Shalil Kallur is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter working in Malayalam films. His debut directorial venture Dolls was released in 2013[1] and his second film Kattumakkan, a multi starrer with veterans like Mukesh, Vijay Menon and Nassar in lead roles, was released on 12 February 2016.[2][3][4]
Shalil Kallur | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Career
editKallur started his career as music album director and later made Manasa Smaraami, the documentary on actor Mala Aravindan.[5] He also directed the documentaries Reality of UAE and Gulf Script along with Tele cinemas Perunaal Raavu, Thambu, Meghangal and Theeram [6] while helming successful television shows Mahabalithamburan Varunnae and Mayaviyude Albuthalokam on Jeevan TV before turning the director with Dolls.[7][8]
Kallur, the managing director of production house MJS Media,[9] said that he is happy with his first outing Dolls even though it was a commercial failure, mentioning it as a perfect movie in all aspects for a debutant director.[7]
Kallur's Salmon 3D, made in seven Indian regional languages, had playback singer Vijay Yesudas in the lead role.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Language | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Story | Actor | |||
| 2013 | Dolls | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Kattumakkan | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2020 | Deira Diaries | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 2023 | Salmon 3D | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | Abhirami[11] | Malayalam | Yes | ||||
| 2024 | Cicada[12] | Multi lingual | Yes | ||||
| 2025 | Disease X: The Zombie Experiment[13][14] | Malayalam Tamil |
Yes | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Celebrating with Red Wine-Deccan Chronicle". Deccan Chronicle. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Mohan, George (6 October 2015). "Kattumakkan Movie Stills". Movieseeks.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Movies-Kattumakkan". Movieseeks.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Kattumakkan malayalam film-Photo Gallery-Image clips - Nana film magazine". Nanaonline.in. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Staff reporter (23 April 2003). "Maalayile Manickyam". Documentary on Mala. Mathrubhumi.
- ^ Rahman, Abdul. "മൂന്ന് ടെലി സിനിമകള് പ്രദര്ശനത്തിന് ഒരുങ്ങി". mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ a b Suresh, Sooraj (6 January 2016). "Interview-Shalil Kallur-Dreams never ends". movieseeks. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Staff reporter (15 February 2013). "Sunday Films". Profile-Shalil Kallur. Mathrubhumi.
- ^ ""പ്രവാസ മയൂരം" പുരസ്കാരങ്ങള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". epathram.com. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "വിജയ് യേശുദാസ് നായകനാകുന്ന ബഹുഭാഷാ 3D ചിത്രം!; ആരുമറിയാതിരുന്ന ആ സിനിമാവിശേഷം ദാ ഇങ്ങനെയാണ്!". Samayam Malayalam. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "വൈറൽ ജീവിതങ്ങളുടെ പിന്നാമ്പുറങ്ങളുമായി 'അഭിരാമി' ജൂൺ ഏഴിന് തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ". keralaonlinenews.com (in Malayalam). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "സിക്കാഡ' ആഗസ്റ്റ് 9-ന്". Mathrubhumi. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Rithu Nair (14 September 2024). "മലയാളത്തിൽ മറ്റൊരു പരീക്ഷണം; സോംബി ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ ഓസ്ട്രേലിയൻ താരം ഇന്ത്യൻ സിനിമയിൽ" (in Malayalam). Samayam Malayalam. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Justin (14 September 2024). "Ozploitation star Roger Ward to make Indian debut in Nirmal Baby Varghese's Zombie film". horrorfacts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.