Screenwriters from Kerala

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

Indian film director (born 1941)

Indian actor and director

Indian writer

Sheela Celine (born 24 March 1945), known mononymously as Sheela, is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (around 105) together as heroine and hero. She had also appeared in another 20 films with Prem Nazir, even as his mother in a film. Sheela is a four-time winner of Kerala State Film Award. She came back to acting in 2003 through Manassinakkare after 22 years. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Ma

Indian author (1908–1994)

Gayatri Das known professionally as Geetu Mohandas is an Indian former actress and director known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, she directed the socio political film Liar's Dice which has received two National Film Awards, was premiered at Sundance Film Festival, and was India's official entry at the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)

Indian actor and screenwriter (1948–2021)

film director and producer

Sreenivasan (2 May 1950 – 20 December 2025) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, film director and producer who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as Odaruthammava Aalariyam (1984), Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986), Gandhinagar 2nd Street (1986), Nadodikkattu (1987), Pattanapravesham (1988), Varavelpu (1989), Thalayana Manthram (1990), Sandesam (1991), Midhunam (1993), Mazhayethum Munpe (1995), Azhakiya Ravanan (1996), Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998), Udayananu Tharam (2005), Katha Parayumpol (2007), and Njan

Indian film director

Indian film director (1931–2021)

film director, Screenwriter

Bharathan Parameshwara Menon Palissery (14 November 1946 – 30 July 1998), known mononymously as Bharathan, was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screenwriters followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas and Jayaraj.

Indo-Anglian writer

Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj (born 4 August 1960), is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry.

Indian film director

Indian film director and screenwriter

Indian writer

Indian actor

Indian film director

Indian actor, producer, director, scriptwriter and singer

Indian writer and film director (1939-)

Indian film director

screen play writer and director in Malayalam cinema

Indian film director

Indian actor and director (1952-2021)

Indian actor

Indian film director and screenwriter

Indian film director

Indian film director

Malayalam poet, actor

Film directory (1953–2018)

Indian Director

Indian writer

Malayalam-language Indian writer

Indian film director

Indian film director

Indian film director (1925–2020)

Indian film director

poet

Indian writer (1927-2008)

Blessy Ipe Thomas (born 3 September 1963), best known mononymously as Blessy, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He has won one National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and nine Kerala State Film Awards for his feature films Kaazhcha (2004), Thanmathra (2005), Pranayam (2011) and Aadujeevitham (2024). 100 Years of Chrysostom (2018) received the Guinness World Record for the longest documentary in the world, with a runtime of 48 hours and 10 minutes. His most recent release was his dream project, Aadujeevitham (2024).

Indian film director

Indian film director (1927–1979)

Indian film director and screenwriter (1937–1987)

Indian actor and director

Indian film director (1924–1992)

Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He is known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 movies. He was born in 1941 at Omallur in Thiruvithamkoor princely state, currently within the Pathanamthitta District, Kerala.

Ebbey Abraham (born 1 June 1980), better known by his stage name Vysakh, is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam films and is known for several commercially successful films like Pokkiri Raja, Seniors, Mallu Singh, Pulimurugan and Madhura Raja. He began his career as a television anchor and later as an associate director to Joshiy and Johny Antony. He debuted as an independent director in 2010 with Pokkiri Raja starring Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran. In 2016, his directorial Pulimurugan starring Mohanlal and Jagapathi Babu became the first Malayalam film to gross around crore at

सतीश कलाठील हे एक भारतीय माहितीपट निर्माते व दिग्दर्शक आहेत.ते एक कथा लेखक आहेत.

lyricist, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, and performer of Carnatic music

Indian film editor, screenwriter and director

Indian film director

Indian actor and writer (1941-2021)

Malayalam writer