Thulasidas

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Dr Thulasidas
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Dr Thulasidas
Born
Venjaramood, TVM
OccupationFilm director
Spouse(s)Shiny Thulasidas

Thulasidas is an Indian film and serial director who works in the South Indian film industry, predominantly in Malayalam cinema.[1]

Early life[]

Thulasidas studied at Venjaramoodu High School and Attingal Sree Narayana College. He married Shiny Thulasidas September 13, 1995. The couple have two children, Surya TS Nair and Anushka T S Nair.

Career[]

Thulasidas started his film career as assistant director and associate director to P.K Joseph.

In 1989 he debuted as an independent director with Onninu Purakea Mattonnu (1989), which starred Thilakan, Ratheesh, Nedumudi venu and Rohini, produced by Sundarlal Nahatha. He contribution to Malayalam film industry includes box office hits such as Kasargod Khader Bhai (1992) (Siddique, Sunitha, Jagadeesh, Suchithra), Ezhara Ponnana (1992), Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji (1994) (Mukesh, Siddique, Maathu), Kumkumacheppu (1996) (Manoj K Jayan, Sobhana), Kilukil Pambaram (1997) (Jayaram, Vani viswanath), Sooryaputhran (1998) (Jayaram, Divya Unni), (2000), Dosth (2001) (Kunchacko Boban, Dileep, Kavya), Mr. Brahmachari (2003) (Mohanlal, Meena), and College Kumaran (2008) (Mohanlal, Vimala Raman). In 2016 Thulasidas teamed up with producer K Manikandan to make the world's first-ever movie without men, Girls (Malayalam) Thiraikku Varadha Kathai (English: Story never came on screen) in Tamil, a bilingual horror thriller which earned him ICL award for best director in 2017.

Awards[]

  • 1993 – Shudha Madhalam Cinema Sharja International Award
  • 1994 – Kukkumacheppu – Abudabi Samajam Award
  • 2017 – ICL award for best film director

Filmography[]

Film Year Cast Notes
Girls 2016 Nadhiya Moidu, Ineya, Eden, Aarthi Released in Tamil as Thiraikku Varaatha Kathai
Killadi Raman 2011 Mukesh, Siddique, Lena
Again Kasargod Khader Bhai 2010 Jagadish, Innocent, Radha Varma
College Kumaran 2008 Mohanlal, Vimala Raman
2007 Kalabhavan Mani, Manya
Avan Chandiyude Makan 2007 Prithviraj, Vijayaraghavan, Sridevika
Mr. Brahmachari 2003 Mohanlal, Meena
Pranayamanithooval 2002 Jayasurya, Vineeth Kumar, Gopika
Dosth 2001 Kunchakko Boban, Dileep
2000 Balachandra Menon, Geetha, Abhirami, Jomol
Manthrikumaran 1998 Mukesh, Sangita
Sooryaputhran 1998 Jayaram, Divya Unni, Jagadish, Innocent
Kilukil Pambaram 1997 Jayaram, Jagathy Sreekumar, Vani Viswanath
Mayaponman 1997 Dileep, Mohini
Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan 1996 Mamootty, Murali, Madhavi, Gouthami
Kumkumacheppu 1996 Manoj K. Jayan, Shobhana, Priya Raman
Manikya Chempazhukka 1995 Mukesh, Maathu, Sivaranjani
Minnaminuginum Minnukettu 1995 Jayaram, Shobhana, Jagadish
1995 Mukesh, Ranjitha, Thilakan
Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru 1994 Sivakumar, Jayanthi Tamil Film
Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji 1994 Mukesh, Siddique, Madhu, Maathu, Jagathy Sreekumar,
1994 Mukesh, Vijayakumar, Madhurima
1993 Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, Manoj K Jayan
Poochakkaru Mani Kettum 1992 Mukesh, Siddique
1992 Siddique, Leena Nair
Ezhara Ponnana 1992 Jayaram, Kanaka
Kasargod Khader Bhai 1992 Siddique, Jagadish, Suchithra, Sunitha, Innocent
1991 Jayaram, Urvashi, Siddique
Mimics Parade 1991 Jagadeesh, Siddique, Suchithra, Sunitha
Parallel College 1991 Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Maathu
1990 Manoj K Jayan, Ranjini
Kouthuka Varthakal 1990 Mukesh, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, Ranjini, Siddique
Layanam 1989 Silk Smitha, Nandhu
Onninu Purake Mattonnu 1988 Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Ratheesh, Rohini

Television[]

  • Sree mahabhagavatham (Asianet)
  • Swamy Ayyappan saranam (Asianet)
  • Devi mahathmyam (Asianet)
  • Sabarimala sri dharmashasta (Asianet)
  • Amma (Asianet)
  • Pranayam (Asianet)
  • Parishudhan (Flowers TV)

See also[]

  • List of Malayalam films from 1986 to 1990
  • List of Malayalam films from 1991 to 1995
  • List of Malayalam films from 1996 to 2000

References[]

  1. ^ S. Subhakeerthana (23 October 2016). "As a storyteller, I know my responsibilities: Thulasidas". The New Indian Express.

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