Shalil Kallur | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Shalil Kallur is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter working in Malayalam films. His debut directorial venture Dolls was released in 2013 [1] and his second film Kattumakkan, a multi starrer with veterans like Mukesh, Vijay Menon and Nassar in lead roles, was released on 12 February 2016. [2] [3] [4]
Kallur started his career as music album director and later made Manasa Smaraami, the documentary on actor Mala Aravindan. [5] He also directed the documentaries Reality of UAE and Gulf Script along with Tele cinemas Perunaal Raavu, Thambu, Meghangal and Theeram [6] while helming successful television shows Mahabalithamburan Varunnae and Mayaviyude Albuthalokam on Jeevan TV before turning the director with Dolls. [7] [8]
Kallur, the managing director of production house MJS Media, [9] said that he is happy with his first outing Dolls even though it was a commercial failure, mentioning it as a perfect movie in all aspects for a debutant director. [7]
Kallur's Salmon 3D , made in seven Indian regional languages, had playback singer Vijay Yesudas in the lead role. [10]
| Year | Film | Language | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Story | Actor | |||
| 2013 | Dolls | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Kattumakkan | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2020 | Deira Diaries | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 2023 | Salmon 3D | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | Abhirami [11] | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 2024 | Cicada [12] | Multi lingual | Yes | ||||
| 2025 | Disease X: The Zombie Experiment [13] [14] | Malayalam Tamil | Yes | ||||
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