Lal Jr.

Jean Paul Lal, better known by his stage name Lal Jr., is an Indian film director who mainly works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of actor-director Lal. His debut movie was Honey Bee starring Asif Ali which was a blockbuster.[1]

Jean Paul Lal
Born2 June 1988 (1988-06-02) (age 32)
Kochi, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materNew York Film Academy
OccupationDirector
Years active2013 - present
Spouse(s)Blessy Jean
Parent(s)Lal (Father)
Nancy Lal (Mother)
RelativesAlphonse (Uncle)
Alex Paul (Uncle)
Balu Varghese (Cousin)
Nitin Michael (Cousin)

Personal life

Jean Paul Lal was born to Lal and Nancy on 2 June 1988. He has a younger sister Monica Lal who completed her post-graduation from London. He studied filmmaking at New York Film Academy. Lal Jr married Blessy Susan Varghese on 26 December 2013 and they have a son. [2] Jean Paul Lal is a devout Roman Catholic of the Latin Rite and an honorary member of the Archdiocese of Verapoly.

Controversy

In 2017 a police complaint was filed against Jean Lal for shooting scenes featuring a Malayalam actress without her permission. Jean Lal allegedly used a body double to shoot objectionable scenes in the movie. [3] The actress alleged that the director used her body double in a way that was intended to harm the actor's reputation. [4] Jean Lal was also accused for not paying the actress for her role played in the movie and the organization Women In Cinema Collective came out in support of the actress by saying that the act highlighted gender inequality in the industry. [5]

Filmography

As actor
Si No. Name Year Director Co-cast Character Notes
1 Cobra 2012 Lal Mammootty, Lal Player Debut film, cameo, assistant to Lal
2 Honey Bee 2.5 2017 Shyju Anthikkad Askar Ali, Lal As Himself
3 Under World 2019 Arun Kumar Aravind Asif Ali, Farhaan Faasil Solomon

As director
YearFilmCastRelease date
2013Debt (short film)Lal, Aaryan Krishna Menon
2013Honey BeeAsif Ali, Lal, Bhavana, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese7 June 2013
2014Hi I'm TonyAsif Ali, Lal, Miya26 July 2014
2014Vekkada Vedi (short film)Joyce John, Ajay, Anoop Venugopal, Gokul Menon
2017Honey Bee2Asif Ali, Lal, Bhavana, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese
2019Driving License Prithviraj Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu20 December 2019

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://vinodadarsh.blogspot.com/2013/12/jean-paul-lal-blessy-marriage-wedding.html
  3. https://kochipost.com/2017/07/25/exclusive-meghna-nairs-case-lal-jr-lal-media-using-body-double-not-saying-lewd-comments/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/woman-actor-says-filmmaker-jean-paul-lal-actor-sreenath-bhasi-made-lewd-comments-cops-file. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/jul/28/wcc-supports-actress-who-filed-case-against-director-1634543.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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