Priyadarshan filmography

Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Priyadarshan is mostly known for directing comedy films but has directed a few non-comical films such as a historical epic film based around freedom fighters in India titled Kaalapani and his epic period drama Kancheevaram . In a career spanning over four decades, Priyadarshan has directed 98 films in several Indian languages, predominantly Malayalam and Hindi, besides eight in Tamil, and two in Telugu. Though he began his career in Malayalam cinema in 1984, Priyadarshan was mainly active in Hindi cinema for 2001–2010. In 2013, he announced Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for a short period; and focused on making more Malayalam films. ^[1]

Priyadarshan in 2012

Priyadrshan has also tried his hand at action and thriller films from time to time. His collaborations with Mohanlal were highly popular and noted 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 Mohanlal, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Mukesh and Mammukoya, Prakash Raj. He was also credited as the story writer of the 1986 film Ninnishtam Ennishtam .

Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his Malayalam films. ^[2] Upon entering Bollywood, he has mostly adapted stories from popular comedy films from Malayalam cinema, some from his own work and some from others works. These include Hera Pheri , Hungama , Hulchul , Garam Masala , Bhagam Bhag , Chup Chup Ke , Dhol , Bhool Bhulaiyaa , De Dana Dan and Khatta Meetha . Actors he has worked with multiple times in Hindi cinema include Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Rajpal Yadav.

Films

1971–1980

List of Priyadarshan 1971–1980 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
1978	Thiranottam	Malayalam			Assistant Director	Delayed release in 2005

1982–1990

List of Priyadarshan 1982–1990 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
1982	Padayottam	Malayalam			Screenwriter	[3]
	Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam			Yes	Actor
	Kuyiline Thedi			Yes
	Bhookambam			Yes
	Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare			Yes		[4]
	Muthodu Muthu			Yes
1983	Hello Madras Girl				Actor
	Engane Nee Marakkum			Yes
	Ente Kalithozhan			Yes
1984	Vanitha Police			Yes
	Poochakkoru Mookkuthi		Yes	Yes		[5]
	Odaruthammava Aalariyam		Yes	Story
1985	Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil		Yes	Yes
	Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya		Yes
	Punnaram Cholli Cholli		Yes
	Boeing Boeing		Yes	Yes		[6]
	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram		Yes			[7]
	Chekkeranoru Chilla			Yes
1986	Dheem Tharikida Thom		Yes	Yes		[7]
	Ninnishtam Ennishtam			Yes
	Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu		Yes
	T. P. Balagopalan M.A.				Actor
	Hello My Dear Wrong Number		Yes
	Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi		Yes
	Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil		Yes
	Thalavattam		Yes	Yes		[8]
1987	Chinnamanikkuyile (unreleased)	Tamil	Yes
	Cheppu	Malayalam	Yes	Story
1988	Oru Muthassi Katha		Yes
	Vellanakalude Nadu		Yes
	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu		Yes
	Aryan		Yes
	Chithram		Yes	Yes
1989	Vandanam		Yes			[9]
	Dhanushkodi (completed but unreleased)		Yes			[10]
1990	Kadathanadan Ambadi		Yes			Delayed release
	No. 20 Madras Mail				Actor
	Akkare Akkare Akkare		Yes

1991–2000

List of Priyadarshan 1991–2000 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
1991	Nirnayam	Telugu	Yes	Yes		Remake of Vandanam	[ citation needed ]
	Gopura Vasalile	Tamil	Yes	Yes			[11]
	Kilukkam	Malayalam	Yes	Story			[12] [13]
	Abhimanyu		Yes
1992	Advaitham		Yes
	Muskurahat	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Kilukkam.	[14]
1993	Manichitrathazhu	Malayalam			Assistant director
	Midhunam		Yes
	Gardish	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Kireedam	[14]
1994	The City	Malayalam		Story
	Kinnaripuzhayoram			Story
	Gandeevam	Telugu	Yes
	Thenmavin Kombath	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Minnaram		Yes	Yes
1996	Kala Pani		Yes	Yes
1997	Virasat	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Thevar Magan	[14]
	Chandralekha	Malayalam	Yes	Yes			[15]
	Oru Yathramozhi			Story
1998	Saat Rang Ke Sapne	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Thenmavin Kombath.	[16]
	Kabhi Na Kabhi		Yes
	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna		Yes			Remake of Aniyathipraavu
1999	Megham	Malayalam	Yes	Story
2000	Hera Pheri	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Ramji Rao Speaking	[17]
	Snegithiye	Tamil	Yes	Yes

2001–2010

List of Priyadarshan 2001–2010 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
2001	Kakkakuyil	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Co-Producer		[18]
	Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam	[16]
2003	Lesa Lesa	Tamil	Yes			Remake of Summer in Bethlehem	[19]
	Kilichundan Mampazham	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Hungama	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Poochakkoru Mookkuthi.	[16]
2004	Wanted	Malayalam		Yes		Remake of Aithe
	Hulchul	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Godfather	[14]
	Vettam	Malayalam	Yes	Yes			[18]
2005	Garam Masala	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Boeing Boeing.	[6]
	Kyon Ki		Yes	Yes		Remake of Thalavattam.	[20]
	Kilukkam Kilukilukkam	Malayalam			Actor
2006	Bhagam Bhag	Hindi	Yes			Adapted certain subplots of Mannar Mathai Speaking.	[21]
	Malamaal Weekly		Yes	Yes		Based on Waking Ned	[22]
	Chup Chup Ke		Yes			Remake of Punjabi House	[23]
2007	Raakilipattu	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Delayed release, Simultaneously shot with Snegithiye
	Dhol	Hindi	Yes			Remake of In Harihar Nagar.	[24]
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa		Yes			Remake of Manichitrathazhu	[14]
2008	Mere Baap Pehle Aap		Yes			Remake of Ishtam	[25]
	Kanchivaram	Tamil	Yes	Yes
	Poi Solla Porom				Producer	Remake of Khosla Ka Ghosla	[26]
2009	Billu	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Katha Parayumpol .	[27]
	De Dana Dan		Yes	Yes		Few scenes taken from Vettam.	[28]
2010	Khatta Meetha		Yes	Yes		Remake of Vellanakalude Nadu.	[29]
	Bumm Bumm Bole		Yes			A scene-by-scene remake of Children of Heaven, with a further extension of the original plot.	[30]
	Aakrosh		Yes			Remake of Mississippi Burning.	[31]

2011–2020

List of Priyadarshan 2011–2020 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
2011	Oru Marubhoomikkadha	Malayalam	Yes	Dialogues			[32]
2012	Tezz	Hindi	Yes			Loosely based on The Bullet Train	[33]
	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal		Yes			Remake of Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	[34]
2013	Rangrezz		Yes			Remake of Naadodigal	[35]
	Kalimannu	Malayalam			Actor
	Geethaanjali		Yes	Yes			[36]
2014	Aamayum Muyalum		Yes	Yes		Remake of Malamaal Weekly .	[22]
2016	Oppam		Yes	Yes
2018	Nimir	Tamil	Yes	Yes		Remake of Maheshinte Prathikaaram	[37]
	Sometimes		Yes	Yes			[38] [39] [40]

2021–present

List of Priyadarshan film credits since 2021

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
2021	Hungama 2	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Minnaram .	[41]
	Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea	Malayalam	Yes	Yes			[42]
2023	Corona Papers		Yes	Yes	Producer	Remake of 8 Thottakkal .	[43] [44]
	Appatha	Tamil	Yes				[45] [46]
2026	Bhoot Bangla†	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Post-production	[47]
	Haiwaan †		Yes	Yes		Remake of Oppam Filming	[48]
	Hera Pheri 3 †		Yes	Yes		Pre-production	[49]

Web series

• All series listed are anthologies

List of Priyadarshan web series credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as		Notes	Platform	Ref.
			Director	Writer
2020	Forbidden Love	Hindi	Yes	Yes	Episode: "Anamika"	ZEE5	[50]
2021	Navarasa	Tamil	Yes	Yes	Episode: "Summer of '92"	Netflix	[51]
2024	Manorathangal	Malayalam	Yes		Episodes: "Olavum Theeravum" and "Shilalikhithangal"	ZEE5	[52]

References

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2. "Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar to team up again". B4Blaze. 12 September 2020.
3. "VR Gopalakrishnan was more than a colleague: Priyan". Deccanchonicle.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
4. "Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Deewar' was remade in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam – and Cantonese".
5. "Malayalam films remade in Hindi". The Times of India.
6. "Thanda masala?". 16 October 2005.
7. "Never a dull moment: Three decades of cinema with Priyadharshan". 2 January 2017.
8. "Kyon Ki: Dull music".
9. "Did you know? Mohanlal's 1989 Malayalam hit 'Vandanam' was extensively shot in Bengaluru | Kannada Movie News". Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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13. "Odiyan poster launch: 7 times Mohanlal blew you away with his performances".
14. Soman, Deepa. "Mollywood directors forays into Bollywood". The Times of India .
15. "20 years since Priyadharshan's 'Chandralekha': A textbook on how to adapt a film". 7 September 2017.
16. "Happy Birthday Mohanlal: Bollywood films you probably didn't know were remakes of Malayalam flicks starring him". dnaindia.com. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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23. "'I never come up with an idea'".
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25. "Review: Mere Baap Pehle AAP".
26. "Now, Tamil re-make of Khosla Ka Ghosla". 11 September 2008.
27. "Malayalam films remade in Hindi". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
28. "Will Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan recreate Hera Pheri magic with their next film?". 26 September 2016.
29. "Article-Telugu-Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
30. Kamath, Sudhish (20 May 2010). "They can't step into Majidi's shoes". The Hindu.
31. "Aakrosh | the burning of Jhanjhad". 15 October 2010.
32. "16 Copied and 21 Remake movies of Priyadarshan!". plumeriamovies.com. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
33. "Anupama Chopra's review: Tezz". Hindustantimes.com. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
34. "Priyadarshan to remake Marykkundoru Kunjadu in Hindi". 24 January 2012.
35. "Upcoming southern remakes in Bollywood". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
36. "Priyadarshan and Mohanlal team for a horror film". 23 July 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
37. "'Mahestinte Prathikaram' Tamil remake 'Nimir's' trailer gets a mixed reaction | Malayalam Movie News". Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
38. "Sila Samayangalil: Priyadarshan's film enters final round for Golden Globe Award". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
39. "Sila Samayangalil goes to Golden Globes!". Deccan Chronicle . 21 September 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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41. "Hungama 2 Movie Review: Dear Mohanlal Fans, Stay Away from This Outdated Minnaram Remake, Starring Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Meezaan Jafri (LatestLY Exclusive) | 🎥 LatestLY".
42. "Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham: Mohanlal's next film with Priyadarshan announced". 28 April 2018.
43. Bharadwaj, Aswin (6 April 2023). "Corona Papers Review | An Elaborate and Restructured Version of 8 Thottakkal With a Superb Sidhique".
44. "Corona Papers Movie Review : An uninspired copy". The Times of India.
45. "Urvashi's 700th film 'Appatha' premieres directly on OTT from July 29". The Times of India. 24 July 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
46. "Urvasi's 700th film 'Appatha' to be screened at the Shangai Cooperation Organisation Film Festival". The Times of India. 27 January 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
47. "Here's how director Priyadarshan's birthday was celebrated on 'Bhoot Bangla' set". The Times of India. 30 January 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
48. Khan, Lubna (23 August 2025). "Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan Begin Shooting For Priyadarshan's Haiwaan: 'Let's Get Haiwaniyat Rolling'". News 18. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
49. "Priyadarshan 'willing' to direct Hera Pheri 3, starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal". The Hindu. 30 January 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
50. "Pooja Kumar to be seen in Director Priyadarshan's Bollywood and Mollywood projects". The New Indian Express. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
51. "Netflix's Navarasa: Priyadarshan replaces Ponram, finds his lead in Yogi Babu!". LetsOTT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
52. "MT Vasudevan Nair's Anthology Series Gets A Title, Trailer Release On This Date!". Times Now . 14 July 2024.

External links

• Official Website
• Priyadarshan filmography at IMDb
• Inauguration of his Studio – Four Frames ^{[ usurped ]}