Fazil (director)

Aleksa Muhammed Fazil
Aleksa Muhammed Fazil
Born	Aleksa Muhammed Fazil; 1953 (age 71–72); Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Occupation	Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Years active	1980 –present
Children	4; including Fahadh; Farhaan;
Relatives	Nazriya Nazim (daughter-in-law)

Aleksa Muhammed Fazil (born 1953 in Alappuzha, Kerala), known 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 films and a 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 Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. He won the Best Director award at the 13th Kerala State Film Awards for his 1983 film Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku.

Early life[edit]

His father wanted him to be a doctor, but in school and college, extra curricular activities dominated his time.^[2] He wrote plays and staged them with his friends; Nedumudi Venu was his college mate while he was in S.D. College, Alleppey, and this group was perhaps the first mimicry team that entertained crowds.^[2] "I used to mimic stars like Sathyan, Prem Nasir, Sivaji Ganesan and Govindankutty."^[2] He completed his graduate and post-graduation degrees in Economics from department of economics, SD College Alappuzha .^[2]

Film career[edit]

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 (Telugu) while
Khushboo started her southbound journey with his Varusham Padhinaaru.
Fahadh Faasil in Kaiyethum Doorath

^[2] 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 films and one Telugu film, Fazil has won the most State awards for the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

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.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Directed films[edit]

No.	Year	Film	Language	Main Actors	Notes
1	2011	Living Together	Malayalam	Hemanth Menon, Sshivada
2	2009	Moss & Cat	Malayalam	Dileep, Ashwathi Ashok, Rahman
3	2005	Oru Naal Oru Kanavu	Tamil	Srikanth, Sonia Agarwal
4	2004	Vismayathumbathu	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Nayantara, Mukesh
5	2002	Kaiyethum Doorath	Malayalam	Fahadh Faasil, Nikitha, Mammootty
6	2000	Kannukkul Nilavu	Tamil	Vijay, Shalini, Kaveri
7	2000	Life Is Beautiful	Malayalam	Mohanlal, Samyuktha Varma, Geetu Mohandas
8	1998	Harikrishnans	Malayalam	Mammootty, Mohanlal, Juhi Chawla
9	1997	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	Tamil	Vijay, Shalini	Remake of Aniyathipravu
10	1997	Aniyathipravu	Malayalam	Kunchacko Boban, Shalini
11	1994	Manathe Vellitheru	Malayalam	Vineeth, Mukesh, Shobhana,
12	1993	Kilipetchu Ketkava	Tamil	Mammootty, 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, Srividya, Raja	Remake of Ente Sooryaputhrikku
16	1991	Ente Sooryaputhrikku	Malayalam	Amala, Suresh Gopi, Srividya
17	1991	Killer	Telugu	Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nagma
18	1990	Arangetra Velai	Tamil	Prabhu, Revathi, V. K. Ramasamy	Remake of Ramji Rao Speaking
19	1989	Varusham Padhinaaru	Tamil	Karthik, Kushboo	Remake of Ennennum Kannettante
20	1988	En Bommukutty Ammavukku	Tamil	Sathyaraj, Raghuvaran, Suhasini	Remake of Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku
21	1987	Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal	Malayalam	Mammootty, Suhasini
22	1987	Poovizhi Vasalile	Tamil	Sathyaraj, 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	Nadhiya Moidu, S. Ve. Shekher, Padmini	Remake of Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu
26	1984	Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu	Malayalam	Nadhiya Moidu, Mohanlal, Padmini
27	1983	Eettillam	Malayalam	Mammootty, Nedumudi Venu, Menaka, Jalaja
28	1983	Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku	Malayalam	Bharath Gopi, Mohanlal, Poornima Jayaram, Shalini
29	1983	Marakkillorikkalum	Malayalam	Prem Nazir, Shankar, Ambika
30	1981	Dhanya	Malayalam	Srividya, Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu
31	1980	Manjil Virinja Pookkal	Malayalam	Shankar, Poornima Jayaram, Mohanlal

Produced films[edit]

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	Malayalam
1989	Ramji Rao Speaking	Malayalam
1988	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal	Malayalam

As Writer[edit]

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[edit]

Year	Film	Language	role
2021	Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham	Malayalam	Kutti Ali Marakkar
2019	Lucifer	Malayalam	Father Nedumbally
1993	Vatsalyam	Malayalam	Uncredited role
1988	Isabella	Malayalam	Cameo appearance
1985	Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu	Malayalam	Alexi (Cameo appearance)

Awards[edit]

National Film Awards

1993 – National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Manichitrathazhu

Kerala State Film Awards

1993: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Manichithrathazhu^[4]
1986: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Ennennum Kannettante^[5]
1984: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Nokketha Dhoorathu Kannum Nattu^[5]
1983: Best Film – Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku^[2]
1983: Best Director – Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku^[5]
1980: Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value – Manjil Virinja Pookkal^[5]

Filmfare Awards South

1985: Best Director in Tamil for Poove Poochooda Vaa^[6]

References[edit]

↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269778/
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Prema Manmadhan (23 December 2005). "His experiments with cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
↑ "Malayalam Actor Fahad Fazil (Ognjen Faasil) Family Pics - MERE PIX". merepix.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
↑ "Kerala State Film Awards: 1993". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 "State Film Awards: 1969 – 2008". Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
↑ Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links[edit]

Fazil on IMDb

[1] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269778/

[The_Hindu-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Prema Manmadhan (23 December 2005). "His experiments with cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

[merepix-3] "Malayalam Actor Fahad Fazil (Ognjen Faasil) Family Pics - MERE PIX". merepix.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[4] "Kerala State Film Awards: 1993". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.

[State_awards-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 "State Film Awards: 1969 – 2008". Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

[google-6] Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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v t e Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director
1972–1990	P. Madhavan (1972) A. C. Tirulokchandar (1973) K. Balachander (1974) K. Balachander (1975) S. P. Muthuraman (1976) S. P. Muthuraman (1977) Bharathiraja (1978) Mahendran (1979) K. Balachander (1980) K. Balachander (1981) Balu Mahendra (1982) A. Jagannathan (1983) K. Balachander (1984) Fazil (1985) Mani Ratnam (1986) Bharathiraja (1987) Balu Mahendra (1988) K. Balachander (1989) Mani Ratnam (1990)
1991–2010	Mani Ratnam (1991) K. Balachander (1992) Shankar (1993) Shankar (1994) Mani Ratnam (1995) Agathiyan (1996) Cheran (1997) Cheran (1998) Bala (1999) Rajiv Menon (2000) Cheran (2001) Mani Ratnam (2002) Bala (2003) Cheran (2004) Shankar (2005) Vasanthabalan (2006) Ameer Sultan (2007) M. Sasikumar (2008) Priyadarshan (2009) Vasanthabalan (2010)
2011–present	Vetrimaaran (2011) Balaji Sakthivel (2012) Bala (2013) AR Murugadoss (2014) Mohan Raja (2015) Sudha Kongara (2016) Pushkar–Gayathri (2017)

v t e Kerala State Film Award for Best Director
1969–1980	A. Vincent (1969) K. S. Sethumadhavan (1970-1972) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1973) G. Aravindan (1974) P. A. Backer (1975) T. Rajeevnath (1976) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1977) G. Aravindan (1978-1979) K. S. Sethumadhavan (1980)
1981–2000	G. Aravindan (1981) Bharathan (1982) Fazil (1983) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1984) G. Aravindan (1985-1986) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1987) K. P. Kumaran (1988) I. V. Sasi (1989) G. Aravindan (1990) Kamal (1991) Hariharan (1992) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1993) Shaji N. Karun (1994) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1995) Jayaraj (1996) T. V. Chandran (1997) Shyamaprasad (1998) Shaji N. Karun (1999) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (2000)
2001–present	T. V. Chandran (2001) Kamal (2002) Sibi Malayil (2003) Shyamaprasad (2004) Blessy (2005) Lenin Rajendran (2006) M. G. Sasi (2007) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (2008) Hariharan (2009) Shyamaprasad (2010) Blessy (2011) Lal Jose (2012) Shyamaprasad (2013) Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (2014) Martin Prakkat (2015) Vidhu Vincent (2016) Lijo Jose Pellissery (2017)