Saiju Sreedharan is an Indian film director and editor who primarily works in

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. He is well known for his works in '' Maheshinte Prathikaram'' (2016), ''

Mayaanadhi ''Mayaanadhi'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshmi as ...

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Kumbalangi Nights ''Kumbalangi Nights'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film, drama film directed by Madhu C Narayanan, Madhu C. Narayanan. The directorial debut was written by Syam Pushkaran and jointly produced by Fahadh Faasil an ...

'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019), '' Android Kunjappan version 5.25'' (2019), and '' Anjaam Paathira'' (2020).

Career

Sreedharan was born on 17 February 1981. He started his career as a movie poster designer at Papaya Media with his friends. He edited the promotional video of the film "''

Da Thadiya ''Da Thadiya'' (''Hey Fatso'') is a 2012 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu starring Sekhar Menon in the lead role along with Nivin Pauly, Sreenath Bhasi, and Ann Augustine in the supporting roles. It was produced by Anto Jos ...

''". In 2014, he made his editorial debut for the film ''Gangstar'', a

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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, ...

. He directed the first upcoming-

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Found footage film titled "

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", inspired from ''

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.'' In 2024, He announced his second directorial debut with

Tovino Thomas Tovino Thomas (born 21 January 1989) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2012 with the film ''Prabhuvinte Makkal''. His breakthrough roles were in the films '' ...

as main lead on an upcoming film titled, "Munpe". The movie is still in production.

Filmography

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Abraham Ozler ''Abraham Ozler'' is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film co-produced and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and written by Randheer Krishnan. The film stars Jayaram in the titular role alongside Mammootty in an extended cameo rol ...

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Naradan ''Naradan'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Anna Ben and Sharafudheen in lead roles. The film was originally scheduled to be released in April 2021, but was ...

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Aanum Pennum ''Aanum Pennum'' () is a 2021 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language anthology film featuring three segments directed by Venu (cinematographer), Venu, Aashiq Abu and Jay K. The film explores the stories of man-woman relationships in the b ...

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Halal Love Story ''Halal Love Story'' is a 2020 Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Zakariya Mohammed. The movie is scripted jointly by Zakariya and Muhsin Parari, with Ashif Kakkodi credited as co-writer. The film is bankrolled by Aashiq Abu under ...

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Anjaam Pathiraa ''Anjaam Pathiraa'' () (promoted as Midnight Murders outside Kerala and Internationally) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Sharaf U Dheen, S ...

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Maheshinte Prathikaaram ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan, in his directorial debut and produced by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the title role alongside a supporting cast ...

'' , , - , 2015 , ''Rani Padmini'' , , - , 2014 , ''Gangster'' , {{Cite news , last=Menon , first=Neelima , date=2019-11-08 , title=The shape of a film, according to Malayalam editor Saiju Sreedharan , url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/editor-saiju-sreedharan-on-what-goes-into-giving-a-film-its-form/article29921330.ece , access-date=2024-08-12 , work=The Hindu , language=en-IN , issn=0971-751X

References

Indian film directors Film directors from Kerala 1981 births Living people