9 months ago
Malayalam Director's Trilogy Revives Actors' Careers
A famous Malayalam director duo made 5 hit films together, then Siddique made 'Bodyguard' in 3 languages, helping many actors' careers.
His last film wasn't successful.
Siddique-Lal duo directed 5 films in 5 years, all hits
Ramji Rao Speaking remade in multiple languages
Siddique's 'Bodyguard' helped Dileep, Nayanthara, Vijay, Salman Khan
Kaavalan and Bodyguard (Hindi) were massive hits
Siddique's final film, Big Brother, was a failure
- Who
- Siddique-Lal duo, Siddique (as independent filmmaker)
- What
- Directed films, remade 'Bodyguard' in 3 languages
- Where
- Malayalam cinema industry
- When
- 1986-1993 (together), 1996-2020 (Siddique alone)
- Why
- To create successful films and help actors' careers
Success of Siddique's Career
Failure of Final Film
Early Success
Success of Siddique's Career
5 hit films in 5 years
Failure of Final Film
Career Revitalization
Success of Siddique's Career
Helped Dileep, Nayanthara, Vijay, Salman Khan
Failure of Final Film
Final Film Failure
Success of Siddique's Career
Failure of Final Film
Big Brother was a critical and commercial failure
Key facts
- First Film
- Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986)
- Longest-Running Film
- Godfather (1991)
- Language of Remakes
- Tamil, Hindi, Telugu
- Siddique's Final Film
- Big Brother (2020)
- Gross Earnings (Kaavalan)
- Rs 102 crore worldwide
- Gross Earnings (Bodyguard - Hindi)
- Rs 252.99 crore worldwide
Quotes
Fazil
Legendary director who was a bankable filmmaker by the mid-1980s
“They made their debut by penning the story, screenplay, and dialogues for 'Pappan Priyappetta Pappan' (1986).”
indianexpress.com
Business World
Business magazine
“Kaavalan grossed Rs 102 crore worldwide, while the Malayalam version earned Rs 20 crore.”
indianexpress.com
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood news and movie database
“Bodyguard (2011) grossed Rs 252.99 crore worldwide.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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