M. A. Nishad

M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.]]

M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director, actor, producer and screenwriter known for his works primarily in Malayalam cinema. Nishad is the recipient of Kerala State Film Award for the Best Story Writer and Kerala Critics Association Award for the Best Director of Socially Committed Movie in 2017. He is a regular invitee for the discussions in Malayalam Telivision channels on actress attack case.His strong arguments in favour of the actress and now in favour of Dileep has earned attention.

Personal Life

Nishad was born on May 13, 1973 and he is a resident of Trivandrum. His father P.M Kunju Moideen is a retired DIG of Police and mother Nadeeja Moideen, is a homemaker. He completed his schooling up to 10th standard in Alappuzha Leo XIII HSS School and completed pre-degree at Mar Ivanios College in Trivandrum. He was pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering from TKM College, Kollam.

Career

Nishad made his debut as a producer for Oraal Matram in 1997. He then produced Dreams in 1999 and Thillana Thillana in 2000.

Nishad has often made social dramas in Malayalam, starting his career with Pakal (2006) and Nagaram (2007). In 2009, he worked with Suresh Gopi and Pasupathy on Vairam: Fight for Justice, which was later dubbed into Tamil as Ammu Kolai Vazhakku. In the early 2010s, his Gandhi Square featuring Thilakan failed to materialise. In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress Padmapriya and her manager for raising the cost of his film, No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012).

In 2015, Nishad spoke out against the content from the film, Kohinoor (2015). His actions implied that the makers of the film had tried to make a big film and imitated the style of big films and stars to make it but at last ended up as a mediocre imitation. In 2018, he made Kinar, a bilingual film focusing on the issue of water scarcity in a town between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the film starred Jayaprada and Revathi in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.

Kinar, the socially committed movie gained positive reviews and earned him the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Story Writer and Kerala Critics Association Award for the Best Director of Socially Committed Movie in 2017.

Nishad has proven his meticulous skills in acting too by acting in the movies including Oru Korean Padam directed by Sujith S Nair, She Taxi Directed by Saji Surendran, Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal directed by Dr. Biju, Ore Mukham directed by Sajith Jaganathan. Recently he has completed shooting for two movies including Vakku, with actress Anu Hasan, scripted by Madhu Pal and directed by Sujith. The next one is Choolam directed by Suresh Ammanath with actress Mala Parvathy. The movies are yet to release. Currently, he is busy with the scripting of a new movie Kavitha Studio.

Filmography

Director

Producer

Awards

FOKANA award for the best director 2017 Philadelphia USA

External links

• M. A. Nishad on IMDb