M A Nishad | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | TKM College of Engineering, Kollam |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1997–present |
M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.
Career
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
- All films are in Malayalam, otherwise noted the language
Year | Title | Credited as | Language | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
1997 | Oral Mathram | No | No | Yes | Malayalam | |
1999 | Dreams | No | No | Yes | Malayalam | |
2003 | Thillana Thillana | No | No | Yes | Malayalam | |
2006 | Pakal | Yes | No | No | Malayalam | Directorial Debut |
2007 | Nagaram | Yes | Yes | No | Malayalam | |
2008 | Aayudham | Yes | Yes | No | Malayalam | |
2009 | Vairam | Yes | No | No | Malayalam | |
2010 | Best of Luck | Yes | No | No | Malayalam | [7] |
2012 | No. 66 Madhura Bus | Yes | No | Yes | Malayalam | |
2018 | Keni | Yes | Yes | No | Tamil | |
2018 | Kinar | Yes | Yes | No | Malayalam | [8] |
2019 | Thelivu | Yes | No | No | Malayalam | [9] |
2023 | Iyer In Arabia † | Yes | Yes | No | Malayalam | Pre-Production[10] |
As actor
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
- ↑ "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
- M. A. Nishad at IMDb