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).
Known For
Acting
as
2025
asAakkamparambil Chackochan
2021
asDr . Rajesh
2007
asChidambaram
2025
asShivan
2007
as
2006
asBharathan Aashan
2023
asSindhanai Rajan
2022
asPeelu
2005
asKasi
2009
asChennai Police Commissioner
2013
asIsaac Newton
2023
asSiddappa
2004
as
2024
asDavid's co-actor
2024
asChacha
2010
asShaji
2012
asThanupillai / Sivanpillai
2011
asHimself
2012
asSunny
2010
asBapu
2011
asKalathil Parambil Kalidasan
2012
asKari
2012
asJohn
2013
asThe Caller
2010
asMaj. George Joseph
2010
asDr. Mohana Chandran
2012
asRasheed
2011
asNissar
2012
asSunny
2012
asOttappalam Unni
2011
asJohn Varghese
2006
asPuranapool Ganga
2023
asSudalaiyandi
1998
asSikkandar Singh
2013
asGurudasan
2008
asS. Raveendran Pillai
2007
asMayandi
2013
asMichael Punyalan
2013
asMajor Frederick Mukundan
2006
asKasim Baba
2013
asYesudas
2013
asBehnnan
2013
asZacharia
2013
asPokkiriyachan
2022
asAlexander
2008
asJeeva
2014
asMuhammed
2014
asGopikrishnan
2000
asSukumaran
2005
asSathyan
2001
as
2004
asDevin Carlos Padaveedan
2002
asPavitran
as 
2007
as
2007
asViolinist Issac
2023
asPhillip
2001
as
1998
asJohny
1998
asKombanali
2023
asBasheer
1997
asPaniyan
2023
asMathachan
2014
asTony Kurishingal
2022
as
2014
asIyob
2003
as
2022
asKumarappa
2009
asMichael
2013
asArjunan
as
2007
as
2007
asBigil
2023
asMalayaman
2000
asDasappan
2024
asDavid (Bhai)
2005
asDivakaran
2002
asThekkedathu Achuthankutty
2015
asThamarai's father
2003
asKarunan
1999
asParthan
2001
asMohammad Ibrahim
2007
asRajat
2001
asGowrishankar
2001
asHarinarayanan
2015
asRavi / R.K.Varma
2024
as2007
asDr. Srinivasa Iyengar
2024
asPandian
2025
asMathew Thalachirayil
2025
as
2016
asAnand Varma
2021
asChandrakumar, a professor
2016
asBalaraman
2008
asAdv. Radhakrishnan
2010
asDancer Eldho Aashaan
as
2016
asXavier
2013
asPalachottil Geevargees Kuriyakose Isow
2017
asAli Fukri
2017
asMichael Punyalan
2016
asKadalakka Ustad
2017
asVictor
2017
asChacko
2004
asRavikumar
2017
asAbu Musaliyar Mowlavi
2017
asSelf
2017
asVarkichan
2017
as
2007
asRaghavan
2006
asSmuggler Don
2018
as
2018
asKarikkada / Kaathadi Kannan
2013
asMichael Dominic Savio
2018
as
1998
asJeevan George
2018
asRaghavan Master
2018
asShreedharan
2018
asKasi (Koti) (Special Appearance)
2018
as
2018
asJoseph
2010
asNarrator (voice)
2019
asShivakumar
2019
asIssac Kombana
2020
asMarudhu Singam
2002
asManickam
2019
asAzhagan
2019
asAnthraper
2019
asIbrahim
2019
as
2019
asPaul
2022
asMalayaman
2020
asDr Faris
2021
asYeman
2019
as
2020
as
2000
asChandran
2020
as
2021
asMansoor Bhai
2021
asKalidas
2021
asRavi
2013
asNandan Menon
2021
as
2022
asRudra Mahaveera Ugrasena Maharaja
2021
asViswanathan
2022
asEshwaramurthi
1999
asSelf
2021
asKochukunju Kochaappan
2025
asLoganathan
as
2025
as
2012
asSeethalakshmi's Suitor
2025
asPeriyasamy
as
2014
asRajasenan
2010
asCI Antony
2025
as
2011
asHimself
2006
asHimself
1994
asGuest at the wedding
2025
asIbrahim
2026
asIbrahim
asCI Kuriyan Avaran
asLucas Charles
asHimself
asChellapa
asC.I Kurian
Production
2009
as
1996
as2002
as2005
as2004
as2000
as1999
as2017
as2005
as2017
as2004
as2010
as
1997
as2006
asCrew
Directing
2021
as2009
as
1989
as
1991
as2012
as
1987
as
2010
as
1992
as
1990
as
1993
as2016
as
1984
as2010
as
1993
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