Pinakkatt D. Abraham, better known as Swargachitra Appachan is an Indian film
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
,
distributor
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, and
entrepreneur
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. He is the founder of production and distribution company Swargachitra, best known for producing ''
Godfather, Manichithrathazhu,''
Career
Among the films produced by him, ''
Manichitrathazhu'' is considered as one of the best thrillers ever made in India as well as one of the best Malayalam films ever made.
''Manichitrathazhu'' was remade after nearly 10 years in various languages, including
Kannada
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Apthamitra
''Apthamitra'' () is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language horror film directed by P. Vasu, and stars Vishnuvardhan, Soundarya and Ramesh Arvind in the lead roles with Prema, Dwarakish and Avinash in supporting roles. This was Soundarya's last fi ...
''),
Tamil and
Telugu
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S ...
(dubbed) (''
Chandramukhi
''Chandramukhi'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by P. Vasu. A remake of Vasu's Kannada film '' Apthamitra'' (2004), which itself loosely based on the Malayalam film '' Manichitrathazhu'' (1993), th ...
''),
Bengali
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Rajmohol
''Rajmohol'' (Bengali: রাজমহল) is a 2005 Indian Bengali-language horror drama film starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Abhishek Chatterjee, Anu Choudhury, Rachana Banerjee, Biplab Chatterjee, Subhasish Mukherjee, and Bharat Kaul. It i ...
''), and
Hindi
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(''
Bhool Bhulaiyaa''), all being commercially successful. Apart from being the highest grossing Malayalam film ever, ''Manichitrathazhu'' was selected as second greatest Indian film through an IBNLive poll.
["'Mayabazar' is India's greatest film ever: IBNLive poll"]
. IBN Live
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. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
Filmography
;Production
;Distribution
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In Harihar Nagar''
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Pappayude Swantham Appoos
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Godfather''
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Vietnam Colony''
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Manichitrathazhu''
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Manathe Vellitheru
''Manathe Vellitheru'' is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Fazil, starring Vineeth, Shobana, Mukesh, Lakshmi, Sanup Kumar and Sreenivasan. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Murattu Kaadhal''.
Plot
Merlin, a successful pop ...
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Kabooliwala''
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No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North''
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Chandralekha
Chandralekha may refer to:
Films
* ''Chandralekha'' (1948 film), an Indian Tamil film directed and produced by S. S. Vasan starring M. K. Radha
* ''Chandralekha'' (1995 film), an Indian Tamil film directed by Nambirajan starring Vijay
* ''Chandra ...
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Aniathipravu''
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Aaram Thampuran''
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Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu
''Ayal Katha Ezhuthukayanu'' () is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan based on a story by Siddique. The plot follows the travails of an eccentric and wasted pulp fiction writer, Saga ...
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Ustaad''
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Narasimham''
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Raavanaprabhu''
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Praja''
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Kakkakuyil''
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Runway
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Manjupoloru Penkutti
''Manjupoloru Penkutti'' () is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The plot is about a teenage girl who is abused by her stepfather. The film stars Amrita Prakash, Lalu Alex, Sure ...
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Sethurama Iyer CBI''
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Vellinakshatram''
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Nerariyan CBI''
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CBI 5
''CBI 5: The Brain'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language mystery thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. The film stars Mammootty reprising his role as CBI officer Sethurama Iyer along with an ensemble cast. It is ...
'' (2022 film)
See also
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Navodaya Appachan
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Appachan, Swargachitra
Malayalam film producers
Living people
Kannada film producers
Tamil film producers
Year of birth missing (living people)