Priyadarshan filmography

Priyadarshan is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Priyadarshan is mostly known for directing comedy films but has directed a few non-comical films such as a historical epic film based around freedom fighters in India titled Kaalapani and his epic period drama Kancheevaram. In a career spanning over four decades, Priyadarshan has directed 96 films in several Indian languages, predominantly Malayalam and Hindi, besides eight in Tamil, and two in Telugu. Though he began his career in Malayalam cinema in 1984, Priyadarshan was mainly active in Hindi cinema for 2001–2010. In 2013, he announced Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for a short period; and focused on making more Malayalam films.^[1]

Priyadarshan in 2012

Priyadrshan has also tried his hand at action and thriller films from time to time. His collaborations with Mohanlal were highly popular and noted in Malayalam cinema during the 1980s and 1990s, with films such as Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu, Thalavattam, Vellanakalude Nadu, Chithram, Vandanam, Kilukkam, Abhimanyu, Mithunam, Thenmavin Kombath, and Kala Pani. Actors he has worked with over several films include Mohanlal, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Sukumari, Mukesh and Mammukoya, Prakash Raj. He was also credited as the story writer of the 1986 film Ninnishtam Ennishtam.

Priyadarshan was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his Malayalam films.^[2] Upon entering Bollywood, he has mostly adapted stories from popular comedy films from Malayalam cinema, some from his own work and some from others works. These include Hera Pheri, Hungama, Hulchul, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Chup Chup Ke, Dhol, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, De Dana Dan and Khatta Meetha. Actors he has worked with multiple times in Hindi cinema include Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Rajpal Yadav.

Films

1971–1980

List of Priyadarshan 1971–1980 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
1978	Thiranottam	Malayalam			Assistant Director	Delayed release in 2005

1982–1990

List of Priyadarshan 1982–1990 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
1982	Padayottam	Malayalam			Screenwriter	[3]
	Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam	Malayalam		Yes	Actor
	Kuyiline Thedi	Malayalam		Yes
	Bhookambam	Malayalam		Yes
	Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare	Malayalam		Yes		[4]
	Muthodu Muthu	Malayalam		Yes
1983	Hello Madras Girl	Malayalam			Actor
	Engane Nee Marakkum	Malayalam		Yes
	Ente Kalithozhan	Malayalam		Yes
1984	Vanitha Police	Malayalam		Yes
	Poochakkoru Mookkuthi	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[5]
	Odaruthammava Aalariyam	Malayalam	Yes	Story
1985	Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya	Malayalam	Yes
	Punnaram Cholli Cholli	Malayalam	Yes
	Boeing Boeing	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[6]
	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram	Malayalam	Yes			[7]
	Chekkeranoru Chilla	Malayalam		Yes
1986	Dheem Tharikida Thom	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[7]
	Ninnishtam Ennishtam	Malayalam		Yes
	Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu	Malayalam	Yes
	T. P. Balagopalan M.A.	Malayalam			Actor
	Hello My Dear Wrong Number	Malayalam	Yes
	Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi	Malayalam	Yes
	Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil	Malayalam	Yes
	Thalavattam	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		[8]
1987	Chinnamanikkuyile (unreleased)	Tamil	Yes
	Cheppu	Malayalam	Yes	Story
1988	Oru Muthassi Katha	Malayalam	Yes
	Vellanakalude Nadu	Malayalam	Yes
	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	Malayalam	Yes
	Aryan	Malayalam	Yes
	Chithram	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
1989	Vandanam	Malayalam	Yes			[9]
	Dhanushkodi (completed but unreleased)	Malayalam	Yes			[10]
1990	Kadathanadan Ambadi	Malayalam	Yes			Delayed release
	No. 20 Madras Mail	Malayalam			Actor
	Akkare Akkare Akkare	Malayalam	Yes

1991–2000

List of Priyadarshan 1991–2000 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
1991	Nirnayam	Telugu	Yes	Yes		Remake of Vandanam	[citation needed]
	Gopura Vasalile	Tamil	Yes	Yes			[11]
	Kilukkam	Malayalam	Yes	Story			[12][13]
	Abhimanyu	Malayalam	Yes
1992	Advaitham	Malayalam	Yes
	Muskurahat	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Kilukkam.	[14]
1993	Manichitrathazhu	Malayalam			Assistant director
	Midhunam	Malayalam	Yes
	Gardish	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Kireedam	[14]
1994	The City	Malayalam		Story
	Kinnaripuzhayoram	Malayalam		Story
	Gandeevam	Telugu	Yes
	Thenmavin Kombath	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Minnaram	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
1996	Kala Pani	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
1997	Virasat	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Thevar Magan	[14]
	Chandralekha	Malayalam	Yes	Yes			[15]
	Oru Yathramozhi	Malayalam		Story
1998	Saat Rang Ke Sapne	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Thenmavin Kombath.	[16]
	Kabhi Na Kabhi	Hindi	Yes
	Doli Saja Ke Rakhna	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Aniyathipraavu
1999	Megham	Malayalam	Yes	Story
2000	Hera Pheri	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Ramji Rao Speaking	[17]
	Snegithiye	Tamil	Yes	Yes

2001–2010

List of Priyadarshan 2001–2010 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
2001	Kakkakuyil	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Co-Producer		[18]
	Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam	[16]
2003	Lesa Lesa	Tamil	Yes			Unofficial remake of Summer in Bethlehem	[19]
	Kilichundan Mampazham	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
	Hungama	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Poochakkoru Mookkuthi.	[16]
2004	Wanted	Malayalam		Yes
	Hulchul	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Godfather	[14]
	Vettam	Malayalam	Yes	Yes			[18]
2005	Garam Masala	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Boeing Boeing.	[6]
	Kyon Ki	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Thalavattam.	[20]
	Kilukkam Kilukilukkam	Malayalam			Actor
2006	Bhagam Bhag	Hindi	Yes			Few scenes taken from Mannar Mathai Speaking.	[21]
	Malamaal Weekly	Hindi	Yes	Yes			[22]
	Chup Chup Ke	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Punjabi House	[23]
2007	Raakilipattu	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Delayed release; Simultaneously shot with Snegithiye (2000)
	Dhol	Hindi	Yes				[24]
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Manichitrathazhu	[14]
2008	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Ishtam	[25]
	Kanchivaram	Tamil	Yes	Yes
	Poi Solla Porom	Tamil			Producer		[26]
2009	Billu	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Katha Parayumpol.	[27]
	De Dana Dan	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Few scenes taken from Vettam.	[28]
2010	Khatta Meetha	Hindi	Yes	Yes		Remake of Vellanakalude Nadu.	[29]
	Bumm Bumm Bole	Hindi	Yes				[30]
	Aakrosh	Hindi	Yes				[31]

2011–2020

List of Priyadarshan 2011–2020 film credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
2011	Oru Marubhoomikkadha	Malayalam	Yes	Dialogues			[32]
2012	Tezz	Hindi	Yes				[33]
	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	[34]
2013	Rangrezz	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Naadodigal	[35]
	Kalimannu	Malayalam			Actor
	Geethaanjali	Malayalam	Yes	Yes			[36]
2014	Aamayum Muyalum	Malayalam	Yes	Yes		Remake of Malamaal Weekly.	[22]
2016	Oppam	Malayalam	Yes	Yes
2018	Nimir	Tamil	Yes	Yes		Remake of Maheshinte Prathikaaram	[37]
	Sometimes	Tamil	Yes	Yes			[38][39][40]

2021–present

List of Priyadarshan film credits since 2021

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes	Ref.
			Director	Writer	Other
2021	Hungama 2	Hindi	Yes			Remake of Minnaram.	[41]
	Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea	Malayalam	Yes	Yes			[42]
2023	Corona Papers	Malayalam	Yes	Yes	Producer	Remake of 8 Thottakkal.	[43][44]
	Appatha	Tamil	Yes				[45][46]
2026	Bhoot Bangla †	Hindi	Yes	Yes	No		[47]
	Hera Pheri 3 †		Yes	Yes	No		[48]

Web series

Key

†	Denotes series that have not yet been released

List of Priyadarshan web series credits

Year	Title	Language	Credited as		Notes	Platform	Ref.
			Director	Writer
2020	Forbidden Love	Hindi	Yes	Yes	Anthology series, Episode: "Anamika"	ZEE5	[49]
2021	Navarasa	Tamil	Yes	Yes	Anthology series, Episode: "Summer of '92"	Netflix	[50]
2024	Manorathangal	Malayalam	Yes		Anthology series, Episodes: "Olavum Theeravum" and "Shilalikhithangal"	ZEE5	[51]