Pramod Pappan are

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

duo. They started film direction with '' Vajram (2004)'', in which

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 films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada ...

played the lead role. They directed films such as '' Thaskaraveeran'' (2005), '' Abraham & Lincoln'' (2007), '' Mussafir'' (2013), '' Black Stallion'' (2009) and ''Bangkok Summer'' (2011).

Career

Pramod and Pappan are brothers. Both of them started as entrepreneurs with the brandname "Lensman". Pramod, who was a photographer, was a friend of writer and director,

A. K. Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas (10 May 1955 – 28 June 2009) was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who worked in the Malayalam film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, his films have won a Nationa ...

. This friendship lead to Pramod's debut as still photographer in the film

Joker (2000 film) ''Joker'' is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language satirical drama film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas and produced by Salim Sathar under the banner ''Aachis Films''. The film stars Dileep and Manya, with actors Nishanth Sagar, Bahado ...

. Pramod Pappan as a duo directed a few albums. Later, Pramod Pappan made their directional debut with the Malayalam film,

Vajram (2004 film) ''Vajram'' (English: Diamond) is a 2004 Malayalam drama film written by Dennis Joseph and directed by Pramod Pappan. It starred Mammootty in the lead role and Master Mithun played another important role. Plot A flashback narration by Father V ...

. Pramod Pappan's second directional venture was Thaskaraveeran (2005 film) starring

and

Nayanthara Diana Mariam Kurian, known professionally as Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was in the ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual ...

. The duo later directed a few more films, Mussafir (2013 film) being the last. The duo came back as executive producers in upcoming movie

Velleppam ''Velleppam'' is an upcoming Indian Malayalam language movie directed by debutant Praveen Raj Pookkadan. It has Jins Thomas and Dwarak Udayashankar as producers with Lingson and Anit as co-producers, and stars Roma Asrani, Shine Tom Chacko, Ak ...

. They are also running a celebrity event management named "Pramod Pappan Star Marshall".

Filmography

As director

References

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* * {{authority control Malayalam film directors Malayalam screenwriters Indian filmmaking duos 21st-century Indian film directors