Pramod Pappan are

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

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-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

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. The film stars Dileep, with Manya, Nishanth Sagar, Bahadoor, T. S. Raju, Mamukkoya, and Bindu Panicker in supporting roles. The film wa ...

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

Vajram (2004 film) ''Vajram'' () is a 2004 Malayalam-language action thriller 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 Fat ...

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

and

Nayanthara Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she ...

. 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. 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 people