Lal is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter and distributor. He is known for his work in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. In 2023, he appeared in the Malayalam film 2018, which is based on the true events and stories of the 2018 Kerala floods.
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Wiki/Biography
Lal was born MP Michael on Tuesday, 2 December 1958 (age 64; as of 2022) in Kerala. He did his schooling at St. Augustine’s High School, Ernakulam, Kerala.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair color: salt and pepper
Eye Color: Black
family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is MA Paul and his mother’s name is Philomena. His brother Alex Paul is a music composer in the Malayalam film industry.
wife and children
He married Nancy Lal in 1987. Together, the couple has a daughter named Monica Lal and a son named Jean Paul Lal (popularly known as Lal Jr.) who is an actor and director in the Malayalam film industry.
Lali with his wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and son (right to left)
other relatives
Actor and singer Balu Varghese is his nephew.
Baloo
Career
Siddique-Lal
Lal and Siddique began their careers as mime artists at the Cochin Kalabhavan, a performing arts training center in Kochi, India. He and Siddique later formed a cinematic duo called ‘Siddique-Lal’. At the beginning of their career, the duo ‘Siddiqui-Lal’ shied away from making films with the superstar formula and decided not to cast Mohanlal and Mammootty in their films; However, the partners later changed their mind for their fourth venture, casting Mohanlal in the lead role in the Malayalam film Colony of Vietnam (1992). In 1994, they cast superstars Innocent and Jagathy Sreekumar in their fifth film ‘Kabooliwala’. Siddiqui-Lal directed various blockbuster films including Papan Priyapata Papan (1986), Ramji Rao Speaks (1989), Harihar Nagarshi (1990), The Godfather (1991) and Manichitrataju (1993). In 1994, the duo decided to part ways, after which Siddiqui became a director and Lal became an actor. however; The duo reunited after two decades to co-write the script for the 2016 Malayalam film The Liar King.
Lali with her friend Siddique
Beautiful
Malayalam
Lal made his acting debut in 1994 with an episode in Manathe Kottaram; However, he played his first major role in the film ‘Kaliyattam’ (1997), based on Shakespeare’s famous play ‘Othello’. In the film, he played the role of Panian, a character who stands in for Iago.
‘Kaliyattam’ movie poster
In 2012, he played the dual role of Tanu Pillai and her father Sivan Pillai in the film Ojimuri. He has appeared in Malayalam films including Majha (2000), Kalyanaraman (2002), Don (2006), Unnam (2012), Phukri (2017) and Mahaveeriyar (2022) and 2018 (2023).
Movie poster “2018”
Tamil
Lal made her Tamil film debut with Engal Anna (2004), in which she played the dual role of Sundaralingam and Veerapand. His performance as Eshwaramurthy in the Tamil film ‘Taanakkaran’ (2022) was well received by the audience. He played the role of Thirukoilur Malayaman in ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ (2022) and ‘Ponniyin Selvan: II’ (2023). Some of his most famous Tamil films are ‘Aalwar’ (2007), ‘Kutti Puli’ (2013), ‘God Father’ (2020) and ‘The Warriorr’ (2022).
Telugu
In 2006, he appeared in the film Khatarnak as a smuggler. In 2022, he played the role of Kumarappa in the film The Warrior; The film was also released in Tamil. He has worked in several other Telugu films such as ‘Annavaram’ (2006), ‘Saaho’ (2019) and ‘Veera Simha Reddy’ (2023).
Producer, distributor and director
Lal made his debut as a producer with the Malayalam film Hitler in 1996. He has also worked as a distributor in the Malayalam film industry. Some of the Malayalam films in which he worked as a producer and distributor include ‘Thenkasipattanam’ (2000), ‘Kalyanaraman’ (2002), ‘Black’ (2004) and ‘Panthaya Kozhi’ (2007).
“Black” movie poster
He returned to directing with the 2009 Malayalam film ‘2 Harihar Nagar’, a sequel to ‘In Harihar Nagar’, following the ‘Siddique-Lal’ split. He has directed various films, the most notable of which are “In Ghost House Inn” (2010), “Tournament” (2010), “Cobra” (2012), “King Liar” (2016) and “HoneyBee 2.5” (2017).
Awards, honors, achievements
- In 1991, Lal won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film for Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value for The Godfather (1991).
- He won the 2008 Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor for his role in the Malayalam film Thalappavu (2008).
- In 2010, he received the Asianet Film Award for Best Director for the Malayalam film ‘In Ghost House Inn’.
- In 2012, he won the Vanitha Film Award for Best Star Couple (shared with Shwetha Menon) for the film ‘Salt N’ Pepper’.
- In 2023, he won the Best Actor in a Negative Role award at the 2022 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for the film Tanakkarn.
Lal with his Ananda Vikatan award
Facts/Trivia
- Apart from making movies, he has a great interest in music.
- In an interview, the actor expressed his regrets for working in a Rome ad during the COVID-19 pandemic. He revealed that he did the ad to earn some money because he was having financial problems at the time. He also apologized to viewers who might have been in some kind of tragedy after watching his ad. Speaking about this in an interview, he said:
I just acted in a product advertisement. They applied to me with the permission of the government. Many actors have done such advertisements before me. I was committed to this ad because I had some financial problems during Covid. If this ad has offended anyone, I am truly sorry. Please don’t think I’m saying this because I’ve done something wrong.”
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