Lal (actor)
M. P. Michael (born 2 December 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film director, producer, and distributor, who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. Lal has won one National Film Award – Special Mention for acting (in 2012), two Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor (in 2008 and 2013) and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam (in 2008).
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| Born | M. P. Michael 2 December 1958 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1984 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Lal |
| Children | Lal Jr. Monica Lal |
| Awards | National Film Awards Kerala State Film Awards |
Early life
Lal was born as Michael to late M. A. Paul and late Philomina, as their eldest son. He is a devout member of the Roman Catholic Latin Rite Archdiocese of Verapoly, Ernakulam. His father M. A. Paul was a famous tabla player. His brother Alex Paul is a famous music composer in the Malayalam film industry and his son Jean is a movie director in the same industry.
Career
He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, along with his childhood friend Siddique, who would later team up as Siddique-Lal to make many films.[1] Lal and Siddique began their film career working as assistant directors to Fazil in Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu.[2][3]
After that, both decided to part ways as a director pair and Lal turned producer with the Siddique-directed Mammootty-starrer Hitler.[3] 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. He runs a film post-production company named as Lal Media Arts, Kochi. For his performance in the 2012 film Ozhimuri, he won the National Film Award – Special Mention.[4]
Lal will next be seen in 'Sulthan', directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and co-starring Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Yogi Babu, Hareesh Peradi, Ponnambalam.[5]
Personal life
Lal is married to Nancy and they have two children—Jean Paul Lal and Monica Lal. Jean Paul is a film director.
Awards
- 2012: Special Mention for Acting – Ozhimuri
- 1991: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value - Godfather
- 2008: Best Actor – Thalappavu
- 2013: Best Actor – Ayaal, Zachariayude Garbhinikal
- 2008: Best Actor – Malayalam - Thalappavu
- 2010: Best Director – In Ghost House Inn
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Manathe Kottaram | Guest at the wedding | Cameo Appearance |
| 1997 | Kaliyattam | Paniyan / Iago | |
| 1998 | Kanmadam | Johny | |
| Punjabi House | Sikkandar Singh | ||
| Daya | Kombanali | ||
| Ormacheppu | Jeevan | ||
| 1999 | Friends | Man at the park | Cameo Appearance |
| Chandranudikkunna Dikhil | Parthan | ||
| Jananaayakan | Misra | ||
| 2000 | Mazha | Chandran | |
| Arayannangalude Veedu | Sukumaran | ||
| Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu | Gowrishankar | ||
| Thenkasipattanam | Dasappan | ||
| 2001 | Ee Nadu Ennalevare | Plappalli Sreedharan | |
| Randam Bhavam | Mohammad Ibrahim | ||
| Unnathangalil | Shiva | ||
| One Man Show | Hari Narayanan | ||
| 2002 | Ente Hridayathinte Udama | Pavitran | |
| Kannaki | Manikyan | ||
| Krishna Gopalakrishna | Swamiji | ||
| Kalyanaraman | Thekkedathu Achuthankutty | ||
| 2003 | Uthara | Ambi | |
| Sinkari Bolona | Deva Sharma | ||
| Anyar | Raghavan | ||
| Pulival Kalyanam | Karunan | ||
| 2004 | Chathikkatha Chanthu | Film Director Ravikumar | |
| Ee Snehatheerathu | Chinnappa Gounder | ||
| Black | Devin Carlos Padaveedan | ||
| 2005 | Thommanum Makkalum | Sathyan | |
| Banglavil Outha | Outha | ||
| Chanthupottu | Divakaran | ||
| 2006 | The Don | Kasim Baba | |
| Pothan Vava | As Himself | Cameo Appearance | |
| Oruvan | Bharathan | ||
| 2007 | Panthaya Kozhi | Raghavan | |
| Time | Dr. Srinivasa Iyengar | ||
| Rock N Roll | Issac | ||
| 2008 | Pachamarathanalil | Mohammed Ali | |
| Thalappavu | S. Raveendran Pillai | ||
| Aayudham | Swami Antony Williams | ||
| Twenty:20 | Radhakrishnan | ||
| 2009 | Thirunakkara Perumal | ||
| 2010 | Aagathan | Major George Joseph | |
| April Fool | Dr. Mohana Chandran | ||
| Penpattanam | Inspector Antony | ||
| Anwar | Babu Sait | ||
| Shikkar | Cameo in a song | ||
| Best Actor | Vandippetta Shaji | ||
| Kandahar | |||
| 2011 | Payyans | John Varghese | |
| Salt N' Pepper | Kalathipparampil Kalidasan | ||
| Bombay March 12 | |||
| Doctor Love | Cameo appearance | ||
| Vellaripravinte Changathi | As Himself | ||
| 2012 | Father's Day | ||
| Unnam | Sunny | ||
| Cobra | Kari (Karimoorkhan) | ||
| Ozhimuri | Thanupillai & Sivanpillai | ||
| Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu | Ottappalam Unni | ||
| Little Master | |||
| Husbands in Goa | Sunny | ||
| Chettayees | John | ||
| 2013 | Isaac Newton S/O Philipose | Isaac Newton | |
| Maad Dad | Palachottil Geevargees Kuriyakose Easo | ||
| Shutter | Rasheed | ||
| 10:30 am Local Call | Nimmy's father | ||
| Kaattum Mazhayum | Hajiyar | ||
| Abhiyum Njaanum | Nandan Menon | ||
| Ayaal | Gurudasan | ||
| Honey Bee | HC Michael | ||
| Buddy | Michael Dominic Savio | ||
| Sringaravelan | Yesudas | ||
| Zachariayude Garbhinikal | Zacharia | ||
| Idukki Gold | Behnnan | ||
| Vishudhan | Mathew Pokkiriyachan | ||
| Kadhaveedu | Major Frederick Mukundan | ||
| 2014 | Happy Journey | Gopikrishnan | |
| God's Own Country | Mohammad | ||
| Hi I'm Tony | Tony Kurishingal | ||
| Iyobinte Pustakam | Iyob | ||
| Nagaravaridhi Naduvil Njan | |||
| 2016 | Swargathekkal Sundaram | ||
| 32aam adhyayam 23aam vaakyam | Ravi Uncle/R.K. Varma | ||
| King Liar | Anand Varma | ||
| Dum | Xavier | ||
| Puli Murugan | Balaraman | ||
| Kappiri Thuruthu | Kadalakka Ustad | ||
| 2017 | Fukri | Ramzan Ali Fukri | |
| Honey Bee 2 : Celebrations | Michael | ||
| Oru Cinemakkaaran | |||
| Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu | |||
| Chunkzz | Varkichan | ||
| Honey Bee 2.5 | As Himself | ||
| Oru Visheshapetta Biriyanikissa | Abu Musaliyar Mowlavi | ||
| Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela | K C Chacko | ||
| 2018 | Iblis | Shreedharan | |
| Vallikudilile Vellakaaran | Joseph | ||
| 2019 | Pengalila | Azhagan | |
| Thelivu | Khalid | ||
| Helen | Paul | ||
| Thakkol | |||
| 2020 | Al Mallu | ||
| Silencer | |||
| Anveshanam | Dr.Faris | ||
| Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaryam | |||
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Engal Anna | Tamil | Sundaralingam / Veerapandi | |
| 2005 | Sandakozhi | Tamil | Kasi | |
| 2006 | Khatarnak | Telugu | Smuggler | |
| 2006 | Annavaram | Telugu | Puranapool Ganga | |
| 2007 | Before the Rains | English | Rajat | |
| 2007 | Marudhamalai | Tamil | Maasi | |
| 2007 | Oram Po | Tamil | Bigil | |
| 2007 | Aalwar | Tamil | Punniyamoorthy | |
| 2007 | Madurai Veeran | Tamil | Mayandi | |
| 2007 | Deepavali | Tamil | Chidambaram | |
| 2007 | Rameswaram | Tamil | Vasanthi's father | |
| 2008 | Kaalai | Tamil | Jeevanandham IPS | |
| 2009 | Thoranai | Tamil | Chennai Police Commissioner | |
| 2009 | Pistha | Telugu | Vizag Police Commissioner | |
| 2009 | Anthony Yaar? | Tamil | Michael | |
| 2009 | Azhagar Malai | Tamil | Rathnavelu | |
| 2010 | Porkkalam | Tamil | Aslam Bhai | |
| 2013 | Kutti Puli | Tamil | Arjunan | |
| 2015 | Chandi Veeran | Tamil | Thamarai's father | |
| 2018 | Antony | Tamil | George | |
| 2018 | Seema Raja | Tamil | Karikkada / Kaathadi Kannan | |
| 2018 | Sandakozhi 2 | Tamil | Kasi | Special appearance |
| 2019 | Saaho | Hindi Tamil Telugu |
Ibrahim | Multilingual film |
| 2020 | God Father | Tamil | Marudhu Singam | |
| 2021 | Ponniyin Selvan | Tamil | TBA |
Director, writer
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | |||
| 1986 | Pappan Priyappetta Pappan | Yes | ||
| 1987 | Nadodikkattu | Yes | Story | |
| 1989 | Ramji Rao Speaking | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut as Siddique–Lal |
| 1990 | In Harihar Nagar | Yes | Yes | |
| 1991 | Godfather | Yes | Yes | |
| 1992 | Makkal Mahatmyam | Yes | Story | |
| 1992 | Vietnam Colony | Yes | Yes | |
| 1993 | Kabooliwala | Yes | Yes | |
| 1993 | Manichithrathazhu | 2nd unit | Second unit director | |
| 1995 | Mannar Mathai Speaking | Yes | Sequel to Ramji Rao Speaking | |
| 2000 | Hera Pheri | Yes | Hindi remake of Ramji Rao Speaking | |
| 2009 | 2 Harihar Nagar | Yes | Yes | Debut as independent director |
| 2010 | In Ghost House Inn | Yes | Yes | Sequel to 2 Harihar Nagar |
| 2010 | Tournament – Play & Replay | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Cobra | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | King Liar | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Siddique |
| 2017 | Honey Bee 2.5 | Yes | ||
Producer, distributor
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hitler | Producer |
| 1997 | Superman | Producer |
| 1999 | Friends | Producer |
| 2000 | Thenkasipattanam | Producer Distributor |
| 2001 | One Man Show | Distributor |
| 2002 | Kalyanaraman | Producer Distributor |
| 2003 | Swapnakkoodu | Distributor |
| 2004 | Chathikkatha Chanthu | Producer Distributor |
| 2004 | Black | Producer Distributor |
| 2005 | Thommanum Makkalum | Producer Distributor |
| 2005 | Bunglavil Outha | Distributor |
| 2005 | Bharathchandran I.P.S. | Distributor |
| 2005 | Chanthupottu | Producer Distributor |
| 2006 | Chinthamani Kolacase | Distributor |
| 2006 | Classmates | Distributor |
| 2006 | Pothan Vava | Producer Distributor |
| 2007 | Panthaya Kozhi | Producer Distributor |
| 2007 | Nivedyam | Distributor |
| 2007 | Kangaroo | Distributor |
| 2008 | Cycle | Distributor |
| 2008 | Thalappavu | Distributor |
| 2009 | 2 Harihar Nagar | Producer Distributor |
| 2010 | In Ghost House Inn | Producer Distributor |
| 2010 | Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Distributor |
| 2010 | Tournament – Play & Replay | Producer |
| 2011 | Salt N' Pepper | Distributor |
| 2011 | Violin | Distributor |
| 2017 | Honey Bee 2: Celebrations | Producer |
Other crew credits
- 1987: Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal – Script supervisor and assistant director (as Siddique–Lal)
References
- "Cochin Kalabhavan". www.cochinkalabhavan.com.
- "Kunchacko's Udaya Studio being razed". Malayala Manorama. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- "Mathrubhumi English - Acting is easy, direction most satisfying: Filmmaker Lal". Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
- "A Great year for Malayalam cinema, say National award winners". mathrubhumi.com. 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- "Sulthan teaser: Karthi battles a handful of villains". The Indian Express. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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