M. A. Nishad

M A Nishad
M A Nishad
Born
Kollam, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materTKM College of Engineering, Kollam
Occupations
Years active1997–present

M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.

Career

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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 bordering 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

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  • All films are in Malayalam, otherwise noted the language
Year Title Credited as Notes
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]
Oru Anveshanathinte Thudakkam Yes Yes No [11]

As actor

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Year Title Role Language Notes
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 [12]
2022 Bharatha Circus CI Jayachandran Nair Malayalam [13]
2024 Oru Anveshanathinte Thudakkam DySP Issac Maammen Malayalam [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Thilakan in a 'Gandhi square' - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "M A Nishad files a complaint against Padmapriya". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ "M a Nishad's diatribe against 'Kohinoor'". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Jaya Prada returns to Tamil cinema with Keni". The New Indian Express. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Best of luck review". indiaglitz. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  8. ^ "a grim reminder of what is to come..." onmanorama. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  9. ^ "This MA Nishad film is like a crime novella". Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Director M A Nishad To Make His Comeback To Malayalam Cinema With Iyer Kanda Dubai". News18. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (5 October 2024). "പിതാവിന്‍റെ ഡയറിയില്‍ എഴുതി ഒരു കേസ്; 'ഒരു അന്വേഷണത്തിന്‍റെ തുടക്കം' ഫസ്‌റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്‌റ്റര്‍ - M A Nishad Movie First Look Poster". ETV Bharat News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Two Men Movie Review : A uninteresting ride". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Bharatha Circus". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  14. ^ Desk, Web (6 October 2024). "ഉത്കണ്ഠയും സംശയവും നിറഞ്ഞ ഭാവത്തിൽ ഷൈൻ ടോം ചാക്കോ; 'ഒരു അന്വേഷണത്തിന്റെ തുടക്കം' ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ • Newscoopz.in". Newscoopz.in. Retrieved 7 October 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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