M. A. Nishad
M A Nishad | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | TKM College of Engineering, Kollam |
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Years active | 1997–present |
M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.
Career
[edit]Nishad has often made social dramas in Malayalam, starting his career with Pakal (2006) and Nagaram (2007). In 2009, he worked with Suresh Gopi and Pasupathy on Vairam: Fight for Justice, which was later dubbed into Tamil as Ammu Kolai Vazhakku. In the early 2010s, his Gandhi Square featuring Thilakan failed to materialise.[1] In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress Padmapriya and her manager for raising the cost of his film, No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012).[2]
In 2015, Nishad spoke out against the content from the film, Kohinoor (2015). His actions implied that the makers of the film had tried to make a big film and imitated the style of big films and stars to make it but at last ended up as a mediocre imitation.[3][4] In 2018, he made Kinar, a bilingual film focusing on the issue of water scarcity in a town between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the film starred Jaya Prada and Revathi in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.[5][6]
Filmography
[edit]- All films are in Malayalam, otherwise noted the language
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
1997 | Oral Mathram | No | No | Yes | |
1999 | Dreams | No | No | Yes | |
2003 | Thillana Thillana | No | No | Yes | |
2006 | Pakal | Yes | No | No | Directorial Debut |
2007 | Nagaram | Yes | Yes | No | |
2008 | Aayudham | Yes | Yes | No | |
2009 | Vairam | Yes | No | No | |
2010 | Best of Luck | Yes | No | No | [7] |
2012 | No. 66 Madhura Bus | Yes | No | Yes | |
2018 | Keni | Yes | Yes | No | Bilingual film[8] |
Kinar | Yes | Yes | No | ||
2019 | Thelivu | Yes | No | No | [9] |
2024 | Iyer In Arabia | Yes | Yes | No | [10] |
As actor
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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1982 | Anthiveyilile Ponnu | Child Artist | Malayalam | |
2014 | Oru Korean Padam | Adv. Prakash Mathew | Malayalam | |
2015 | Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal | Lawyer of DYFI | Malayalam | |
2015 | She Taxi | SP | Malayalam | |
2016 | Ore Mugham | Juby Ninan(Older) | Malayalam | |
2017 | Vaakku | Chandran | Malayalam | |
2019 | Lessons | Radhakrishnan Nair | Malayalam | |
2022 | Two Men | Abukka | Malayalam | [11] |
2022 | Bharatha Circus | CI Jayachandran Nair | Malayalam | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Thilakan in a 'Gandhi square' - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "M A Nishad files a complaint against Padmapriya". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "M a Nishad's diatribe against 'Kohinoor'". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Jayaram, Deepika. "Kohinoor gets bashed online by MA Nishad". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Jaya Prada returns to Tamil cinema with Keni". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Suganth, M. "Parthiban, Jayaprada in a film on water dispute between TN and Kerala". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Best of luck review". indiaglitz. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "a grim reminder of what is to come..." onmanorama. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "This MA Nishad film is like a crime novella". Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Director M A Nishad To Make His Comeback To Malayalam Cinema With Iyer Kanda Dubai". News18. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Two Men Movie Review : A uninteresting ride". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Bharatha Circus". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- M. A. Nishad at IMDb