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Kamal is an Indian film director, writer and producer who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. He is the current Chairman of Kerala State Film Academy.
Early life and family
He was born on 28 November 1957 in Mathilakam, Kodungallur in Thrissur district of Kerala state. He is the eldest son of ( both late) K.M. Abdul Majeed and Suleikha Beevi. He started his career after his studies from Christ College Irinjalakuda and Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur.
Kamal is married to Saburabi. They have two children, Jenuse Mohamed and Hanna Mohamed. Jenuse made his debut as film director in 2015 with the Malayalam film 100 Days of Love.
Career
He started his career by writing the film Thraasa, directed by Padiyan in 1981. He also worked as an associate director in the film.
His first film was Mizhineer Pookkal in 1986 and to date, he has directed more than 43 movies, among which are two non-Malayalam movies, one each in Tamil and Hindi. Apart from his role as a director, Kamal has held several administrative posts within the Malayalm film industry. He had previously acted as the general secretary of Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) and has been an executive member of the Kerala Chalachitra Academy. He is currently the President of the Kerala Director’s Union (FEFKA).
His works include Unnikale Oru Katha Parayam, Kakkothikavile Appooppan Thadikal, Thoovalsparsham, Ghazal, Ulladakam, Ee Puzhayam Kadannu Azhagiya Ravanan, Mazhayethum Munpe, Meghamalhar, Madhuranombarakaattu, Perumazhakkalam, Karutha Pakshikal, Khaddama and Celluloid. His interest in film-making led him to enroll at the Kalabharathi Film Institute in Thrissur.
Celluloid (2013) is the biopic of J.C Daniel, the father of Malayalam cinema. Smitha at the entertainment site oneindia.com stated that the film is one of the best films made in recent times from Indian cinema.
His upcoming project Aami is a biopic on celebrated poet and author Kamala Surayya.
Filmography
As director
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Script Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mizhineerppoovukal | Malayalam | Mohanlal, Urvashi, Nedumudi Venu, Lizy, Sukumari | John Paul |
| 1987 | Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam | Malayalam | Mohanlal, Karthika, Thilakan, Innocent, Sukumari | John Paul |
| 1987 | Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal | Malayalam | Revathy, Ambika, V. K. Sreeraman | Fazil |
| 1988 | Orkkapurathu | Malayalam | Mohanlal, Ramyakrishnan, Nedumudi Venu, Sankaradi, Sukumari | Renjith |
| 1988 | Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas | Malayalam | Jayaram, Sumalatha, Suresh Gopi, Sukumaran, Lizy | John Paul |
| 1989 | Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal | Malayalam | Jayaram, Parvathy, Mohanlal, Jagathi Sreekumar, Mamukkoya | Renjith |
| 1989 | Pradeshika Varthakal | Malayalam | Jayaram, Parvathy, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Siddique, Innocent | Renjith |
| 1990 | Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran | Malayalam | Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Rekha, Siddique, Jagadish, Innocent | Sreenivasan |
| 1990 | Thooval Sparsam | Malayalam | Jayaram, Mukesh, Saikumar, Suresh Gopi, Innocent, Urvashi, Sukumari | Kaloor Dennis |
| 1990 | Shubhayathra | Malayalam | Jayaram, Parvathy, Jagadeesh, Innocent, Sukumari | nathan |
| 1991 | Pookkalam Varavayi | Malayalam | Jayaram, Murali, Shyamili, Sunitha, Rekha, Geetha Innocent, | Renjith |
| 1991 | Vishnulokam | Malayalam | Mohanlal, Shanthikrishna, Nedumudi Venu, Urvashi, Murali, Sukumari | T.A.Razzaq |
| 1991 | Ulladakkam | Malayalam | Mohanlal, Shobhana, Amala, Murali, Innocent, Sukumari | Cheriyan Kalpakavadi / P. Balachandran |
| 1992 | Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo | Malayalam | Mukesh, Madhoo, Siddique, Dileep | Raghunath Paleri |
| 1992 | Aayushkalam | Malayalam | Jayaram, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Saikumar, Maathu, Innocent | Rajan Kiriyath-Vinu Kiriyath |
| 1992 | Champakulam Thachan | Malayalam | Murali, Vineeth, Rambha, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, Monisha | Sreenivasan |
| 1993 | Ghazal | Malayalam | Vineeth, Mohini, Nedumudi Venu, Manoj K. Jayan, Thilakan | T.A Razzq ]] |
| 1993 | Bhoomigeetham | Malayalam | Murali, Geetha | T.A Razzaq]] |
| 1995 | Mazhayethum Munpe | Malayalam | Mammootty, Shobhana, Annie, Sreenivasan, Sankaradi, N. F. Varghese, Sukumari | Sreenivasan |
| 1996 | Azhakiya Ravanan | Malayalam | Mammootty, Bhanupriya, Sreenivasan, Biju Menon, Innocent, Rajan P. Dev | Sreenivasan |
| 1996 | Ee Puzhayum Kadannu | Malayalam | Dileep, Manju Warrier, Mohini, Biju Menon, N. F. Varghese, Bindu Panicker | Shatrughnan |
| 1997 | Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu | Malayalam | Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Biju Menon, Jagadeesh, Balachandra Menon, Siddique, Sukumari | Kamal |
| 1998 | Kaikudunna Nilavu | Malayalam | Jayaram, Dileep, Ranjitha, Shalini, Murali | Renjith |
| 1998 | Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu | Malayalam | Mohanlal, Nandini, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Siddique | Sreenivasan |
| 1999 | Niram | Malayalam | Kunchacko Boban, Shalini, Jomol, Lalu Alex, Devan | Iqbal Kuttippuram |
| 2000 | Madhuranombarakkattu | Malayalam | Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma, Kavya Madhavan, Nedumudi Venu | Raghunath Paleri |
| 2001 | Meghamalhar | Malayalam | Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma, Siddique, Sreenath | Kamal |
| 2002 | Piriyadha Varam Vendum | Tamil | Prashanth, Shalini | Kamal |
| 2002 | Nammal | Malayalam | Jishnu, Siddharth, Bhavana, Renuka Menon, Suhasini, Innocent | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| 2003 | Gramaphone | Malayalam | Dileep, Meera Jasmin, Navya Nair, Murali, Salim Kumar | Iqbal Kuttippuram |
| 2003 | Swapnakoodu | Malayalam | Kunchacko Boban, Prithviraj, Meera Jasmin, Bhavana, Jayasurya, | Iqbal Kuttippuram |
| 2004 | Manjupole Oru Penkutty | Malayalam | Amritha Prakash, Jayakrishnan, Bhanupriya, Suresh Krishna Lalu Alex | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| 2004 | Perumazhakkalam | Malayalam | Dileep, Meera Jasmin, Kavya Madhavan, Vineeth, Biju Menon, Mamukkoya | T.A Razzaq |
| 2005 | Zameer: The Fire Within | Hindi | Ajay Devgan, Mahima Chaudhry, Amisha Patel | Sreenivasan / Sanjay Masoom |
| 2005 | Rappakal | Malayalam | Mammootty, Nayanthara, Balachandra Menon, Geethu Mohandas, Vijayaraghavan | T.A Razzaq |
| 2006 | Pachakkuthira | Malayalam | Dileep, Gopika, Siddique, Salim Kumar | T.A Shahid |
| 2006 | Karutha Pakshikal | Malayalam | Mammootty, Padmapriya, Meena Jagathy | Kamal |
| 2007 | Goal | Malayalam | Rejith Menon, Aksha, Mukesh, Rahman, Muktha | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| 2008 | Minnaminnikoottam | Malayalam | Jayasurya, Narain, Indrajith, Meera Jasmin, Roma | Kamal |
| 2010 | Aagathan | Malayalam | Dileep, Sathyaraj, Charmy Kaur Biju Menon | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| 2011 | Gaddama | Malayalam | Sreenivasan, Kavya Madhavan, Murali Gopy, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Sukumari | Kamal/K Gireesh Kumar |
| 2011 | Swapna Sanchari | Malayalam | Jayaram, Samvrutha Sunil | K. Gireesh Kumar |
| 2013 | Celluloid | Malayalam | Prithviraj, Mamta Mohandas, Chandni | Kamal |
| 2013 | Nadan | Malayalam | Jayaram, Remya Nambeeshan | S. Sureshbabu |
| 2015 | Utopiayile Rajavu | Malayalam | Mammootty, Jewel Mary, Joy Mathew | PS Rafeeque |
| TBA | Aami | Malayalam | Vidya Balan, Murali Gopy, Prithviraj |
As producer
| Film | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Celluloid | Himself | 2013 |
As Associate Director
| Film | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chillu | Lenin Rajendran | 1982 |
| Oru Kochu Swapnam | Vipin Das | 1984 |
| Aa Neram Alpadooram | Thampi Kannanthanam | 1985 |
| Avidathepole Ivideyum | K. S. Sethumadhavan | 1985 |
| Ayanam | Harikumar | 1985 |
Dialogues
| Film | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Aa Neram Alpadooram | Thampi Kannanthanam | 1985 |
| Sunil Vayassu Irupathu | K.S.Sethumadhavan | 1986 |
| Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu | Himself | 1997 |
| Meghamalhar | Himself | 2001 |
| Swapnakkoodu | Himself | 2003 |
| Karutha Pakshikal | Himself | 2006 |
| Minnaminnikoottam | Himself | 2008 |
| Celluloid | Himself | 2013 |
Story
| Film | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kadamba | P. N. Menon | 1983 |
| Aarorumariyathe | K. S. Sethumadhavan | 1984 |
| Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam | Himself | 1987 |
| Ee Puzhayum Kadannu | Himself | 1996 |
| Gramophone | Himself | 2002 |
| Swapnakkoodu | Himself | 2003 |
| Karutha Pakshikal | Himself | 2006 |
| Minnaminnikoottam | Himself | 2008 |
| Aagathan | Himself | 2010 |
Awards and nominations
National Film Awards
- 2013– Best Feature Film in Malayalam for Celluloid
- 2008– Best Film on Family Welfare for Karutha Pakshikal
- 2005– Best Film on Other Social Issues for Perumazhakkalam
- Kerala State Film Award
- 2013 Best Film for Celluloid
- 2002 Best Popular Film for Nammal
- 2001 Second Best Feature Film for Meghamalhar
- 2001 Best Screen Play for Meghamalhar
- 2000 Second Best Feature Film for Madhuranombarakkattu
- 1995 Best Popular Film for Mazhayethum Munpe
- 1991 Best Director for Ulladakkam
- Kerala State Film Awards 2013 Announced: Best Actor :Prithviraj, Best Film: Celluloid – FWD Life | The Premium Lifestyle Magazine |. Fwdlife.in (14 December 2015). Retrieved on 2016-12-19.