Fazil (director)
{{short description|Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Fazil
| image = Fazil.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|02|04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269778/|title=Fazil|website=IMDb}}
| birth_place = Alappuzha, Kingdom of Travancore (present-day Kerala), India
| birth_name = Abdul Hameed Muhammed Fazil
| children = 4, including Fahadh Fazil and Farhaan Fazil
| relatives = Nazriya Nazim (daughter-in-law)
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Film producer|Screenwriter|Actor}}
| years_active = 1980–present
}}
Abdul Hameed Muhammed Fazil (born 4 February 1949), known mononymously as Fazil, is an Indian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor who works in Malayalam cinema, in addition to directing a handful of Tamil films. He made his directorial debut with the 1980 film Manjil Virinja Pookkal.{{Cite web |date=2008-12-03 |title=The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram : His experiments with cinema |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm |access-date=2023-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203235735/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm |archive-date=3 December 2008 }}
His popular films include Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku (1983), Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu (1984), Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal (1986), Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal (1987), Ente Sooryaputhrikku (1991), Pappayude Swantham Appoos (1992), Manichitrathazhu (1993), Harikrishnans (1998).
His 1993 film Manichitrathazhu won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He won the Best Director award at the 13th Kerala State Film Awards for his 1984 film Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku.{{Citation needed|date= March 2023}}
Early life
His father wanted him to be a doctor, but in school and college, extracurricular activities dominated his time. He wrote plays and staged them with his friends; Nedumudi Venu was his college mate while he was in S.D. College, Alappuzha, and this group was perhaps the first mimicry team that entertained crowds. "I used to mimic stars like Sathyan, Prem Nazir, Sivaji Ganesan and Govindankutty." He completed his graduate and post-graduate degrees in economics from the department of economics at S.D. College in Alappuzha.
Film career
Since the early 1980s, Fazil has directed 31 movies. His debut was with the Malayalam film Manjil Virinja Pookkal, produced by Navodaya Appachan, which was also Mohanlal's first theatrical movie. Fazil has a knack for spotting talent. He introduced some of the biggest names in films in South India:
- Mohanlal in Manjil Virinja Pookkal
- Nadia Moidu in Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu
- Baby Shalini in Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku
- Kunchacko Boban in Aniyathipravu
- Nagma was introduced in south Indiam film with Fazil's Killer (Telugu)
- Khushbu started her south journey with his Varusham Padhinaaru
- Fahadh Faasil in Kaiyethum Doorath
With numerous Malayalam films, as well as several Tamil films and one Telugu film, Fazil has won the most number of State awards for the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value.
Personal life
Fazil has two sons, Fahadh Faasil and Farhaan Faasil, and two daughters. Fahadh and Farhaan are both actors working primarily in the Malayalam film industry.{{cite web| url=http://www.merepix.com/2013/04/malayalam-actor-fahad-fazil-fahadh-faasil-family-pics.html|title=Malayalam Actor Fahad Fazil (Ognjen Faasil) Family Pics - MERE PIX|publisher=merepix.com|access-date=14 December 2014}} Fahadh is married to actress Nazriya Nazim.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/fahad-fazil-weds-nazriya/article6338566.ece |title=Fahadh Faasil weds Nazriya Nazim in Thiruvananthapuram |newspaper=The Hindu |accessdate=21 September 2014}}
Filmography
= Directed films =
= Produced films =
- All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year | Film | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal | |
| 1989 | Ramji Rao Speaking | |
| 1997 | Chandralekha | |
| 1998 | Sundarakilladi | |
| 2000 | Life Is Beautiful | |
| 2002 | Kaiyethum Doorath | |
| 2003 | Chronic Bachelor | |
| 2004 | Vismayathumbathu | |
| 2022 | Malayankunju |
= As writer =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Film | Language | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988
|Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal |Malayalam |Kamal | |||
| 1995
|No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North |Malayalam | |||
| 1998
|Malayalam |Murali Krishnan |
= As actor =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Film | Language | role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu | Malayalam | Alexi (Cameo appearance) |
| 1988 | Isabella | Malayalam | Cameo appearance |
| 1993 | Vatsalyam | Malayalam | Uncredited role |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Malayalam | Father Nedumbally |
| 2021 | Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham | Malayalam | Kutti Ali Marakkar |
| 2025
|Malayalam |Father Nedumpally |
Awards
= [[National Film Awards]] =
- 1993 – National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Manichitrathazhu{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}
= [[Kerala State Film Awards]]{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} =
- 1993: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Manichithrathazhu{{cite web|url=http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa93.htm|title=Kerala State Film Awards: 1993|publisher=Kerala State Chalachitra Academy|access-date=20 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002054806/http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa93.htm|archive-date=2 October 2010|df=dmy-all}}
- 1986: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Ennennum Kannettante{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|title=State Film Awards: 1969 – 2008|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala|access-date=19 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}
- 1984: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu
- 1983: Best Film – Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm|title=His experiments with cinema|author=Prema Manmadhan|date=23 December 2005|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=20 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203235735/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm|archive-date=3 December 2008|url-status=usurped}}
- 1983: Best Director – Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku
- 1980: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Manjil Virinja Pookkal
= [[Filmfare Awards South]] =
See also
References
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External links
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