Shaji Kailas

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Shaji Kailas
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
    • Years active1989–present
    Spouse
    Annie
    ​
    (m. 1996)​
    Children3

    Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema.[2] Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film Dr. Pasupathy (1990).[3]

    He is best known for his

    crime genres such as Thalastaanam (1992), Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Commissioner (1994), The King (1995), Aaraam Thampuran (1997), Narasimham (2000), Valliettan (2000), Kaduva and Kaapa (2022).[4]

    Early and personal life

    Shaji was born to Shivaraman Nair who worked as an executive engineer in P.W.D & Janakiyamma on 8 February 1965.[1]

    He is married to former actress

    Trivandrum, Kerala, India and have three sons Jagan, Sharon, and Rushin.[5]

    Career

    1984–1991: Early career

    Shaji Kailas started his film career as assistant director under renowned writer director

    Mukesh and Sai Kumar in the leading roles. His next film, Kilukkampetti, with Jayaram in the lead role was hit. After this in 1992 he switched to action films with the blockbuster Thalastaanam
    , which would go on to become his trademark genre.

    1992–2000: Breakthrough

    In the year 1992 Shaji Kailas got his first real career break. His association with Renji Panicker brought out Thalastaanam, with Suresh Gopi in the leading role. Revolved around student politics, Thalastaanam also marked the rebirth of Renji Panicker as a scriptwriter. This film also marked Suresh Gopi's first step to super stardom. The cinematography of the film was done by Ravi K. Chandran. This film also saw the rise of Narendra Prasad, who later became one of the most acclaimed villains in the Malayalam industry. In the same year Shaji Kailas tried out a comedy flick, Neelakurukkan, which was above average grosser. But in the beginning of 1993 Shaji Kailas landed up again with another blockbuster, Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans. In the same year, Ekalavyan completed a run of 150 days in the theatres & played a crucial role in elevating lead actor Suresh Gopi to superstardom.[2][6] Again in the same year, the Shaji Kailas-Renji Panicker-Suresh Gopi team returned with Mafia, a gangster film completely shot in Bangalore. It was still known for its well-choreographed action sequences that pitted against an upcoming crime boss Ravishankar portrayed by Suresh Gopi against the ever-threatening Gowda brothers portrayed by Tiger Prabhakar and Babu Antony.[2]

    In 1994

    Mammooty in the lead role. It was an investigative thriller. In 1999, he directed F. I. R, another action flick with his friend Suresh Gopi as the lead actor scripted by Dennis Joseph
    . F. I. R emerged one of the top grossers of the year.

    2000–2012: Commercial stardom, decline and hiatus

    In 2000, he directed two films. Narasimham, released in the first weeks of the year, with Mohanlal in the lead came Thandavam, though evoked one of the biggest initial pulls in the history of Malayalam cinema, Thandavam failed at the box office. He took a break for one year. It was at this time, Shaji again tried out his luck in Tamil with Jana in (2004).

    In the year 2004 Shaji Kailas made a comeback in Malayalam with

    The King and the Commissioner the movie was the next part of the yesteryear films The King and Commissioner
    . This movie was a hit in the box office but this movie also received a good amount of positive reviews from both the critic and the audiences.

    2022: Resurgence

    On 16 October 2019, it was announced that Shaji Kailas will be coming back from his hiatus with

    Alone, starring Mohanlal in the lead role was released to mixed reviews and turned out to be a box-office-failure.[7]

    Filmography

    Director

    Key
    † Denotes films that have not yet been released
    Year Title Language Notes
    1989
    The News
    		 Malayalam Also story writer
    1990 Sunday 7 PM Malayalam
    Dr. Pasupathy Malayalam
    1991 Souhrudam Malayalam
    Kilukkampetti Malayalam Also story writer
    1992
    Thalasthanam
    		 Malayalam
    Neelakurukkan
    		 Malayalam
    1993 Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans Malayalam
    Ekalavyan Malayalam
    Mafia Malayalam
    1994 Commissioner Malayalam
    Rudraksham Malayalam
    1995 The King Malayalam
    1996 Mahathma Malayalam
    1997 Asuravamsam Malayalam
    Aaram Thamburan
    		 Malayalam
    1998 The Truth Malayalam
    1999
    F.I.R
    		 Malayalam
    2000 Narasimham Malayalam
    Valliettan Malayalam
    2001 Vaanchinathan Tamil
    2002 Shivam Malayalam
    Thandavam Malayalam
    2003 Vishnu Telugu
    2004 Janaa Tamil
    Natturajavu Malayalam
    2005 The Tiger Malayalam
    2006 Chinthamani Kolacase Malayalam
    The Don Malayalam
    Baba Kalyani Malayalam
    2007 Time Malayalam
    Alibhai
    		 Malayalam
    2008 Sound of Boot Malayalam
    Ellam Avan Seyal Tamil Remake of Chinthamani Kolacase
    2009 Red Chillies Malayalam
    Lalitham Hiranmayam Malayalam Anthology film
    2010
    Dhrona 2010
    		 Malayalam
    2012
    The King and the Commissioner
    		 Malayalam Crossover spiritual sequel to The King (1995) and Commissioner (1994)
    Madirasi Malayalam
    2013 Ginger Malayalam
    2015 En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Tamil
    2017 Vaigai Express Tamil
    2022 Kaduva Malayalam
    Kaapa Malayalam
    2023
    Alone
    		 Malayalam
    2024 Pink Police † Malayalam

    Other credits

    Year Title Credit Notes
    1984 Thathamme Poocha Poocha Assistant director
    1985
    Naayakan
    		 Assistant director
    Pattabhishekam Assistant director
    1986
    Geetham
    		 Assistant director
    Snehamulla Simham Assistant director
    1988 Padamudra Associate director
    1989
    News
    		 Story writer Also director
    1991 Kilukkampetti Story writer Also director
    1999 Ustaad Co-producer
    2006 Baba Kalyani Also director
    2012 Simhasanam Story writer Also director
    2019 Jananayakan Judge
    Reality TV show on Amrita TV
    Thakkol Producer

    Accolades

    Filmfare Awards South

    Asianet Film Awards

    References

    1. ^ a b ദി കിംഗ്‌ മേക്കര്‍. mangalam.com (1 December 2012). Retrieved on 28 December 2013.
    2. ^ a b c The Hindu Net Desk (15 October 2019). "Prithviraj to team up again with Ajith's 'Jana' director Shaji Kailas". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
    3. ^ "Prithviraj to team up with director Shaji Kailas, shares poster of 'Kaduva'". The Week.
    4. ^ "Shaji Kailas is back after 6 years!". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
    5. ^ Mrs Shaji Kailas speaks. The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012.
    6. ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (25 July 2018). "Five Malayalam movies rejected by Mammootty which turned out to be blockbusters". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
    7. ^ "Mohanlal starrer 'Alone' finishes its shoot in just 18 days!". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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