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A. M. Fazil is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Indian born on 1953 at Alappuzha (Inde)

A. M. Fazil

A. M. Fazil
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Birth name A.M. Fazil
Nationality Inde
Birth 1953 (71 years) at Alappuzha (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South

A. M. Fazil (born 1953, in Alleppey, Kerala) is an Indian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.

His father wanted him to be a doctor, but in school and college, extra curricular activities dominated his time. He wrote plays and staged them with his friends; Nedumudi Venu was his college mate while in S.D .College Alleppey and this group was perhaps the first mimicry team that entertained crowds. "I used to mimic stars like Sathyan, Sivaji Ganesan and Govindankutty. I learnt later that Mammootty, Siddique and Lal had seen our programmes in Kochi." He completed his post-graduation in economics with a high second class.

Since the early 1980s Fazil has directed some 30 movies. His freshman film was Malayalam filmdom with Manjil Virinja Pookkal, produced by Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose (Navodaya Appachen) which was also Mohanlal's first 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, Nadhiya in Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu, Baby Shalini in Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku, and Kunchacko Boban, all had their first acting stints under Fazil's direction. Nagma was introduced to the south in Fazil's Killer (Telugu) while Khushboo started her southbound journey with his Varusham 16. Fazil has been noted for his subtle style of directing and many of his films have been critically lauded.

With numerous Malayalam films, as well as several Tamil films and one Telugu film under his belt, Fazil has managed to win the most number of State awards for the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value.

His son Fahadh Faasil is working as an actor.

Usually with

Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
(15 films)
Mohanlal
Mohanlal
(11 films)
Nedumudi Venu
Nedumudi Venu
(13 films)
Mammootty
Mammootty
(12 films)
Sukumari
Sukumari
(12 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of A. M. Fazil (48 films)

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Actor

Pachakuthira
Directed by Kamal
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Dileep, Gopika, Salim Kumar, Rosshan Andrrews, Siddique, A. M. Fazil
Roles Himself
Rating44% 2.231432.231432.231432.231432.23143
A junior artist in movies, Anandakkuttan, meets his long-lost German brother, Akash Menon. However, his brother is mentally unstable and he causes trouble to everyone including the neighbors. Initially Anandakkuttan hates Akash Menon, but finally he develops a bond between his brother and himself. This film has similarity to the English movie Rain Man.
Ente Sooryaputhrikku
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama
Actors Amala Akkineni, Sreevidya, Suresh Gopi, Sumithra, Prathapachandran Nair, M. G. Soman
Roles guest appearance
Rating65% 3.281883.281883.281883.281883.28188
Maya (Amala) is the spoiled child of a rich man. Along with her friends she decides to make fun of Dr. Srinivas (Suresh Gopi). The doctor in turn insults her by saying that she is a fatherless child.
Karpoora Mullai
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Actors Amala Akkineni, Sreevidya, Raja, Sumithra, Prathapachandran Nair, TS. Raghavendra
Roles guest appearance
Rating67% 3.3920853.3920853.3920853.3920853.392085
Maya (Amala) was a spoiled child of a rich man as she always creates issues in her hostel as well as in college. One day along with her friends, she decides to make fun of a Dr. Srinivas (Raja), but the doctor in turn insults her saying that she is a fatherless child. Shocked Maya understands her childish behavior and attempts suicide, but the doctor saves her and she gets back to normal, but starts loving the doctor and she also decide to find out who her father is and finally she discovers that her father had adopted her when she was baby and her biological mother was K. S Vasundhara Devi (Srividya), famous singer. She tries her every bit to make her mom accept her. Finally her mother accepts Maya, but before she make this news to public, Vasundhara Devi is murdered by her administration employees for her wealth. Maya kills her mother's killer's and she is sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. Srinivas marries her, while she undergoes sentence in Jail.
Hello My Dear Wrong Number, 2h10
Directed by Priyadarshan
Genres Romance
Actors Mohanlal, Maniyanpillai Raju, Zeenath A. P., Jagathy Sreekumar, Lissy, Menaka G
Roles Guest
Rating64% 3.2375553.2375553.2375553.2375553.237555
Mohanlal as Venugopal plays the role of a medical representative who is a very innocent calm man.
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Nadhiya, Padmini Ramachandran, Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Thilakan, K. P. Ummer
Roles Alexi
Rating78% 3.925293.925293.925293.925293.92529
Kunjoonjamma Thomas (Padmini) is a widow living in the village all by herself. People always make fun of her because she is grumpy and depressed due to the deaths of her husband and her only child. Children irritate her by ringing her door bell and running away. One day, her granddaughter Girly (Nadia Moidu), who she had never met, visits her. Initially, Kunjoonjamma does not like Girly, but they soon become close to each other. Kunjoonjamma takes down the door bell, saying to Girly that its only purpose was for Girly's return. Now that Girly is with her, she does not need it.

Director

Living Together
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Sreejith, Nedumudi Venu, Hemanth Menon, Innocent, Menaka G, Bindu Panicker
Rating37% 1.882351.882351.882351.882351.88235
Shyama is a free spirit who lost her parents at a young age. After their death, she becomes attached to her grandfather and uncle. She is brought in a wrong manner and she used to flirt with boys. She becomes friendly with Hemachandran, a boy in the neighbourhood who falls in love with her. However, she moves away from the locality. Later, Hemanth discovers Shyama does love him. However, Shyama is not willing for a marriage as she is told that either she or Hemachandran will die after six months from the marriage. The story continues to tell how they overcome this obstacle in their relationship and family problems.
Moz & Cat
Moz & Cat (2009)

Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Comedy
Actors Dileep, Rashin Rahman, Baby Niveditha, Siddique, Harisree Ashok, Sudheesh
Rating27% 1.3871351.3871351.3871351.3871351.387135
Moss n' cat tells the story of young man and a child entering into the family of a girl and her brother.
Oru Naal Oru Kanavu
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Srikanth, Sonia Agarwal, Nizhalgal Ravi, Ilavarasu, Sathyan, Shyam Ganesh
Rating59% 2.963692.963692.963692.963692.96369
The story revolves around Maya (Sonia Agarwal), a college student, who always wants to triumphs in all her endeavors. She comes across a middle class youth, Cheenu (Srikanth), a happy-go-lucky-youngster, who strives to work hard to get his sisters married well.
Kaiyethum Doorath
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Fahadh shanu, Nikita Thukral, Revathi, Mammootty, Sudheesh, Siddique
Rating37% 1.85671.85671.85671.85671.8567
Sachin Madhavan (Fahadh Faasil) comes to a hill station where he meets a girl Sushma (Nikitha) and it is love at first sight. Later he comes to know that she stays with her aunt and comes from a broken family. Her father (Siddique) and mother (Revathy) are said to be separated and living abroad. They want to legally get divorced after their only daughter gets married. Sachin loves her deeply but never reveals his feeling, as he comes to know that her parents have fixed her marriage. Both become great friends and they share a very special relationship till Sushmas mother arrives from Kuwait for her engagement. Sushma however agrees for the marriage provided her father too comes for the function. But her overprotective mother assumes that she is in love with Sachin and provokes her to tell a lie that she loves Sachin. She convinces Sachin also to tell the same lie and help her unite her parents. They run away with the help of Sachins friends and stay somewhere away from home. Slowly Sushma too starts falling in love with Sachin.
Kannukkul Nilavu, 2h50
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Romance
Actors Vijay, Shalini Ajith Kumar, Kaveri, Raghuvaran, Sreevidya, Charle
Rating65% 3.297523.297523.297523.297523.29752
Gautham Prabhakar (Vijay) meets Dr.Rajasekhar (Raghuvaran), a psychologist, his daughter Hema (Shalini) and her friends, Surya (Charle) & Chandru (Dhamu). He has memories of a girl named Gayathri (Kaveri), whom he met briefly and wishes to find again. After examining his subconscious mind, Dr.Rajasekhar finds out that Gautham is suffering from split personality and has forgotten a lot of things, including the details of Gayathri's disappearance. Dr.Rajasekhar finds out that Gautham is looking for Shanmugam and his two friends, who Gautham feels have killed Gayathri. Hema falls in love with Gautham. Because of the affection and care shown by his mother, Gautham slowly recovers all the missing details about why and how he got to where he is. After attempts at revenge, Gautham starts a new life with Hema gaining the acceptance his mother and her father.
Harikrishnans, 2h30
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Mammootty, Mohanlal, Juhi Chawla, RajivMenon kumar, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent
Rating67% 3.3938253.3938253.3938253.3938253.393825
The Harikrishnans (Mammootty and Mohanlal) are one of the most famous lawyer duos in India. To avoid confusion one is called as Hari (Mammooty) and the other as Krishnan (Mohanlal). They head the organization called Harikrishnan Associates, which consists of around 300 lawyers. They get engaged in a murder case of Guptan, who was allegedly killed by Gabriel. Gabriel is a friend of Hari's sister and Harikrishnans become the defense lawyers upon her request. Harikrishnans begin investigation and come across Meera (Juhi Chawla), a friend of Guptan. Both of them fall in love with her. After some trouble over the matter, they rediscover their friendship and get involved in the case again. They discover that Guptan actually died due to poisoning by his relatives who were doctors. At the end Meera decides to go for a random method of choosing her lover as she liked both Harikrishnans equally. Two different climaxes of the film show either of Harikrishnans winning the toss for being Meera's friend; the losing person presumably becoming Meera's lover.
Aniyathipraavu, 2h30
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Romance
Actors Kunchacko Boban, Shalini Ajith Kumar, Thilakan, Harisree Ashok, Sudheesh, Sreevidya
Rating72% 3.635543.635543.635543.635543.63554
Mini (Shalini) who is the apple of her mother's (KPAC Lalitha) and three brothers (Janardhan, Cochin Haneefa and Shajin)eye. She falls in love with Sudhi (Kunchacko Boban). But when her brothers know about it, hell breaks loose in both the houses. The lovers elope with the help of some friends. But when they are going to get married, they have a small talk and realise that the best thing they can do to prove their love is to go back to their parents. Finally their parents allow them to live together.
Kadhalukku Mariyaadai, 2h30
Directed by A. M. Fazil
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Vijay, Shalini Ajith Kumar, Sivakumar, Radha Ravi, S. Manivannan, Thalaivaasal Vijay
Rating81% 4.095384.095384.095384.095384.09538
Jeevanandhan "Jeeva" (Vijay) is a very rich young man. Although his parents (Sivakumar and Srividhya) want him to settle down, he goes to another city to do his MBA and stays with friends. During this time, he meets Mini (Shalini) and they fall in love. She reciprocates his feelings, but trouble comes in the form of her tyrannical trio of brothers (Raatha Ravi, Thalaivasal Vijay and Shaji Khan) who are over-protective of their little sister and take an irrational dislike to Jeeva. They show hostility towards Jeeva and conflicts arise within the households and the couple decides to elope, they go to Kesavan’s Hometown and Manivannan refuge them before the Proposed Wedding. Jeeva tries to convince his mother one last time and in vain. On the day of the wedding both realize they miss their families. They decide to return home, relinquishing their feelings, and the families are happy and take them back. Jeeva’s Mom wants to see Mini so that she can get a better wife for his son goes to meet Mini. Initially reluctant to welcome them, the brothers hesitate, but their mother is welcomes them, ultimately their families accept their love, and they are reunited.