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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sohanlal<br />
| image = SohanLal.jpg<br />
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| birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram<br />
| occupation = Writer, director<br />
| website = http://www.sohanlal.com<br />
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'''Sohanlal''' is an Indian [[film director]] and [[writer]], based in [[Kerala]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Sohanlal started his career as a production assistant and script writer with [[Doordarshan]] in 1996–2000 and later worked with the television channels - [[Indiavision]] in 2000–2002, Middle East Television in 2002–2004, [[Jeevan TV]] in 2004 and [[Amrita TV]] in 2004–2011 as Director-Programs.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}<br />
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===Director===<br />
Sohanlal's first notable work was the 2006 TV film [[Neermaathalathinte pookkal]] adapted from a short story by [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] writer [[Kamala Surayya|Madhavikutty]] / [[Kamala Das|Kamala Surayya]]. The film was telecast on [[Amrita TV]] and received {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} awards including [[Kerala State Film Awards]] for Best TV Film, Director, Script Writer, Music and Audiography.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/21/stories/2006122100970100.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001091841/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/21/stories/2006122100970100.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2007-10-01 |title= Abstract and like a haiku |last= Manmadhan |first= Prema |date= 2006-12-21 |work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date= 2009-03-07}}</ref><br />
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Sohanlal's first feature film, ''[[Orkkuka Vallappozhum]]'' released in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} It won him the [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award]] for Best Debut Director and the movie screened in film festivals.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} His second movie [[Kadhaveedu]] (House of Stories) was released in November 2013, Based on stories by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]], [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]], and [[Kamala Surayya|Madhavikutty]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} His third movie ''The Great Indian Road Movie'' was released in May 2019.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} His fourth movie is ''Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam'' and the latest film he directed is in 2022, ''Swapnangal Pookkunna Kaadu'' which is also the last part of his children's film trilogy.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}<br />
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== Lyrics written ==<br />
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* 2022 ''Swapnangal Pookkunna Kaadu''<br />
* 2014 ''[[Konthayum Poonoolum]]''<br />
* 2013 ''[[Kadhaveedu]]'' <br />
* 2013 ''Teens''<br />
* 2012 ''Mazhanritham''<br />
* 2009 ''Thaalolam''<br />
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== Books authored ==<br />
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* 2012 ''Limelight . Novel. [[DC Books]]''<br />
* 2015 ''Park Street. Novel [[DC Books]]''<br />
* 2020 Ammamaram. Novel Green Books<br />
* 2011 ''London lights, Travelogue. Sign Books'' <br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Cast <br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Orkkuka Vallappozhum]]'' || [[Thilakan]], [[Jagadeesh]], [[Krishnachandran]], Chalipala, Shilpabala, [[Meera Vasudev]] <br />
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| 2013 || ''[[Kadhaveedu]]'' || [[Kunchako Boban]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Kalabhavan Shajon]], [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]], [[Rituparna Sengupta]], [[Mallika (actress)|Mallika]], Swapna Menon <br />
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| 2018 || ''The Great Indian Road Movie'' || Master Ashray, Vijay Anand, Anila, [[Madhupal]], [[Sunil Sukhada]], Prem Manoj <br />
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|2019<br />
| ''Appuvinte Sthyanweshanam / Appu in search of truth''<br />
|Master Ridhun, A. V. Anoop, [[Sudheer Karamana]], [[Maniyanpilla Raju|Maniyan Pillai Raju]], [[Meera Vasudevan|Meera Vasudev]], [[Sarayu (actress)|Sarayu]], Krishnan Balakrishnan, Albert Alex, Vinduja Vikram, Master Rohan <br />
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|2022<br />
| ''Swapnangal pookkunna Kaadu / Trees in Dreams''<br />
|Master Alok Krishna, Baby Anugraha, [[A. V. Anoop|A.V. Anoop]], Felix Kuruvila, Swetlana, Vinu Y.S, Savitha, Kalyani <br />
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|}<br />
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=== Short films ===<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Cast <br />
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| 2000 || ''Pedakam'' || [[Madhu (actor)]], Sreekala, Hari Prasad, Lazitha <br />
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| 2006 || ''[[Neermaathalathinte Pookkal]]'' || [[Praveena]], Kishore Satya<br />
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| 2020 || ''Eva'' || Payel Mukherjee<br />
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=== Filmography - Director, Documentaries ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Year !! Title <br />
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| 2002 || ''Venal Vasantham'' <br />
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| 2015 || ''Autobiography of a Stray Dog'' <br />
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| 2023 || ''Sabdayamanam/Noishorrifics'' <br />
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==References==<br />
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* [https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/150318/road-to-dream-realisation.html Road to dream realisation]<br />
* [https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/jan/30/two-sides-of-the-stray-dog-menace-1564840.html Two sides of the stray dog menace]<br />
* [http://sohanlal.com/index.php/news/30-indian-express-2012 melange of a movie]<br />
* [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/abstract-and-like-a-haiku/article3204917.ece Abstract and like a haiku]<br />
*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sohanlal-to-helm-mollywoods-first-childrens-film-trilogy/articleshow/75006933.cms Sohanlal to helm Mollywood's first children's film trilogy]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|3282824}}<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.sohanlal.com}}<br />
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