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Nishad has often made social dramas in Malayalam, starting his career with ''[[Pakal (film)|Pakal]]'' (2006) and ''[[Nagaram (2007 film)|Nagaram]]'' (2007). In 2009, he worked with [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Pasupathy]] on ''[[Vairam: Fight for Justice]]'', which was later dubbed into Tamil as ''Ammu Kolai Vazhakku''. In the early 2010s, his ''Gandhi Square'' featuring [[Thilakan]] failed to materialise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/thilakan-in-a-gandhi-square-malayalam-news-82793|title=Thilakan in a 'Gandhi square' - Malayalam News|date=9 June 2012|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082948/https://www.indiaglitz.com/thilakan-in-a-gandhi-square-malayalam-news-82793|archive-date=17 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] and her manager for raising the cost of his film, ''[[No. 66 Madhura Bus]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/M-A-Nishad-files-a-complaint-against-Padmapriya/articleshow/14847703.cms|title=M A Nishad files a complaint against Padmapriya - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217191329/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/M-A-Nishad-files-a-complaint-against-Padmapriya/articleshow/14847703.cms|archive-date=2018-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref>
Nishad has often made social dramas in Malayalam, starting his career with ''[[Pakal (film)|Pakal]]'' (2006) and ''[[Nagaram (2007 film)|Nagaram]]'' (2007). In 2009, he worked with [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Pasupathy]] on ''[[Vairam: Fight for Justice]]'', which was later dubbed into Tamil as ''Ammu Kolai Vazhakku''. In the early 2010s, his ''Gandhi Square'' featuring [[Thilakan]] failed to materialise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/thilakan-in-a-gandhi-square-malayalam-news-82793|title=Thilakan in a 'Gandhi square' - Malayalam News|date=9 June 2012|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082948/https://www.indiaglitz.com/thilakan-in-a-gandhi-square-malayalam-news-82793|archive-date=17 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] and her manager for raising the cost of his film, ''[[No. 66 Madhura Bus]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/M-A-Nishad-files-a-complaint-against-Padmapriya/articleshow/14847703.cms|title=M A Nishad files a complaint against Padmapriya - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217191329/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/M-A-Nishad-files-a-complaint-against-Padmapriya/articleshow/14847703.cms|archive-date=2018-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2015, Nishad spoke out against the content from the film, ''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]'' (2015). His actions implied that the makers of the film had tried to make a big film and imitated the style of big films and stars to make it but at last ended up as a mediocre imitation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/m-a-nishad-s-diatribe-against-kohinoor-news-malayalam-pj3r0bjedejhf.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082605/http://www.sify.com/movies/m-a-nishad-s-diatribe-against-kohinoor-news-malayalam-pj3r0bjedejhf.html |archive-date=2018-02-17 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Kohinoor-gets-bashed-online-by-MA-Nishad/articleshow/49151310.cms|title=Kohinoor gets bashed online by MA Nishad - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720095845/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Kohinoor-gets-bashed-online-by-MA-Nishad/articleshow/49151310.cms|archive-date=2018-07-20|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he made ''[[Kinar (film)|Kinar]]'', a bilingual film focusing on the issue of [[water scarcity]] in a town between [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], and the film starred [[Jayaprada]] and [[Revathi]] in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/12/jaya-prada-returns-to-tamil-cinema-with-keni-1627855.html|title=Jaya Prada returns to Tamil cinema with Keni|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150518/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/12/jaya-prada-returns-to-tamil-cinema-with-keni-1627855.html|archive-date=2019-03-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/parthiban-jayaprada-in-a-film-on-water-dispute-between-tn-and-kerala/articleshow/59546457.cms|title=Parthiban, Jayaprada in a film on water dispute between TN and Kerala - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606131912/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/parthiban-jayaprada-in-a-film-on-water-dispute-between-tn-and-kerala/articleshow/59546457.cms|archive-date=2018-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2015, Nishad spoke out against the content from the film, ''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]'' (2015). His actions implied that the makers of the film had tried to make a big film and imitated the style of big films and stars to make it but at last ended up as a mediocre imitation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/m-a-nishad-s-diatribe-against-kohinoor-news-malayalam-pj3r0bjedejhf.html |title=M a Nishad's diatribe against 'Kohinoor' |access-date=2018-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082605/http://www.sify.com/movies/m-a-nishad-s-diatribe-against-kohinoor-news-malayalam-pj3r0bjedejhf.html |archive-date=2018-02-17 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Kohinoor-gets-bashed-online-by-MA-Nishad/articleshow/49151310.cms|title=Kohinoor gets bashed online by MA Nishad - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720095845/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Kohinoor-gets-bashed-online-by-MA-Nishad/articleshow/49151310.cms|archive-date=2018-07-20|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he made ''[[Kinar (film)|Kinar]]'', a bilingual film focusing on the issue of [[water scarcity]] in a town between [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], and the film starred [[Jayaprada]] and [[Revathi]] in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/12/jaya-prada-returns-to-tamil-cinema-with-keni-1627855.html|title=Jaya Prada returns to Tamil cinema with Keni|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150518/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/12/jaya-prada-returns-to-tamil-cinema-with-keni-1627855.html|archive-date=2019-03-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/parthiban-jayaprada-in-a-film-on-water-dispute-between-tn-and-kerala/articleshow/59546457.cms|title=Parthiban, Jayaprada in a film on water dispute between TN and Kerala - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606131912/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/parthiban-jayaprada-in-a-film-on-water-dispute-between-tn-and-kerala/articleshow/59546457.cms|archive-date=2018-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[Anthiveyilile Ponnu]]''<ref name="Vakku">{{Cite news |date=8 January 2016 |title=MA Nishad stars with Anu Hasan in Vakku |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/MA-Nishad-stars-with-Anu-Hasan-in-Vakku/articleshow/50483158.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205140841/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/MA-Nishad-stars-with-Anu-Hasan-in-Vakku/articleshow/50483158.cms |archive-date=5 February 2017}}</ref> (1982)
*''[[Anthiveyilile Ponnu]]''<ref name="Vakku">{{Cite news |date=8 January 2016 |title=MA Nishad stars with Anu Hasan in Vakku |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/MA-Nishad-stars-with-Anu-Hasan-in-Vakku/articleshow/50483158.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205140841/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/MA-Nishad-stars-with-Anu-Hasan-in-Vakku/articleshow/50483158.cms |archive-date=5 February 2017}}</ref> (1982)
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*''Vakku''<ref name="Vakku" />
*''She Taxi''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
 
[[Category:Kerala Film Critics Association Awards winners]]


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Latest revision as of 13:24, 26 November 2023


M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.

M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.

Career[edit]

Nishad has often made social dramas in Malayalam, starting his career with Pakal (2006) and Nagaram (2007). In 2009, he worked with Suresh Gopi and Pasupathy on Vairam: Fight for Justice, which was later dubbed into Tamil as Ammu Kolai Vazhakku. In the early 2010s, his Gandhi Square featuring Thilakan failed to materialise.[1] In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress Padmapriya and her manager for raising the cost of his film, No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012).[2]

In 2015, Nishad spoke out against the content from the film, Kohinoor (2015). His actions implied that the makers of the film had tried to make a big film and imitated the style of big films and stars to make it but at last ended up as a mediocre imitation.[3][4] In 2018, he made Kinar, a bilingual film focusing on the issue of water scarcity in a town between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the film starred Jayaprada and Revathi in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.[5][6]

Filmography[edit]

Director
  • All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Notes
2006 Pakal
2007 Nagaram
2008 Aayudham
2009 Vairam
2010 Best of Luck
2012 No. 66 Madhura Bus
2018 Keni Tamil film
2018 Kinar
2019 Thelivu
Producer
Actor

References[edit]

  1. "Thilakan in a 'Gandhi square' - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "M A Nishad files a complaint against Padmapriya - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. "M a Nishad's diatribe against 'Kohinoor'". Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. "Kohinoor gets bashed online by MA Nishad - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. "Jaya Prada returns to Tamil cinema with Keni". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. "Parthiban, Jayaprada in a film on water dispute between TN and Kerala - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "MA Nishad stars with Anu Hasan in Vakku". The Times of India. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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