Lal
Biography
Paul Michael (born December 2, 1958), better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor. He is most famous for teaming up with Siddique under the shared name Siddique-Lal to make films such as Ramji Rao Speaking (1989), In Harihar Nagar (1990), Godfather (1991), Vietnam Colony (1993), and Kabooliwala (1993). The duo broke off afterwards but he produced Siddique's Hitler (1996) and Friends (1999). Other films he has produced include Thenkasipattanam (2000), Kalyanaraman (2002), Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004), and Thommanum Makkalum (2005). Lal's debut as an actor came in 1997 when he played Paniyan in Jayaraj's Kaliyattam. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for playing Raveendran Pillai in Madhupal's film Thalappavu (2008).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bison Kaalamaadan | Kandasamy | HIT | |
| 2024 | Star | Pandian | HIT | |
| 2023 | Tamil Kudimagan | Sudalaiyandi | HIT | |
| 2023 | RDX: Robert Dony Xavier | Phillip | HIT | |
| 2023 | 2018 | Mathachan | HIT | |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: Part II | Malayaman | FLOP | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: Part I | Malayaman | HIT | |
| 2022 | Taanakkaran | Eshwaramurthi | HIT | |
| 2021 | Madhuram | Dr . Rajesh | HIT | |
| 2021 | Jan-e-Man | Kochukunju Kochaappan | HIT | |
| 2021 | Karnan | Yeman | HIT | |
| 2021 | Kala | Ravi | FLOP | |
| 2019 | Helen | Paul | HIT | |
| 2019 | And The Oscar Goes To... | Shivakumar | HIT | |
| 2019 | Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam | Issac Kombana | FLOP | |
| 2018 | Iblis | Shreedharan | HIT | |
| 2017 | Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela | Chacko | HIT | |
| 2016 | Pulimurugan | Balaraman | FLOP | |
| 2016 | King Liar | Anand Varma | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Iyobinte Pusthakam | Iyob | HIT | |
| 2013 | Idukki Gold | Behnnan | HIT | |
| 2013 | Zachariayude Garbhinikal | Zacharia | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Ozhimuri | Thanupillai / Sivanpillai | HIT | |
| 2012 | Shutter | Rasheed | HIT | |
| 2011 | Vellaripravinte Changathi | Himself | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Salt N' Pepper | Kalathil Parambil Kalidasan | HIT | |
| 2010 | Best Actor | Shaji | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Anwar | Babu Mather / Babu Sait | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Thalappavu | Constable S. Raveendran Pillai | HIT | |
| 2008 | Twenty 20 | Adv. Radhakrishnan | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Oram Po | Bigil | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Oruvan | Bharathan Aashan | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Sandakozhi | Kasi | HIT | |
| 2005 | Chanthupottu | Divakaran | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Thommanum Makkalum | Sathyan | HIT | |
| 2004 | Black | Devin Carlos Padaveedan | HIT | |
| 2004 | Chathikkatha Chanthu | Ravikumar | HIT | |
| 2003 | Pulival Kalyanam | Karunan | HIT | |
| 2002 | Kalyanaraman | Thekkedathu Achuthankutty | HIT | |
| 2002 | Kannaki | Manickam | HIT | |
| 2001 | One Man Show | Harinarayanan | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Randam Bhavam | Mohammad Ibrahim | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu | Gowrishankar | HIT | |
| 2000 | Thenkasipattanam | Dasappan | HIT | |
| 2000 | Arayannangalude Veedu | Sukumaran | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Friends | Self | HIT | |
| 1998 | Punjabi House | Sikkandar Singh | HIT | |
| 1998 | Kanmadam | Johny | HIT | |
| 1998 | Daya | Kombanali | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Kaliyattam | Paniyan | HIT |