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Lal

காளிதாசன்

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Lal is an actor, director and producer in Tamil and Telugu cinema, credited on Azadi (2025).

M. P. Michael (born 2 December 1958), better known by his stage name Lal (pronounced [laːl]), is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and in a few Telugu films. Lal has won several awards, including a National Film Award – Special Mention for acting (2012), two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor (2008, 2013), and a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam (2008). He is the owner of Lal Media Arts, a post-production studio.

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Also known as: Paul Michael · M. P. Michael

Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2025Ambalamukkile VisheshangalActorMalayalam
2025AzadiActor (Kaappa Shivan)Malayalam
2025Bison KaalamaadanActor (Kandasamy)Tamil
2025Kadhalikka NeramillaiActor (Sid's father)Tamil
2025Madhuram JeevamruthabinduActorMalayalam
2025Nancy RaniActor (Akkaraparambil Chackochan)Malayalam
2025OGActor (Ibrahim, Narantak's bodyguard and righthand man)Telugu
2025Odum Kuthira Chaadum KuthiraActorMalayalam
2025RobinhoodActor (Ram's adopted grandfather and Neera's grandfather)Telugu
2025SurrenderActorTamil
2024NadikarActor (David's co-actor in the film "Love Jawan")Malayalam
2024StarActorTamil
20232018: എവരിവൺ ഇസ് എ ഹീറോActor (Mathachan)Malayalam
2023Dear VaappiActor (Tailor Basheer)Malayalam
2023MaamannanActor (Chief Minister Ka. Sindhanai Rajan)Tamil
2023Ponniyin Selvan: IIActor (Malaiyaman)Tamil
2023RDX: Robert Dony XavierActor (Philip)Malayalam
2023Singapore SaloonActorTamil
2023Tamil KudimaganActorTamil
2023Veera Simha ReddyActor (Siddhappa, Veera Simha Reddy's right-hand man)Telugu
2022Maha VeeryarActorMalayalam
2022PanthranduActor (Peelu)Malayalam
2022Ponniyin Selvan: IActor (Malayaman)Tamil
2022TaanakkaranActorTamil
2022The WarriorActor (Kumarappa)Tamil
2021Black CoffeeActor (Kalidasan)Malayalam
2021Jan.E.ManActor (Plathottathil Kochukunju, Ittichan's brother)Malayalam
2021KalaActor (Raveendran)Malayalam
2021KarnanActor (Yema Raja)Tamil
2021KshanamActor (Chandrakumar, a professor)Malayalam
2021MadhuramActor (Doctor Rajah)Malayalam
2021NizhalActor (Viswanathan)Malayalam
2021SulthanActorTamil
2021TsunamiActor · DirectorMalayalam
2020Al MalluActor (Father Paul)Malayalam
2020AnveshanamActorMalayalam
2020Bhoomiyile Manohara SwakaryamActorMalayalam
2020God FatherActorTamil
2020SilencerActorMalayalam
2019And the Oscar Goes To...Actor (Shivakumar)Malayalam
2019HelenActor (Paul, Helen's father)Malayalam
2019PengalilaActorMalayalam
2019SaahoActor (Ibrahim, Viswank's father)Telugu
2019ThakkolActor (Metropolitan Archbishop)Malayalam
2019ThelivuActorMalayalam
2019Vaarikkuzhiyile KolapathakamActor (Isaac Kombana)Malayalam
2018AntonyActorTamil
2018ChandragiriActorMalayalam
2018French ViplavamActor (Patta Sisupalan)Malayalam
2018IblisActor (Shreedharan)Malayalam
2018MattancherryActorMalayalam
2018Vallikudilile VellakkaranActorMalayalam
2017ChunkzzActor (Varkichan, Romario's father)Malayalam
2017FukriActor (Ramzan Ali Fukri)Malayalam
2017Honey Bee 2.5Actor (himself)Malayalam
2017Honey Bee 2: CelebrationsActor (HC Michael) · ProducerMalayalam
2017Oru CinemakkaranActor (Thomas, Sara's father)Malayalam
2017Oru Visheshapetta BiriyaniKissaActor (Abu Musaliyar Mowlavi)Malayalam
2017Zacharia Pothen JeevichirippunduActorMalayalam
2016DumActor (Xavier)Malayalam
2016Kappiri ThuruthuActor (Kadalakka Ustad)Malayalam
2016King LiarActor (Anand Varma, Owner of Varma Designs) · DirectorMalayalam
2016Njandukalude Nattil OridavelaActor (K. C. Chacko)Malayalam
2016PulimuruganActor (Balaraman, Murugan's uncle)Malayalam
201532aam adhyayam 23aam vaakyamActor (Ravi uncle/R.K. Varma)Malayalam
2015Chandi VeeranActorTamil
2015Swargathekkal SundaramActorMalayalam
2014God's Own CountryActor (Muhammed)Malayalam
2014Happy JourneyActor (Gopikrishnan)Malayalam
2014Hi I'm TonyActorMalayalam
2014Iyobinte PustakamActor (Iyob)Malayalam
2014Nagara Varidhi Naduvil NjanActor (Senan)Malayalam
201310:30 am Local CallActor (Major Gouridasan, Nimmy's Father)Malayalam
2013Abhiyum NjanumActor (Nandan Menon)Malayalam
2013Ayaal Malayalam MovieActor (Gurudasan)Malayalam
2013BuddyActor (Michael Dominic Savio)Malayalam
2013Honey BeeActor (HC Mikhael Punyalan)Malayalam
2013Idukki GoldActor (Behnnan)Malayalam
2013Isaac Newton S/O PhiliposeActor (Isaac Newton)Malayalam
2013KadhaveeduActor (Major Chandran Mukundan)Malayalam
2013Maad DadActor (Palachottil Geevargees Kuriyakose Eesho)Malayalam
2013SringaravelanActor (Yesudas)Malayalam
2013VishudhanActor (Fr. Mathew Pokkiriyachan)Malayalam
2013Zachariayude GarbhinikalActor (Dr. Zacharia)Malayalam
2012ChettayeesActor (Advocate John Pallan)Malayalam
2012CobraDirector · Actor (Karimoorkhan)Malayalam
2012Father's DayActor (Seethalakshmi's suitor)Malayalam
2012Husbands in GoaActor (Sunny Abraham, a film cinematographer / himself)Malayalam
2012Little MasterActorMalayalam
2012OzhimuriActor (Thanu Pillai and his father Sivan Pillai)Malayalam
2012Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduActor (Ottappalam Unni) · Producer · DirectorMalayalam
2012ShutterActor (Rasheed)Malayalam
2012UnnamActor (Kalapuraickal Sunny)Malayalam
2011Bombay March 12Actor (Nissar, Intelligence officer)Malayalam
2011Doctor LoveActor (Himself)Malayalam
2011PayyansActor (John Varghese)Malayalam
2011Salt N' PepperActor (Kalathil Parambil Kalidasan, an archaeologist by profession and a food lover)Malayalam
2011Vellaripravinte ChangathiActor (himself)Malayalam
2010AagathanActor (Major George Joseph)Malayalam
2010AnwarActor (Babu Mather alias Babu Sait)Malayalam
2010April FoolActor (Dr. Mohanachandran, Rakesh's Friend)Malayalam
2010Best ActorActor (Vandipetta Shaji)Malayalam
2010In Ghost House InnWriter · DirectorMalayalam
2010PenpattanamActor (CI Antony Das)Malayalam
2010ShikkarActor (Dancer Eldho Aashaan)Malayalam
2010Tournament – Play & ReplayDirectorMalayalam
20092 Harihar NagarDirectorMalayalam
2009Anthony Yaar?ActorTamil
2009Azhagar MalaiActorTamil
2008AayudhamActor (Sammy Antony Williams)Malayalam
2008PachamarathanalilActor (Mohammed Ali)Malayalam
2008ThalappavuActor (Constable S. Raveendran Pillai)Malayalam
2008Twenty:20Actor (Advocate Radhakrishnan)Malayalam
2007AalwarActorTamil
2007DeepavaliActorTamil
2007MarudhamalaiActorTamil
2007Oram PoActorTamil
2007Panthaya KozhiActor (DFO Raghavan Nair, Nandu's father)Malayalam
2007Rock & RollActor (Issac, a violinist)Malayalam
2007TimeActor (Dr. Srinivasa Iyengar)Malayalam
2006OruvanActor (Bharathan Aashan)Malayalam
2006Pothan VavaActor (himself) · ProducerMalayalam
2006The DonActor (Kasim Baba)Malayalam
2005Bunglavil OuthaActorMalayalam
2005ChanthupottuActor · ProducerMalayalam
2005SandakozhiActorTamil
2005Thommanum MakkalumProducer · ActorMalayalam
2004BlackActor · ProducerMalayalam
2004Chathikkatha ChanthuProducer · ActorMalayalam
2004Ee SnehatheerathuActor · Producer · Writer · DirectorMalayalam
2004Engal AnnaActorTamil
2003AnyarActorMalayalam
2003Pulival KalyanamActorMalayalam
2003Shingari BolonaActorMalayalam
2003UttharaActorMalayalam
2002Ente Hridayathinte UdamaActorMalayalam
2002KalyanaramanActor · ProducerMalayalam
2002UtharaActorMalayalam
2001Ee Nadu Innale VaareActor (Plappalli Sreedharan)Malayalam
2001KannakiActorMalayalam
2001One Man ShowActorMalayalam
2001UnnathangalilActorMalayalam
2000MazhaActorMalayalam
2000Nakshathragal ParayathirunnathuActorMalayalam
2000ThenkasipattanamProducer · ActorMalayalam
1999Chandranudikkunna DikhilActorMalayalam
1999FriendsProducerMalayalam
1998KanmadamActorMalayalam
1998OrmacheppuActorMalayalam
1998Punjabi HouseActorMalayalam
1997KaliyattamActorMalayalam
1995Manathe KottaramActorMalayalam
1993KabooliwalaDirectorMalayalam
1992Vietnam ColonyDirectorMalayalam
1991GodfatherDirectorMalayalam
1990In Harihar NagarDirectorMalayalam
1989Ramji Rao SpeakingDirectorMalayalam

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