Paul Micheal (born December 2, 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is a Malayali Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor.
He is most famous for teaming up with Siddique, hence the name Siddique-Lal, to make films such as Ramji Rao Speaking (1989), In Harihar Nagar (1990), Godfather (1991), Vietnam Colony (1993), and Kabuliwala (1993). He later produced Siddique's Hitler (1996) and Friends (1999).
He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for playing Raveendran Pillai in Madhupal's film Thalappavu (2008).
He started his career as a mimicry artsist in Kalabhavan, along with his childhood friend Siddique, who would later team-up as Siddique-Lal to make many films. Lal, along with Siddique joined as assistant director to Fazil in 1988.
The Siddique-Lal team became directors with Ramji Rao Speaking. They went on to make four more hit films in a row -In Harihar Nagar, Godfather, Vietnam Colony and Kabooliwala. Lal and Siddique were associate directors for Fazil's Manichithrathazhu (1993).
After that, both decided to part ways as director pair and Lal turned producer with Siddique-directed Mammootty-starrer Hitler. Lal debuted in acting with a villain role as Paniyan in Kaliyattam, directed by Jayaraj. Kaliyattam was a retake of Othello where Lal played Paniyan, the character standing for Iago.
Lal started acting in Tamil films with N. Linguswamy's Sandakozhi. Lal's other major roles include Jeevan in Ormacheppu, Devin Karlos Padaveedan in Black, Sathyan in Thommanum Makkalum and the title role in Banglowil Outha and Raveendran Pillai in Madhupal's Thalappavu.
He became a producer and distributor in Malayalam film industry in early 2000s and established a film production and distribution company named Lal Creations. He produced Thenkasipattanam by the Raffi-Meccartin duo, in which he did a major role with Suresh Gopi. He also produced Raffi-Meccartin's Superman and Chathikkatha Chanthu. Other films produced by him include Siddique's Friends, Lal Jose's Chanthupottu, and Renjith's Black.
Lal has recently returned to take the job of a filmmaker in the 2009 film 2 Harihar Nagar, a sequel to In Harihar Nagar. He is currently directing it's sequel following its super hit success titled In Ghost House Inn: Harihar Nagar-3.
Awards
Kerala State Film Award - Best Actor - Thalapavu (2008)
| Movie |
Year |
Producer |
Director |
| Maanathe Kottaaram |
1994 |
Hameed |
Sunil |
| Kaliyaattam |
1997 |
Jayalakshmi Films |
Jayaraj |
| Punjabi House |
1998 |
Appachan (VC George),Sreenivasa Shenoy,AP Antony |
Rafi,Mecartin |
| Ormacheppu |
1998 |
Auseppachan |
AK Lohithadas |
| Kanmadam |
1998 |
Mohanlal |
AK Lohithadas |
| Daya |
1998 |
CK Gopinath |
Venu (Venugopal) |
| Jananaayakan |
1999 |
Modern Movie |
Nissar |
| Chandranudikkunna Dikkil |
1999 |
Milan Jaleel |
Lal Jose |
| Mazha |
2000 |
G Harikumar |
Lenin Rajendran |
| Thenkaashippattanam |
2000 |
Lal |
Rafi,Mecartin |
| Ee Nadu Innalevare |
2001 |
Raghu Chemmarappalli |
IV Sasi |
| Unnathangalil |
2001 |
AG Abraham |
Jomon |
| One Man Show |
2001 |
Girish Vaikom |
Shafi |
| Nakshathrangal Parayaathirunnathu |
2001 |
Abdulla Hyder |
CS Sudheesh |
| Kalyaanaraaman |
2002 |
Lal |
Shafi |
| Ente Hridayathinte Udama |
2002 |
Ramesh Kurian,Babu Thoppil |
Bharath Gopi |
| Kannaki |
2002 |
Maheshraj |
Jayaraj |
| Krishnaa Gopaalakrishnaa |
2002 |
Krishnan Nair (New) |
Balachandra Menon |
| Pulivaal Kalyaanam |
2003 |
OP Unnikrishnan,Premachandran |
Shafi |
| Anyar |
2003 |
Harikumar |
Lenin Rajendran |
| Singaari Bolona |
2003 |
Shajith Kumar |
Sathish Mannarkad |
| Uthara |
2003 |
Swingers Creations |
Sanil Kalathil |
| Black |
2004 |
Lal |
Ranjith |
| Chathikkaatha Chanthu |
2004 |
Lal |
Rafi,Mecartin |
| Ee Snehatheerathu (Saamam) |
2004 |
Prasad |
Prof Sivaprasad |
| Chaanthu Pottu |
2005 |
Lal |
Lal Jose |
| Thommanum Makkalum |
2005 |
Lal |
Shafi |
| Banglaavil Outha |
2005 |
Vimala Sukumaran |
Santhivila Dinesh |
| The Don |
2006 |
S Chandra Kumar |
Shaji Kailas |
| Oruvan |
2006 |
PK Sashendra Varma,Ajith varma |
Vinu Anand |
| Panthayakkozhi |
2007 |
Lal |
MA Venu |
| Time |
2007 |
Gopan |
Shaji Kailas |
| Rock N Roll |
2007 |
PN Venugopal |
Ranjith |
| Pachamarathanalil |
2008 |
|
Leo Thaddeus |
| Thalappaavu |
2008 |
Mohan |
Madhupal |
| Aayudham |
2008 |
Channel Enterprises |
MA Nishad |
| Rudra Thaandavam |
2008 D |
VC Kuganathan |
Amma Rajasekhar |
| Aagathan |
2010 |
Mathew Joseph |
Kamal |
| Anwar |
2010 |
Raj Zacharias |
Amal Neerad |
| Penpattanam |
2010 |
Maha Subair |
VM Vinu |
| Best Actor |
2010 |
MV Naushad |
Martin Prakkat |
| Payyans |
2011 |
Noushad Kummuvadakkan |
Leo Thaddeus |
| Salt N Pepper |
2011 |
Lucsam Creations |
Aashiq Abu |
| Bombay March 12 |
2011 |
Haneef Muhammed |
Babu Janardhanan |
| Unnam |
2011 |
Naushi,Basheer |
Sibi Malayil |
| Vellaripraavinte Changaathi |
2011 |
Arun Ghosh,Bijoy Chandran |
Akku Akbar |
| Father's Day |
2012 |
J Bharath Samuel |
Kalavoor Ravikumar |
| Husbands In Goa |
2012 |
Ronnie Screwala |
Saji Surendran |
| Cobra |
2012 |
Lal |
Lal |
| Ozhimuri |
2012 |
PN Venugopal |
Madhupal |
| Little Master |
2012 |
Vandana Rajendran |
L Rajendran |
| Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu |
2012 |
KK Narayanadas |
Shaiju Anthikkad |
| Chettaayees |
2012 |
Biju Menon,Suresh Krishna,Shajoon Karyal,Sachi,P Sukumar |
Shajoon Karyal |
| Mad Dad |
2013 |
PN Venugopal |
Revathy Varma |
| Abhiyum Njaanum |
2013 |
Ramdas Menon |
SP Mahesh |
| Idukki Gold |
2013 |
M Ranjith |
Aashiq Abu |
| Honey Bee |
2013 |
Sibi Thottuppuram,Joby Mundamattom |
Jean Paul |
| Issac Newton S/o Philippose |
2013 |
S Muraleedharan |
V Bose |
| 10.30 AM Local Call |
2013 |
Priya Pillai |
MS Manu |
| Buddy |
2013 |
Noushad |
Raj Prabhavathi Menon |
| Shutter |
2013 |
Saritha Ann Thomas |
Joy Mathew |
| Ayaal |
2013 |
Madhusoodanan Mavelikkara,Dileep Kumar |
Suresh Unnithan |
| Zakkariyaayude Garbhinikal |
2013 |
Sandra Thomas,Thomas Joseph Pattathanam |
Aneesh Anwar |
| Srungaaravelan |
2013 |
Jaison Elamkulam |
Jose Thomas |
| Kadhaveedu |
2013 |
Job G Oommen |
Sohan Lal |
| Visudhan |
2013 |
Anto Joseph |
Vaisakh |
| Gods Own Country |
2014 |
Anto Joseph |
Sanal |
| Happy Journey |
2014 |
Ashiq Usman |
Boban Samuel |
| Ottamandaaram |
2014 |
Papilonia Vision |
Vinod Mankara |
| Hi I am Tony |
2014 |
Siby Thottappuram,Joby Mundamattam,Sajil Jaffer |
Jean Paul |
| Iyobinte Pusthakam |
2014 |
Amal Neerad,Fahad Fazil |
Amal Neerad |
| Nagaravaaridhi Naduvil Njaan |
2014 |
Mukesh R Mehta |
Shibu Balan |
| 32 aam Adhyaayam 23 aam Vaakyam |
2015 |
Vijeesh Vellarangara,Lakshmi G Nair,Razak Pakkiyan |
Arjun Prabhakar,Gokul Ramakrishnan |
| Swargathekkal Sundaram |
2015 |
Shaji Thomas |
Manoj Aravindakshan |
| Deepavali (2007) |
2015 D |
|
Ezhil |
| Chaandiveeran |
2015 D |
|
A Sarkunam |
| Kaattum Mazhayum |
2016 U |
Sudeep Karat,Arun Nair |
Harikumar |
| Kannaadi Talkies |
2016 U |
Hyder Khan |
KM Madhusoodanan |
| Prakasam Parathunna Penkutti |
2016 U |
|
KR Unni |
| Aam Aadmi |
2016 U |
E4 Entertainment |
Shibu Balan |
| King Liar |
2016 |
Auseppachan |
Lal |
| Hello Namasthe |
2016 |
Freemu Varghese |
Jayan K Nair |
| Dum |
2016 |
Jude Angel Sudheer |
Anuram |
| Kaappirithuruthu |
2016 |
Ahamad Palapparambil,Avaru Kottakkal,Aboobacker Idappally |
Saheer Ali |
| Oram Po (2007) |
2016 D |
|
Pushkar - Gayatri |
| St Peters Day |
2017 U |
Sabu,Mithun R Chand |
Sajan K Mathew |
| Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu |
2017 |
R Rajeshkumar |
Ullas Unnikrishnan |
| Honey Bee II |
2017 |
Lal |
Jean Paul |
| Fukri |
2017 |
Vaishakh Rajan,Siddique,Jenso Jose |
Siddique |
| Oru Viseshappetta Biriyani Kissa |
2017 |
WL Epic Media |
Kiran Narayanan |
| Chunks |
2017 |
Vaishakh Rajan |
Omar Lulu |
| Oru Cinemakkaaran |
2017 |
O Thomas Panicker |
Leo Thaddeus |
| Chandragiri |
2018 |
N Suchithra |
Mohan Kupleri |
| Charlies Angel |
2018 U |
PT Salim,Satheesh Chandran,Shihab Abdul Khader |
Saji Surendran |
| Mayil |
2018 U |
Vinod Venugopal,Paul Ponmani |
Sarathchandran Wayanad |
| French Viplavam |
2018 |
Shajeer Jaleel,Jafar Khan |
KB Maju |
| Iblis |
2018 |
Ichayees Productions |
VS Rohith |
| Vallikudilile Vellakkaaran |
2018 |
|
Duglas Alfred |
| Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapaathakam |
2019 |
Shibu Devadath,Sujeesh Kolothody |
Rejeesh Midhila |
| Pengalila |
2019 |
Benazir |
TV Chandran |
| And The Oscar Goes To |
2019 |
Salim Ahmad |
Salim Ahmad |
| Thottappan |
2019 |
Devadas Kadancheri,Shailaja Manikandan |
Shanavas K Bavakutty |
| Thelivu |
2019 |
P Premkumar |
MA Nishad |
| Helen |
2019 |
Vineeth Sreenivasan |
Mathukkutty Xavier |
| Paala Paappachan |
2019 U |
|
TS Saji |
| Silencer |
2020 |
Benazeer |
Priyanandanan |
| Al Mallu |
2020 |
Sajils Majeed |
Boban Samuel |
| Bhoomiyile Manohara Swakaaryam |
2020 |
Rajeev Kumar |
Shyju Anthikkad |
| Anweshanam |
2020 |
Mukesh R Mehta,AV Anoop,CV Sarathi |
Prasobh Vijayan |
| Kshanam |
2021 |
Reji Thampi,Suresh Unnithan |
Suresh Unnithan |
| Black Coffee |
2021 |
C Sajeeshkumar |
Baburaj Jacob |
| Madhuram |
2021 |
Joju George,Sijo Vadakkan,NM Badusha,PS Suraj,Betrand Yella |
Ahammad Khabeer |
| Jan e man |
2021 |
Lakshmi Warrier,Ganesh Menon,Sajith Kookkal,Shawn Antony,Salam Kuzhiyil,John P Abraham |
Chidambaram S Poduval |
| Panthrandu |
2022 |
Victor Abraham |
Leo Thaddeus |
| Vichithram |
2022 |
Dr Ajith Roy,Achu Vijayan |
Achu Vijayan |
| Madhuram Jeevamrithabindu |
2023 U |
Arjun Ravindran |
Shamsu Saiba,Appu N Bhattathiri,Prince Joy,Jenith Kachappilly |
| Oru Ronaldo Chithram |
2023 U |
|
Rinoy Kalloor |
| Dear Vaappi |
2023 |
Latha Kandasamy |
Shan Thulaseedharan |
| RDX |
2023 |
Sophia Paul |
Nahaas Hidhayath |
| 2018 |
2023 |
Venu Kunnappilly,CK Padmakumar,Anto Joseph |
Jude Antony Joseph |
| Nadikar Thilakam |
2024 |
Naveen Yerneni,Y Ravi Shankar,Allen Antony,Anoop Venugopal |
Jean Paul |
| Checkmate |
2024 |
|
Ratish Shekhar |
