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Bhadran Mattel is an Indian director and
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. His body of work explores themes such as victimization caused by poor parenting,
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and redemption, and the objectification of fatherhood, as well as childhood distress. His films often feature
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ical representations of objects such as animals, birds,
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references, and depictions of
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Christian culture in a specific region of
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. In 1986, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam for '' Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu'' and won two more
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in the Best Director category for ''
Iyer the Great ''Iyer the Great'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Bhadran, starring Mammootty, Geetha, Shobana, Sukumari, and Devan. It was a commercial success upon release. M. S. Mani won the National Film A ...
'' and ''
Spadikam ''Spadikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed and co-written by Bhadran and produced by R. Mohan through Shogun Films. Starring Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvasi and Spadikam George, the film revolves around Thomas ...
'' in 1990 and 1995, respectively.. Mattel's directorial works include the ruffian film ''
Spadikam ''Spadikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed and co-written by Bhadran and produced by R. Mohan through Shogun Films. Starring Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvasi and Spadikam George, the film revolves around Thomas ...
'' (1995), the psychic-precognition thriller ''
Iyer the Great ''Iyer the Great'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Bhadran, starring Mammootty, Geetha, Shobana, Sukumari, and Devan. It was a commercial success upon release. M. S. Mani won the National Film A ...
'' (1990), an investigative school drama ''
Olympian Anthony Adam ''Olympian Anthony Adam'' is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Bhadran. It stars Mohanlal, Meena and Nassar with Jagathy Sreekumar and Seema in supporting roles. The film was produced by Mohanlal th ...
'' (1999), the film ''
Uncle Bun ''Uncle Bun'' is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Bhadran, and starring Mohanlal in the title role, as an obese youngster and Charmila in lead roles. The film is a remake of the 1989 film ''Uncle Buck'' and also the ...
'' (1991), about the parenthood of an obese caretaker, a psychic family drama '' Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu'' (1986), the musical ''
Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha ''Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Bhadran from a story by Balachandran Chullikkad. The film stars Karthika, Vineeth, Jayabharathi and Thilakan in the lead roles. The film has music ...
'' (1987), the film ''
Udayon ''Udayon'' () is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language action-comedy film written and directed by Bhadran and produced by Maha Subair. It stars Mohanlal in dual roles: 75-year-old farmer Suranadu Kunju and his happy-go-lucky son Papoyi, Laya plays t ...
'' (2005), featuring a mighty land tyrant (2005), Indian
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''
Yuvathurki ''Yuvathurki'' () is a 1996 Malayalam-language action film directed by Bhadran, produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation in association with Seven Arts. Suresh Gopi and Vijayashanti appear in the leading roles. Dr. Rajendra Babu was the dialo ...
'' (1996), and more. Actors
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and
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became frequent collaborators with Bhadran.


Career

He worked as the 8th Assistant Director for Hariharan in '' Rajahamsam'' under the banner of
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, the production house. Beginning with the film ''Rajahamsam'', he assisted director Hariharan in 14 films, progressing from an apprentice to an associate director. The first film he directed was released in 1982. ''
Ente Mohangal Poovaninju ''Ente Mohangal Poovaninju'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by Bhadran (in his directorial debut), starring Shankar, Menaka and Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mon ...
,'' starring Shankar,
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,
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, and Kala Ranjini. Bhadran's films drew inspiration from the lives of common people, blended with surrealism. In 1983 he released '' Changatham'' (Malayalam), starring
Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...
,
Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...
, and Madhavi. At the time, Bhadran was focused on making 2-3 films per year. The film ''
Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha ''Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Bhadran from a story by Balachandran Chullikkad. The film stars Karthika, Vineeth, Jayabharathi and Thilakan in the lead roles. The film has music ...
'' (A Footstep in the Aisle), released in 1987, explores the idea of a teenage boy developing feelings for an older woman. The film stars Vineeth as the teenage protagonist and Karthika as the elderly lady who becomes the object of his affection. ''
Iyer the Great ''Iyer the Great'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Bhadran, starring Mammootty, Geetha, Shobana, Sukumari, and Devan. It was a commercial success upon release. M. S. Mani won the National Film A ...
'', released in 1990, was a
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film directed by Bhadran, starring
Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...
and addressing a train accident in Peruman. ''
Spadikam ''Spadikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed and co-written by Bhadran and produced by R. Mohan through Shogun Films. Starring Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvasi and Spadikam George, the film revolves around Thomas ...
'' (
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), released in 1995, was an action-drama film written and directed by Bhadran. The prism divides white light into a spectrum of seven vivid colors. The title symbolizes how people continuously adapt and manipulate situations for personal gain. The film was one of the highest-grossing films in Kerala in 1995 and collected around INR 8
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s. It was also the longest-running film of 1995, winning the
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for Best Actor and the
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for Best Actor. ''
Spadikam ''Spadikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed and co-written by Bhadran and produced by R. Mohan through Shogun Films. Starring Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvasi and Spadikam George, the film revolves around Thomas ...
'' was Bhadran's most successful commercial film, gaining cult status in
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's film culture. In 2019, Bhadran announced that his next venture would be a film with
Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...
,called ''Jonathan,'' marking their first collaboration. Also in 2019, when film director Biju J. Kattackal announced that he would make the sequel to the film ''
Spadikam ''Spadikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed and co-written by Bhadran and produced by R. Mohan through Shogun Films. Starring Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvasi and Spadikam George, the film revolves around Thomas ...
'', Bhadran opposed it, and the project had to be shelved.


Filmography


Director


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhadran Malayalam film directors Malayalam screenwriters Living people 20th-century Indian writers People from Kottayam district People from Pala, Kerala Film directors from Kottayam district Screenwriters from Kerala Filmfare Awards South winners 1952 births