Summary
Sohanlal (സോഹൻലാൽ) is an Indian film director and writer, based in Kerala.
Sohanlal | |
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 Sohanlal | |
| Born | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director |
| Website | http://www.sohanlal.com |
Career edit
Sohanlal started his career as a production assistant and script writer with Doordarshan in 1996–2000 and later worked with the television channels - Indiavision in 2000–2002, Middle East Television in 2002–2004, Jeevan TV in 2004 and Amrita TV in 2004-2011 as Director-Programs.[citation needed]
Director edit
Sohanlal's first notable work was the 2006 TV film Neermaathalathinte pookkal adapted from a short story by Malayalam writer Madhavikutty / Kamala Surayya. The film was telecast on Amrita TV and received [citation needed] several awards including Kerala State Film Awards for Best TV Film, Director, Script Writer, Music and Audiography.[1]
Sohanlal's first feature film, Orkkuka Vallappozhum in 2009 starred mainstream Malayalam actors. It won him the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Debut Director and the movie screened in various film festivals worldwide. His second movie Kadhaveedu (House of Stories) was released in November 2013. His third movie The Great Indian Road Movie was released in May 2019. His fourth movie is Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam and the latest film he directed is in 2022, Swapnangal Pookkunna Kaadu which is also the last part of his children's film trilogy.
Sohanlal is the director of the first children's film trilogy in Malayalam. He is also a lyricist advertisement film maker and Event Director.
Lyrics written edit
- 2022 Swapnangal Pookkunna Kaadu
- 2014 Konthayum Poonoolum
- 2013 Kadhaveedu
- 2013 Teens
- 2012 Mazhanritham
- 2009 Thaalolam
Filmography - Director edit
| Year | Title | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Orkkuka Vallappozhum | Thilakan, Jagadeesh, Krishnachandran, Chalipala, Shilpabala, Meera Vasudev |
| 2013 | Kadhaveedu | Kunchako Boban, Lal, Biju Menon, Manoj K. Jayan, Kalabhavan Shajon, Bhama, Rituparna Sengupta, Mallika, Swapna Menon |
| 2018 | The Great Indian Road Movie | Master Ashray, Vijay Anand, Anila, Madhupal, Sunil Sukhada, Prem Manoj |
| 2019 | Appuvinte Sthyanweshanam / Appu in search of truth | Master Ridhun, A.V.Anoop, Sudheer Karamana, Maniyan Pillai Raju, Meera Vasudev, Sarayu, Krishnan Balakrishnan, Albert Alex, Vinduja Vikram, Master Rohan |
| 2022 | Swapnangal pookkunna Kaadu / Trees in Dreams | Master Alok Krishna, Baby Anugraha, A.V. Anoop, Felix Kuruvila, Swetlana, Vinu Y.S, Savitha, Kalyani |
References edit
- Road to dream realisation
- Two sides of the stray dog menace
- melange of a movie
- Abstract and like a haiku
- Sohanlal to helm Mollywood’s first children’s film trilogy
External links edit
- Sohanlal at IMDb
- Official website
