Shaji Kailas

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{{short description|Indian film director (born 1965)}}

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{{Infobox person
| name = Shaji Kailas
| image = Shaji kailas.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|02|08}}<ref name="mangalam1">[http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/12537 ദി കിംഗ്‌ മേക്കര്‍]. mangalam.com (1 December 2012). Retrieved on 28 December 2013.</ref>
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|scriptwriter|film producer}}
| years_active = 1989{{endash}}present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Annie (actress)|Annie]]|1996}}
| children = 3
| parents = {{ubl|Shivaraman Nair|Janakiyamma}}
| website =
}}
'''Shaji Kailas''' (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and scriptwriter known for his works in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prithviraj-to-team-up-again-with-ajiths-janaa-director-shaji-kailas/article29689188.ece|title=Prithviraj to team up again with Ajith's 'Jana' director Shaji Kailas|first=The Hindu Net|last=Desk|date=15 October 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film ''Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2019/10/16/prithviraj-to-team-up-with-director-shaji-kailas.html|title=Prithviraj to team up with director Shaji Kailas, shares poster of 'Kaduva'|website=The Week}}</ref> Shaji is best known for his [[political thriller]]s and [[crime films]] such as ''[[Thalastaanam]]'' (1992), ''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]'' (1993), ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' (1993), ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' (1993), ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'' (1994), ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' (1995), ''[[Aaraam Thampuran]]'' (1997), ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]'' (2000), and ''[[Valliettan]]'' (2000).<ref>https://www.sify.com/movies/shaji-kailas-is-back-after-6-years-news-malayalam-tkpoR4jeiighc.html</ref>

==Personal life==
Shaji was born to Shivaraman Nair who worked as an executive engineer in P.W.D & Janakiyamma on 8 February 1965.<ref name="mangalam1"/>he was the ex KSU member

He married [[Annie Shaji Kailas|Annie]]. They currently reside at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and have three sons Jagan, Sharon and Rushin.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article374931.ece Mrs Shaji Kailas speaks]. The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012.</ref>

==Early years==
Shaji Kailas started his film career as assistant director under renowned writer director Balu kiriyath in 1984. Shaji Kailas's debut as a director was in 1989 with ''News'', starring [[Suresh Gopi]] in the lead role. Scripted by [[Jagadish]], this investigative thriller was an average grosser. But, with this film, Shaji succeeded in gaining attention of film viewers. But his second release ''Sunday 7 PM'', came out in 1990 was a big flop. Later in the same year, he directed ''Dr. Pasupathy'', a political satire, with [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] in a leading role. ''Dr. Pashupathi'', written by [[Renji Panicker]], ended up as one of the biggest grosser of the year. This film also marked the beginning of Shaji Kailas- Renji Panicker combo, which later went into making of several super hits. But, the success of ''Dr. Pashupathy'' was followed by huge flop ''Souhrudam'', starring [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] in the leading roles. However the comedy film ''Kilukkampetti'', with [[Jayaram]] as hero was hit. Shaji Kailas then switched to action films.

===1992–2000===
In the year 1992 Shaji Kailas got his first real career break. His association with [[Renji Panicker]] brought out ''[[Thalastaanam]]'', with [[Suresh Gopi]] in the leading role. Revolved around student politics, ''Thalastaanam'' also marked the rebirth of Renji Panicker as a scriptwriter. This film also marked Suresh Gopi's first step to super stardom. The cinematography of the film was done by [[Ravi K. Chandran]]. This film also saw the rise of [[Narendra Prasad]], who later became one of the most acclaimed villains in the Malayalam industry. In the same year Shaji Kailas tried out a comedy flick, ''[[Neelakurukkan]]'', which was above average grosser. But in the beginning of 1993 Shaji Kailas landed up again with another blockbuster, ''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]''. In the same year, ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' completed a run of 150 days in the theatres & played a crucial role in elevating Action King Suresh Gopi to superstardom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prithviraj-to-team-up-again-with-ajiths-janaa-director-shaji-kailas/article29689188.ece|title=Prithviraj to team up again with Ajith's 'Jana' director Shaji Kailas|first=The Hindu Net|last=Desk|date=15 October 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> <ref>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/five-malayalam-movies-rejected-by-mammootty-which-turned-out-be-blockbusters-776020</ref>Again in the same year, the Shaji Kailas-[[Renji Panicker]]-[[Suresh Gopi]] team returned with ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'', an underworld film completely shot in [[Bangalore]]. The action superhit is still known for its neatly choreographed action scenes that pitted Rising Mafia King Ravishankar portrayed by Suresh Gopi against the ever-threatening Gowda Brothers portrayed by Tiger Prabhakar & Babu Antony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prithviraj-to-team-up-again-with-ajiths-janaa-director-shaji-kailas/article29689188.ece|title=Prithviraj to team up again with Ajith's 'Jana' director Shaji Kailas|first=The Hindu Net|last=Desk|date=15 October 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

In 1994 ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'', (again with [[Suresh Gopi]] in title role) broke several box office records. Like ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'', ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' also evoked sharp criticism. In the next year, in 1997 Shaji Kailas again joined with Ranjith for a low-budget action film titled ''[[Asuravamsam]]'', with [[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Biju Menon]] in leading roles. This film was criticised by many for its extremely violent scenes. He also done some cinematography for action scenes of the film. ''[[Asuravamsam]]'' was also an average grosser. In the same year, he again joined with [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]] to make ''[[Aaram Thamburan]]'', a turning point in his film career. In this film, he joined with [[Mohanlal]] for the first time. This film was the highest-grossing Malayalam film at the time and completed 250 days in theatres. Then came ''[[The Truth (1998 film) |The Truth]]'', in 1998, with [[Mammooty]] as hero. It was an investigative thriller. In 1999, he directed ''FIR'', another action flick with his friend [[Suresh Gopi]] as hero scripted by [[Dennis Joseph]].

===2000–2018===
In 2000, he directed two films. ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]'', released in the first weeks of the year, with [[Mohanlal]] in the lead role swept the box office and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever. Scripted by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]], this film completed 150 days in theatres. Just after the big success of ''Narasimham'', again Shaji Kailas paired with Renjith, but this time it was [[Mammootty]] in the leading role. ''[[Valliettan]]'', the Onam release of 2000 also successfully completed 150days at box office. Then came ''[[Thandavam]]'', though evoked one of the biggest initial pulls in the history of Malayalam cinema, ''Thandavam'' failed at the box office. He took a break for one year. It was at this time, Shaji again tried out his luck in Tamil with ''[[Jana (film)|Jana]]'' in (2004).

In the year 2004 Shaji Kailas made a comeback in Malayalam with ''[[Natturajavu]]''. With [[Mohanlal]] in lead role and, scripted by [[T. A. Shahid]], ''Natturajavu'' was a commercial success in the box office. In the year 2005 Shaji Kailas directed ''The Tiger'', an investigative thriller starring [[Suresh Gopi]]. In 2006, ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'', a vigilante suspense thriller with [[Suresh Gopi]] in leading role and ''[[Baba Kalyani (film)|Baba Kalyani]]'' with [[Mohanlal]] released ,Both were hits.
However, his first film with [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], ''The Don'', turned into a huge flop in 2006. The next film, ''[[Baba Kalyani]]'', starring [[Mohanlal]], was a moderate hit at box office which completed 75 days in theatres. But later, Shaji failed to find his rhythm. ''[[Time (2007 film)|Time]]'' in 2007, ''[[Alibhai]]'' and ''[[Sound of Boot]]'' in 2008 was not up to the mark. In January 2010, Shaji Kailas directed ''[[Drona 2010]]'', which turned out to be another fiasco. Beginning of 2011 showcased his attempt to reclaim his position within Malayalam industry with the sequel of yesteryear mega hit "August 1", 15 August which garnered heavy negative reviews from critics and audiences alike and was finally declared as another flop by Shaji Kailas. His next movie was with [[Mammotty]] and [[Suresh Gopi]] named ''[[The King and the Commissioner]]'' the movie was the next part of the yesteryear blockbusters ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' and ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]''.

His next movie was ''Simhasanam'' with [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] in the lead role. The movie was released in July 2012 and ends up with a huge disaster.

==Awards==
'''[[Filmfare Awards South]]'''
*1993: [[Filmfare Award#Best Director|Best Director Malayalam]] – ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]''

'''[[Asianet Film Awards]]'''
*2000: [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Director|Best Director Award]] – ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]''

==Filmography==
===Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No. !! Year !! Title !! Language
!Notes
|-
| 01 || 1989 || ''[[News (1989 film)|News]]''|| Malayalam
|Also story writer
|- FLOP
| 02 || 1990 || ''Sunday 7 PM'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 03 || 1990 || ''Dr. Pasupathy'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 03 || 1991 || ''[[Souhrudam]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 04 || 1991 || ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' || Malayalam
|Also story writer
|-
| 05 || 1992 || ''[[Thalasthanam]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 06 || 1992 || ''[[Neelakurukkan]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 07 || 1993 || ''[[Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 08 || 1993 || ''[[Ekalavyan (film)|Ekalavyan]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 09 || 1993 || ''[[Mafia (1993 film)|Mafia]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 10 || 1994 || ''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]'' ||Malayalam
|
|-
| 11 || 1994 || ''[[Rudraksham]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 12 || 1995 || ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 13 || 1996 || ''[[Mahathma]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 14 || 1997 || ''[[Asuravamsam]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 15 || 1997 || ''[[Aaram Thamburan]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 16 || 1998 || ''[[The Truth (1998 film)|The Truth]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 17 || 1999 || ''[[F.I.R (1999 film)|F.I.R]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 18 || 2000 || ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 19 || 2000 || ''[[Valliettan]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 20 || 2001 || ''[[Vaanchinathan]]''|| Tamil
|
|-
| 21 || 2002 || ''[[Shivam (2002 film)|Shivam]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 22 || 2002 || ''[[Thandavam]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 23 || 2003 || ''[[Vishnu (2003 film)|Vishnu]]'' || Telugu
|
|-
| 24 || 2004 || ''[[Jana (film)|Janaa]]'' || Tamil
|
|-
| 25 || 2004 || ''[[Natturajavu]]''|| Malayalam
|
|-
| 26 || 2005 || ''The Tiger'' || Malayalam
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|-
| 27 || 2006 || ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'' || Malayalam
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|-
| 28 || 2006 || ''The Don'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 27 || 2006 || ''[[Baba Kalyani (film)|Baba Kalyani]]'' || Malayalam
|Also co-producer
|-
| 28 || 2007 || ''[[Time (2007 film)|Time]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 29 || 2007 || ''[[Alibhai]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 30 || 2008 || ''[[Sound of Boot]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 31 || 2008 || ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' || Tamil
|Remake of ''Chinthamani Kolacase''
|-
| 32 || 2009 || ''[[Red Chillies (film)|Red Chillies]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 33 || 2009 ||''[[Kerala Cafe#Plots##Lalitham Hiranmayam|Lalitham Hiranmayam]]'' <small>of ''[[Kerala Cafe]]''</small> || Malayalam
|Anthology film
|-
| 34 || 2010 ||''[[Drona 2010]]'' || Malayalam
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|-
| 35 || 2011 ||''August 15'' || Malayalam
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|-
| 36 || 2012 ||''[[The King and the Commissioner]]'' || Malayalam
|Crossover sequel to ''The King'' and ''Commissioner''
|-
| 37 || 2012 ||''[[Simhasanam (Malayalam film)|Simhasanam]]'' || Malayalam
|Also story writer
|-
| 38 || 2012 ||''[[Madirasi]]'' || Malayalam
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|-
| 39 || 2013 ||''[[Ginger (2013 film)|Ginger]]'' || Malayalam
|
|-
| 40 || 2015 ||''[[En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015 film)|En Vazhi Thani Vazhi]]'' || Tamil
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|-
| 41 || 2017 || ''[[Vaigai Express (film)|Vaigai Express]]'' || Tamil
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|-
| 42 || 2021 ||''[[Kaduva (2021 film)| Kaduva]]''|| Malayalam
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|-
|}

===Other credits===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Credit !! Notes
|-
|1984 || ''[[Thathamme Poocha Poocha]]'' || [[Assistant director]] ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Naayakan]]'' || Assistant director ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Pattabhishekam (1985 film)|Pattabhishekam]]'' || Assistant director ||
|-
|1986 || ''[[Geetham]]'' || Assistant director ||
|-
|1986 || ''[[Snehamulla Simham]]'' || Assistant director ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Padamudra (film)|Padamudra]]'' || Associate director ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[News (1989 film)|News]]'' || Story writer || Also director
|-
|1991 || ''[[Kilukkampetti]]'' || Story writer || Also director
|-
|1999 || ''[[Ustaad (1999 film)|Ustaad]]'' || Co-producer ||
|-
|2006 || ''[[Baba Kalyani (film)|Baba Kalyani]]'' || Co-producer || Also director
|-
|2012 || ''Simhasanam'' || Story writer || Also director
|-
|2019 || ''Jananayakan'' || Judge || [[Reality TV]] show on [[Amrita TV]]
|-
|2019 || ''[[Thakkol]]'' || Producer ||
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0435050|name=Shaji Kailas}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070319212929/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/09/16/stories/2005091601360400.htm On the trail of the 'Tiger']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071015160209/http://indulekha.com/movies/2007/03/shaji-kailas-and-family.html Shaji Kailas and Family]
* [http://keralacafe.moviebuzz.org/shaji-kailas-kerala-cafe Shaji Kailas in Keralacafe]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121213183118/http://www.malayalam-movies.com/artist/shaji-kailas Shaji Kailas's] movies in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120926040210/http://www.malayalam-movies.com/ Malayalam Movies]

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