaram	1994	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Thenmavin Kombath	1994	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Gandeevam	1994	Telugu	Yes
Kinnaripuzhayoram	1994	Malayalam		Story
Gardish	1993	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Kireedam
Midhunam	1993	Malayalam	Yes
Manichitrathazhu	1993	Malayalam			II-unit director
Muskurahat	1992	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Kilukkam
Advaitham	1992	Malayalam	Yes
Abhimanyu	1991	Malayalam	Yes
Kilukkam	1991	Malayalam	Yes	Story
Nirnayam	1991	Telugu	Yes	Yes		Story adapted from Vandanam
Gopura Vasalile	1991	Tamil	Yes	Yes		Sub-plots adapted from Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran
Akkare Akkare Akkare	1990	Malayalam	Yes			Sequel to Nadodikkattu
No.20 Madras Mail	1990	Malayalam			Actor	Cameo
Kadathanadan Ambadi	1990	Malayalam	Yes
Dhanushkodi	1989	Malayalam	Yes			Unreleased film
Vandanam	1989	Malayalam	Yes			Story loosely based on Stakeout
Chithram	1988	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Aryan	1988	Malayalam	Yes
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	1988	Malayalam	Yes			Based on Katha
Vellanakalude Nadu	1988	Malayalam	Yes			A comedy sub-plot based on the short story The Engine Trouble by R. K. Narayan
Oru Muthassi Katha	1988	Malayalam	Yes
Cheppu	1987	Malayalam	Yes	Story		Based on 1982 Canadian movie Class of 1984
Chinnamanikkuyile	1987	Tamil	Yes			Unreleased film
Thalavattam	1986	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Story based on the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil	1986	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi	1986	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Hello My Dear Wrong Number	1986	Malayalam	Yes			Original story with structural elements similar to North by Northwest.
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.	1986	Malayalam			Actor	Cameo
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu	1986	Malayalam	Yes
Ninnishtam Ennishtam	1986	Malayalam		Yes		Based on City Lights
Dheem Tharikida Thom	1986	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Based on Happy Go Lovely
Aram + Aram = Kinnaram	1985	Malayalam	Yes			Based on Naram Garam and Pasand Apni Apni
Boeing Boeing	1985	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Based on the 1960 French Play Boeing Boeing.
Punnaram Cholli Cholli	1985	Malayalam	Yes
Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya	1985	Malayalam	Yes			Based on Faraar
Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil	1985	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
Odaruthammava Aalariyam	1984	Malayalam	Yes	Story		Based on Chashme Buddoor and some parts from Poikkal Kudhirai
Poochakkoru Mookkuthi	1984	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Based on Charles Dickens's play The Strange Gentleman .
Bhookambam	1983	Malayalam		Yes
Coolie	1983	Malayalam		Yes
Kuyiline Thedi	1983	Malayalam		Yes
Hello Madras Girl	1983	Malayalam			Actor	Uncredited
Padayottam	1982	Malayalam		Yes	Yes	Based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo Associate director Script Supervisor.(Uncredited)^[5]
Thenum Vayambum	1981	Malayalam			Yes	Associate director

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Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director

1972–1990	P. Madhavan (1972) A. C. Tirulokchandar (1973) K. Balachander (1974) K. Balachander (1975) S. P. Muthuraman (1976) S. P. Muthuraman (1977) Bharathiraja (1978) J. Mahendran (1979) K. Balachander (1980) K. Balachander (1981) Balu Mahendra (1982) A. Jagannathan (1983) K. Balachander (1984) Fazil (1985) Mani Ratnam (1986) (1987) (1988) K. Balachander (1989) (1990)

1991–2000	Mani Ratnam (1991) K. Balachander (1992) Shankar (1993) Shankar (1994) Mani Ratnam (1995) Agathiyan (1996) Cheran (1997) Cheran (1998) Bala (1999) Rajiv Menon (2000) Cheran (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Bala (2003) Cheran (2004) Shankar (2005) Vasanthabalan (2006) Ameer Sultan (2007) M. Sasikumar (2008) Priyadarshan (2009) Vasanthabalan (2010)

2011–present	Vetrimaaran (2011) Balaji Sakthivel (2012) Bala (2013) AR Murugadoss (2014) Mohan Raja (2015)

Films directed by Priyadarshan

Hindi films	Muskurahat (1992) Gardish (1993) Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1997) Virasat (1998) Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998) Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998) Hera Pheri (2000) Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001) Hungama (2003) Hulchul (2004) Garam Masala (2005) Kyon Ki (2005) Chup Chup Ke (2006) Malamaal Weekly (2006) Bhagam Bhag (2006) Dhol (2007) Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) Billu (2009) De Dana Dan (2009) Bumm Bumm Bole (2010) Khatta Meetha (2010) Aakrosh (2010) Tezz (2012) Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal (2012) Rangrezz (2013)

Malayalam films	Poochakkoru Mookkuthi (1984) Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984) Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil (1985) Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya (1985) Punnaram Cholli Cholli (1985) Boeing Boeing (1985) Aram + Aram = Kinnaram (1985) Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil (1986) Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986) Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi (1986) Dheem Tharikida Thom (1986) Thalavattam (1986) Hello My Dear Wrong Number (1986) Cheppu (1987) Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu (1988) Oru Muthassi Katha (1988) Aryan (1988) Vellanakalude Nadu (1988) Chithram (1988) Vandanam (1989) Dhanushkodi (1989) Kadathanadan Ambadi (1990) Akkare Akkare Akkare (1990) Kilukkam (1991) Abhimanyu (1991) Adwaytham (1992) Midhunam (1993) Thenmavin Kombath (1994) Minnaram (1994) Kaalapani (1996) Chandralekha (1997) Megham (1999) Kakkakuyil (2001) Kilichundan Mampazham (2003) Vettam (2004) Raakilipattu (2007) Oru Marubhoomikkadha (2011) Geethaanjali (2013) Aamayum Muyalum (2014) Oppam (2016)

Tamil films	Chinnamanikkuyile (unreleased) Gopura Vasalile (1991) Snegithiye (2000) Lesa Lesa (2003) Kanchivaram (2008) Sila Samayangalil (2016)

Telugu films	Nirnayam (1991) Gandeevam (1994)

See also	Filmography

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