Lal is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter and publisher. He is famous for his Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. In 2023, he starred in the Malayalam film “2018”, which was adapted from real events and stories during the 2018 Kerala floods.
Wiki/Biography
Lal was born Michael MP (64 years old; as of 2022) in Kerala on Tuesday, December 2, 1958. He attended St. Augustine’s High School in Ernakulam, Kerala.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is MA Paul and his mother’s name is Philomina. His brother Alex Paul is a music composer in the Malayalam film industry.
wife and children
He married Nancy Lal in 1987. The couple has a daughter, Monica Lal, and a son, Jean Paul Lal (commonly known as Lal Jr.), who is a star in the Malayalam film industry. Actor and director.
Lal with his wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and son (from right to left)
other relatives
Actor and singer Balu Varghese is his nephew.
Baru
Profession
Siddiq Lal
Lal and Siddique began their careers as impersonators at Kochi Kalabhavan, a performing arts learning center in Cochin, India. He and Siddique later formed a filmmaking duo called Siddiq Lal. In the early days of their career, the ‘Siddiqi-Lal’ duo avoided doing films in a superstar manner and decided not to cast Mohanlal and Mammootty in their films; however, the partnership later The decision changed with their fourth film, the Malayalam film Viet Colony (1992), starring Mohanlal in the lead role. In 1994, they roped in superstars Innocent and Jagathy Sreekumar for their fifth film “Kabooliwala”. Siddique Lal has produced several blockbuster films, including Pappan Priyapatta Pappan (1986), Ramji Rao Saying (1989), In Harihar Nagar (1990), The Godfather (1991) ) and “Manichitrathazhu” (1993). The two decided to part ways in 1994, after which Siddiq turned director and Lal turned actor. However; the two reunited after two decades and co-wrote the script of the Malayalam film “The Liar King” in 2016.
Lal and his friend Siddiq
actor
Malayalam
Lal made his acting debut in 1994 with a cameo in the film Manathe Kottaram; however, he had his first breakout role in the film Kaliyattam (1997), based on Shakespeare’s famous play Othello Role. In the film, he plays Paniyan, representing the character of Iago.
Movie “Kaliatam” poster
In 2012, he played the dual role of Thanu Pillai and his father Sivan Pillai in the film Ozhimuri. He has acted in several Malayalam films including “Mazha” (2000), “Kalyanaraman” (2002), “The Don” (2006), “Unnam” (2012), “Fukri” (2017) and Mahaveeryar (2022) ) and 2018 (2023).
Movie “2018” poster
tamil
Lal made his Tamil film debut with Engal Anna (2004), in which he played the dual roles of Sundaralingam and Veerapandi. His performance as Eshwaramurthy in the Tamil film Taanakkaran (2022) received high appreciation from the audience. He plays the role of Tirukoilur Malaiyaman in the movies Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023). He is best known for his Tamil films including Alwar (2007), Kudipuri (2013), The Godfather (2020) and Warrior (2022).
telugu
In 2006, he played a smuggler in the movie Khatarnak. In 2022, he played the role of Kumarapa in the movie “Warrior”; the movie was also released in Tamil. He has also appeared in several Telugu films such as Annavaram (2006), Saaho (2019) and Veera Simha Reddy (2023).
Producers, Distributors and Directors
Lal made his debut as a producer in 1996 with the Malayalam film “Hitler”. He has also worked as a distributor in the Malayalam film industry. Some of the Malayalam films for which he has served as producer and distributor include Thenkasipattanam (2000), Kalyanaraman (2002), Black (2004) and Panthaya Kozhi (2007) .
Movie “Noir” poster
After the breakup of “Siddique-Lal”, he returned as a director with the 2009 Malayalam film “2 Harihar Nagar” (the sequel to the film “In Harihar Nagar”). He has directed several films, most notably The Haunted Hotel (2010), Championship (2010), Cobra (2012), King of Liars (2016), and Bee 2.5 (2017). .
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 1991, Lal won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Mass Appeal and Aesthetic Value for the film The Godfather (1991).
- He won the Best Actor Award at the 2008 Kerala Film Awards for his performance in the Malayalam film “Thalappavu” (2008).
- In 2010, he won the AsiaNet Film Award for Best Director for the Malayalam film “The Haunted Inn”.
- In 2012, he won the Vanitha Film Award for Best Co-star (shared with Shwetha Menon) for the film Salt N’ Pepper.
- In 2023, he won the “Best Villain Actor” award at the 2022 Ananda Vikatan Film Awards for the movie “Tanakarn”.
Lal receives Ananda Vikatan Award
- In September 2023, he won the Best Supporting Actor (Malayalam) Award at the South Indian International Film Awards (SIIMA) held at the Dubai World Trade Center in the United Arab Emirates for his film “Mahaveeryar”.
Lal won the SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor (2023)
Facts/Trivia
- In addition to filmmaking, he is also interested in music.
- In an interview, the actor expressed regret over shooting a rummy commercial during the COVID-19 pandemic. He revealed that he had some financial problems at the time, so he did commercials to make money. He also apologized to viewers who may have experienced tragedy after watching his ad. Speaking about this in an interview, he said:
It’s just that I acted in a commercial for a product. They found me with permission from the government. Many actors before me have done commercials like this. I chose this ad because I’m going through some financial issues during COVID. I’m truly sorry if this ad has caused harm to anyone. Please don’t think I’m saying this because I think I’ve done something wrong. ”
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