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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aleksa Muhammed Fazil
| image = Fazil.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}}<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269778/</ref>
| birth_place = [[Alappuzha]], Kerala, India
| birth_name = Aleksa Muhammed Fazil
| children = 4; including {{hlist|[[Fahadh Faasil|Fahadh]]|[[Farhaan Faasil|Farhaan]]}}
| relatives = [[Nazriya Nazim]] (daughter-in-law)
| occupation = Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor
| years_active = 1980 –present
}}

'''Aleksa Muhammed Fazil''' (born 1953 in [[Alappuzha]], Kerala), known [[Mononymous person|mononymously]] as '''Fazil''', is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who works in [[Malayalam cinema]], in addition to directing a handful of [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films and a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film. He made his directional debut with the 1980 film ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]''. His popular films include ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]'' (1983), ''[[Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu]]'' (1984), ''[[Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal]]'' (1986), ''[[Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal]]'' (1987), ''[[Ente Sooryaputhrikku]]'' (1991), ''[[Pappayude Swantham Appoos]]'' (1992), ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]'' (1993), ''[[Aniyathipraavu]]'' (1997), ''[[Harikrishnans]]'' (1998).
His 1993 film ''Manichitrathazhu'' won the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]. He won the Best Director award at the [[Kerala State Film Awards|13th Kerala State Film Awards]] for his 1983 film ''Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku''.

== Early life ==
His father wanted him to be a doctor, but in school and college, extra curricular activities dominated his time.<ref name="The Hindu"/> He wrote plays and staged them with his friends; [[Nedumudi Venu]] was his college mate while he was in [[Sanatana Dharma College|S.D. College]], [[Alappuzha|Alleppey]], and this group was perhaps the first mimicry team that entertained crowds.<ref name="The Hindu"/> "I used to mimic stars like Sathyan, Prem Nasir, Sivaji Ganesan and Govindankutty."<ref name="The Hindu"/> He completed his graduate and post-graduation degrees in Economics from department of economics, SD College Alappuzha .<ref name="The Hindu"/>

== Film career ==
Since the early 1980s, Fazil has directed 31 movies. His freshman film was in the Malayalam filmdom with ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]'', produced by [[Navodaya Appachan]], which was also [[Mohanlal]]'s first movie. Fazil has a knack for spotting talent. He introduced some of the biggest names in films in south India:
* [[Mohanlal]] in ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]''
* [[Nadia Moidu]] in ''[[Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu]]''
* Baby [[Shalini]] in ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]'' and
* [[Kunchacko Boban]] in [[Aniyathipravu]]
* [[Nagma]] was introduced to the south in Fazil's ''[[Killer (1991 film)|Killer]]'' (Telugu) while
* [[Kushboo Sundar|Khushboo]] started her southbound journey with his [[Varusham Padhinaaru]].
* [[Fahadh Faasil]] in [[Kaiyethum Doorath]]

<ref name="The Hindu"/> Fazil has been noted for his subtle style of directing and many of his films have been critically lauded.

With numerous [[Malayalam]] films, as well as several [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films and one [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film, Fazil has won the most State awards for the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value.<ref name="The Hindu"/>

== Personal life ==

Fazil has two sons, [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[Farhaan Faasil]] and two daughters. Fahadh Faasil, an actor in the Malayalam film industry is married to [[Nazriya Nazim]], an actress in the Malayalam and Tamil industry. [[Farhaan Faasil]] is also an actor working in Malayalam film industry. He debuted in 2014 with ''Njan Steve Lopez'', directed by Rajeev Ravi.<ref name="merepix">{{cite web| url=http://www.merepix.com/2013/04/malayalam-actor-fahad-fazil-fahadh-faasil-family-pics.html|title=Malayalam Actor Fahad Fazil (Ognjen Faasil) Family Pics - MERE PIX|publisher=merepix.com|access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Directed films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
! Year !! Film !! Language
!Main Actors
!Notes
|-
|1
| 2011
| ''[[Living Together (film)|Living Together]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Hemanth Menon]], [[Sshivada]]
|
|-
|2
| 2009
| ''[[Moss & Cat]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], Ashwathi Ashok, [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]
|
|-
|3
| 2005
| ''[[Oru Naal Oru Kanavu]]''
| Tamil
|[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], [[Sonia Agarwal]]
|
|-
|4
| 2004
| ''[[Vismayathumbathu]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mohanlal]], [[Nayantara]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]
|
|-
|5
| 2002
| ''[[Kaiyethum Doorath]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Fahadh Faasil]], [[Nikita Thukral|Nikitha]], [[Mammootty]]
|
|-
|6
|2000
| ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]]''
| Tamil
|[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Shalini Kumar|Shalini]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]
|
|-
|7
|2000
| ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2000 film)|Life Is Beautiful]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mohanlal]], [[Samyuktha Varma]], [[Geetu Mohandas]]
|
|-
|8
| 1998
| ''[[Harikrishnans]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mammootty]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Juhi Chawla]]
|
|-
|9
|1997
| ''[[Kadhalukku Mariyadhai]]''
| Tamil
|[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Shalini]]
|Remake of ''[[Aniathipravu|Aniyathipravu]]''
|-
|10
|1997
| ''[[Aniathipravu|Aniyathipravu]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Shalini]]
|
|-
|11
| 1994
| ''[[Manathe Vellitheru]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Vineeth]], [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Shobhana]],
|
|-
|12
|1993
| ''[[Kilipetchu Ketkava]]''
| Tamil
|[[Mammootty]], [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]
|
|-
|13
|1993
| ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mohanlal]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Shobana]]
|
|-
|14
| 1992
| ''[[Pappayude Swantham Appoos]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mammootty]], [[Shobhana]], Seena, [[Suresh Gopi]]
|
|-
|15
|1991
| ''[[Karpoora Mullai]]''
| Tamil
|[[Amala (actress)|Amala]], [[Srividya]], [[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]]
|Remake of ''[[Ente Sooryaputhrikku]]''
|-
|16
|1991
| ''[[Ente Sooryaputhrikku]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Amala (actress)|Amala]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Srividya]]
|
|-
|17
|1991
| ''[[Killer (1991 film)|Killer]]''
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]], [[Nagma]]
|
|-
|18
| 1990
| ''[[Arangetra Velai]]''
| Tamil
|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Revathi]], [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
|Remake of ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]''
|-
|19
| 1989
| ''[[Varusham Padhinaaru]]''
| Tamil
|[[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]], [[Kushboo Sundar|Kushboo]]
|Remake of ''[[Ennennum Kannettante]]''
|-
|20
| 1988
| ''[[En Bommukutty Ammavukku]]''
| Tamil
|[[Sathyaraj]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]]
|Remake of ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]''
|-
|21
|1987
| ''[[Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mammootty]], [[Suhasini]]
|
|-
|22
|1987
| ''[[Poovizhi Vasalile]]''
| Tamil
|[[Sathyaraj]], [[Karthika (actress)|Karthika]], [[Sujitha]]
|Remake of ''[[Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal]]''
|-
|23
|1986
| ''[[Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mammootty]], [[Nadiya Moidu]], [[Sujitha]]
|
|-
|24
|1986
| ''[[Ennennum Kannettante]]''
| Malayalam
|Sangeeth, Sonia G. Nair, [[Srividya]]
|
|-
|25
| 1985
| ''[[Poove Poochooda Vaa]]''
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Nadhiya|Nadhiya Moidu]], [[S. Ve. Shekher]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
|Remake of ''[[Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu]]''
|-
|26
| 1984
| ''[[Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Nadhiya|Nadhiya Moidu]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
|
|-
|27
|1983
| ''[[Eettillam]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Mammootty]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Menaka (actress)|Menaka]], [[Jalaja]]
|
|-
|28
|1983
| ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Bharath Gopi]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Poornima Jayaram]], [[Shalini]]
|
|-
|29
|1983
| ''[[Marakkillorikkalum]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Prem Nazir]], [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
|
|-
|30
| 1981
| ''[[Dhanya (film)|Dhanya]]''
| Malayalam
|[[Srividya]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Nedumudi Venu]]
|
|-
|31
| 1980
| ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]''
| [[Malayalam]]
|[[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]], [[Poornima Bhagyaraj|Poornima Jayaram]], [[Mohanlal]]
|
|}

=== Produced films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Malayankunju]]''
| Malayalam
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Vismayathumbathu]]''
| Malayalam
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Chronic Bachelor]]''
| Malayalam
|-
|2002
| ''[[Kaiyethum Doorath]]''
|Malayalam
|-
| 2000
| '' [[Life Is Beautiful (2000 film)]]''
| Malayalam
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Sundarakilladi]]''
| Malayalam
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Chandralekha (1997 film)|Chandralekha]]''
| Malayalam
|-
|1989
| ''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]''
| Malayalam
|-
|1988
|''[[Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal]]''
|Malayalam
|-
|}

=== As Writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language!! Director
|-
|1998
| ''[[Sundarakilladi]]''
|Malayalam
|Murali Krishnan
|-
|1995
|''[[No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North]]''
|Malayalam
|''[[Sathyan Anthikad]] ''
|-
|1988
|''[[Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal]]''
|Malayalam
|Kamal
|-
|}

=== As actor ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! role
|-
|2021||''[[Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham]]''||Malayalam||Kutti Ali Marakkar
|-
|2019|| ''[[Lucifer (film)|Lucifer]]'' ||Malayalam||Father Nedumbally
|-
|1993||''[[Vatsalyam]]''||Malayalam||Uncredited role
|-
|1988|| ''[[Isabella (1988 film)|Isabella]]'' ||Malayalam||Cameo appearance
|-
|1985|| ''[[Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu]]'' ||Malayalam|| Alexi (Cameo appearance)
|}

== Awards ==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* 1993 – [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] for ''[[Manichitrathazhu]]''
; [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* 1993: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]] – ''[[Manichithrathazhu]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa93.htm|title=Kerala State Film Awards: 1993|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|access-date=20 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002054806/http://www.keralafilm.com/sfa93.htm|archive-date=2 October 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 1986: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – ''[[Ennennum Kannettante]]''<ref name="State awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|title=State Film Awards: 1969 – 2008|publisher=Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala|access-date=19 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234213/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 1984: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – ''[[Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu]]''<ref name="State awards"/>
* 1983: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]''<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm|title=His experiments with cinema|author=Prema Manmadhan|date=23 December 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=20 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203235735/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm|archive-date=3 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1983: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]''<ref name="State awards"/>
* 1980: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – ''[[Manjil Virinja Pookkal]]''<ref name="State awards"/>

; [[Filmfare Awards South]]
* 1985: [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director in Tamil]] for ''[[Poove Poochooda Vaa]]''<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Collections|date=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Malayalam films from 1976 to 1980]]
* [[List of Malayalam films from 1981 to 1985]]
* [[List of Malayalam films from 1986 to 1990]]
* [[List of Malayalam films from 1991 to 1995]]
* [[List of Malayalam films from 1996 to 2000]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0269778}}

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Shruti: quick rework formatting for clarity and fixed typos per standard format

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