Bhadran Mattel is an Indian filmmaker and writer, whose career spans more than 40 years. Bhadran's body of work addresses such themes as victimization of ill-mannered parenting, concepts of psychological trauma's and redemption, objectification of fatherhood, childhood distresses, intense metaphorical placements of matter and animals, Biblical inspired backdrops, and autocrat Christian culture in typical parts of Kerala.
Among the very few filmmakers who ruled Malayalam film industry through the '80s and '90s, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers to introduce thug life glorification of Malayalam superstars on screen, which went on to become the most popular concept of a typical mass film among Kerala film fans even these days. In 1986, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam for Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu and repeated the feat of achievements again with two more Filmfares in the Best Director category through Iyer the Great and Spadikam in 1990 and 1995.
Mattel's directed works include the ruffian film Spadikam (1995), the psychic-precognition thriller Iyer the Great (1990), an investigative school drama Olympiyan Anthony Adam (1999), the parenthood of an obese caretaker Uncle Bun (1991), a psychic family drama Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu (1986), the musical Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha (1987), the mighty land tyrant Udayon (2005), Indian political thriller Yuvathurki (1996) and more. Most of his films involved actors Mohanlal and Mammootty. Having directed Mohanlal in seven films and Mammootty in four films, Bhadran's associations with them have resulted in Award nominations and wins for both.
Bhadran's career has spanned over more than 40 years. He is formally trained in music and won many accolades during his academic years for acting in plays and writing. He always aspired to become a great film director.
His struggle to gain a foothold in the fiercely competitive industry bore fruit when he got the opportunity to work as the 8th Assistant Director for Hariharan on Rajahamsam under the banner of Supriya, the production house. Beginning with that film, he assisted Hariharan in 14 films, progressing from an apprentice to an associate director.
The first film under his direction was released in 1982. Ente Mohangal Poovaninju starring Shankar, Mohanlal, Menaka, Kala Ranjini received immense critical appreciation and was popular with audiences. Bhadran's films drew inspiration from the lives of common people, blended with creative surrealism. Changatham (Malayalam) was released in 1983 starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Madhavi was released and made ripples on the mainstream cinematic landscape. Bhadran focussed on making 2–3 quality films per year.[citation needed]
Spadikam (Prism), released in 1995, was an action drama film written and directed by Bhadran. The title was chosen to depict the flickering nature of people who keep changing and adapting themselves to exploit situations to suit their needs. The prism splits the white light into a spectrum of seven vibrant colours.[1]
Similarly, the star of the film Thomas Chacko, a village rowdy played by Mohanlal, transforms himself into various characters to face different situations. The film was one of the highest-grossing films in Kerala in 1995 and collected around INR 8 Crores. It was also the longest running film of 1995 and ran for 225 days, winning the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Spadikam, which depicts parents standing in the way of their children's dreams, was Bhadran's most successful commercial film apart from being one of the highest-grossing films of Malayalam cinema, gaining cult status in Kerala's film culture.
The plot of the film Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha is that a teenage boy falls in love with an elderly lady, played by Vineeth and Karthika respectively. Iyer the Great, starring Mamootty and addressing a train accident in Peruman, became a landmark film in the Malayalam film scene.
In 2019, Bhadran announced that his next venture will be a film with Mohanlal called Joothan, with whom he will be doing a film after 16 years.[2]
Also in 2019, when a film director Biju announced that he will make the second part of the super hit film from Bhadran called Spadikam, Bhadran opposed it and the project had to be shelved.[3]
^"After 14 yrs, filmmaker Bhadran returns with 'Joothan' starring Soubin, Rima, Joju". 17 March 2019.
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spans more than 40 years Bhadran s body of work addresses such themes as victimization of ill mannered parenting concepts of psychological trauma s and redemption objectification of fatherhood childhood distresses intense metaphorical placements of matter and animals Biblical inspired backdrops and autocrat Christian culture in typical parts of Kerala Bhadran MattelBornThomasNovember 22 1952Palai Kerala IndiaOccupationFilm directorYears active1982 2005SpouseTessyAmong the very few filmmakers who ruled Malayalam film industry through the 80s and 90s he is widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers to introduce thug life glorification of Malayalam superstars on screen which went on to become the most popular concept of a typical mass film among Kerala film fans even these days In 1986 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director Malayalam for Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu and repeated the feat of achievements again with two more Filmfares in the Best Director category through Iyer the Great and Spadikam in 1990 and 1995 Mattel s directed works include the ruffian film Spadikam 1995 the psychic precognition thriller Iyer the Great 1990 an investigative school drama Olympiyan Anthony Adam 1999 the parenthood of an obese caretaker Uncle Bun 1991 a psychic family drama Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu 1986 the musical Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha 1987 the mighty land tyrant Udayon 2005 Indian political thriller Yuvathurki 1996 and more Most of his films involved actors Mohanlal and Mammootty Having directed Mohanlal in seven films and Mammootty in four films Bhadran s associations with them have resulted in Award nominations and wins for both Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 2 1 Director 3 ReferencesCareer EditBhadran s career has spanned over more than 40 years He is formally trained in music and won many accolades during his academic years for acting in plays and writing He always aspired to become a great film director His struggle to gain a foothold in the fiercely competitive industry bore fruit when he got the opportunity to work as the 8th Assistant Director for Hariharan on Rajahamsam under the banner of Supriya the production house Beginning with that film he assisted Hariharan in 14 films progressing from an apprentice to an associate director The first film under his direction was released in 1982 Ente Mohangal Poovaninju starring Shankar Mohanlal Menaka Kala Ranjini received immense critical appreciation and was popular with audiences Bhadran s films drew inspiration from the lives of common people blended with creative surrealism Changatham Malayalam was released in 1983 starring Mammootty Mohanlal Madhavi was released and made ripples on the mainstream cinematic landscape Bhadran focussed on making 2 3 quality films per year citation needed Spadikam Prism released in 1995 was an action drama film written and directed by Bhadran The title was chosen to depict the flickering nature of people who keep changing and adapting themselves to exploit situations to suit their needs The prism splits the white light into a spectrum of seven vibrant colours 1 Similarly the star of the film Thomas Chacko a village rowdy played by Mohanlal transforms himself into various characters to face different situations The film was one of the highest grossing films in Kerala in 1995 and collected around INR 8 Crores It was also the longest running film of 1995 and ran for 225 days winning the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor Spadikam which depicts parents standing in the way of their children s dreams was Bhadran s most successful commercial film apart from being one of the highest grossing films of Malayalam cinema gaining cult status in Kerala s film culture The plot of the film Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha is that a teenage boy falls in love with an elderly lady played by Vineeth and Karthika respectively Iyer the Great starring Mamootty and addressing a train accident in Peruman became a landmark film in the Malayalam film scene In 2019 Bhadran announced that his next venture will be a film with Mohanlal called Joothan with whom he will be doing a film after 16 years 2 Also in 2019 when a film director Biju announced that he will make the second part of the super hit film from Bhadran called Spadikam Bhadran opposed it and the project had to be shelved 3 Filmography EditDirector Edit Year Title Cast1982 Ente Mohangal Poovaninju Shankar Mohanlal Menaka Kalaranjini1983 Changatham Mammootty Mohanlal Madhavi1984 Aattuvanchi Ulanjappol Madhu Mammooty Ratheesh1986 Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu Mammootty Mohanlal Rahman Srividya1987 Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha Vineeth Karthika1990 Iyer the Great Mammootty Geetha Ratheesh Sobhana1991 Uncle Bun Mohanlal Khushboo Charmila1995 Spadikam Mohanlal Urvashi Thilakan1996 Yuvathurki Suresh Gopi Vijayashanti Geetha Ratheesh1999 Olympiyan Anthony Adam Mohanlal Meena2003 Vellithira Prithviraj Navya Nair Kalabhavan Mani2005 Udayon Mohanlal Jagathy Sreekumar Laya Manoj K Jayan2021 Joothan 4 Soubin Shahir Joju George2021 Untitled Mohanlal Road Movie Mohanlal Ramya Krishnan Sarath Kumar Vijay Babu2023 Spadikam 4K Atmos Mohanlal Urvashi Thilakan Nedumudi venu NF VargheseReferences EditBhadran at IMDb Director Bhadran Spadikam is a film that is inspired by my own life Times of India The Times of India Joothan Mohanlal announces director Bhadran s comeback film 15 March 2019 Will oppose Spadikam 2 release says Bhadran After 14 yrs filmmaker Bhadran returns with Joothan starring Soubin Rima Joju 17 March 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhadran director amp oldid 1130974776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
