Priyadarsan
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| Born |
Priyadarshan 30 January 1957 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater |
Model School University College |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1982 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Lissy (m. 1990; div. 2014) |
| Children | Kalyani, Siddharth |
| Parent(s) | K. Soman Rajamma |
| Website | www |
Priyadarshan Soman Nair is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning over three decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 90 films in several Indian languages, predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi languages, besides making six films in Tamil and two in Telugu. Though Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active there in the 1980s and 1990s, he has been mainly active in Bollywood (Hindi cinema) during the 2000s decade (2000-2009). He has done about 26 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by a Bollywood director after David Dhawan. In 2013, he announced Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for a while, and he is shifting focus to Malayalam cinema.
Best known for his comedy films, Priyadrshan has also experimented with action and thriller films frequently. 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, Innocent, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Mukesh and Mammukoya.
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