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Mamas Ramachandran | |
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| Occupation | Film maker |
| Children | Gagan |
| Parent(s) | Ramachandran,Sukumari [1] |
Mamas Ramachandran, better known as Mamas, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and caricaturist. [2] He made his directorial debut in 2010 with Paappi Appacha . [3]
Mamas started his career by assisting veteran directors I V Sasi and duo Rafi Mecartin. Mamas's directorial debut was Paappi Appacha starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan.[ citation needed ] His second directorial venture- Cinema Company starred mainly newcomers selected through audition across Kerala. Mannar Mathai Speaking 2, his third movie was a sequel to Mannar Mathai Speaking directed by duo Siddique-Lal 25 years ago.
| Year | Title | Language | Credits | ||
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| Director | Story | Script | |||
| 2010 | Paappi Appacha | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Cinema Company | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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