Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is an Indian director, best known for Tamil cinema. Priyadarshan began their career in 1992 and has been a prominent figure in the industry for over 34 years. With over 60 credits to their name, Priyadarshan remains one of the most prolific and celebrated talents in the industry.
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Biography
Priyadarshan Soman Nair is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning almost three decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi languages, besides making 4 films in Tamil and 2 films in Telugu. Though he began his career in Malayalam cinema in 1984, Priyadarshan has been mainly active in Hindi cinema for 2001-2010. However, in 2013, he announced Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for a while; and he is shifting focus to Malayalam Cinema.\r\n\r\nBest known for his comedy films, Priyadrshan has also tried his hand at action and thriller films from time to time. 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, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Mukesh and Mammukoya.
Priyadarshan by the Numbers
If you watched every Priyadarshan film back-to-back, you'd be at it for roughly 5 days and 20h. Most-paired with Paresh Rawal — 9 films together.
Filmography
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Collaboration Network
The Constellation
Top 10 most-paired collaborators. Bubble size and line thickness reflect how many films they share with Priyadarshan.
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Photos
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News & Stories
Priyadarshan to work with Akshay Kumar again
6/7/2016