Priyadarshan

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Priyadarshan
Born	Priyadarshan Soman Nair (1957-01-30) 30 January 1957 (age 67) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1982–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Lissy ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 2016)​
Children	2; including Kalyani Priyadarshan
Honours	Padma Shri (2012)
Website	directorpriyadarshan.com

Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957)^[1] is an Indian film director and screenwriter. In a career spanning almost three decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 90 films in several Indian languages, predominantly Malayalam and Hindi, besides eight in Tamil, and two in Telugu. He is recipient of several accolades including three National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards. In 2012, the Government of India honoured him the Padma Shri, country's fourth highest civilian award.

Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2000s, he transitioned to Bollywood and was prolific throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that Rangrezz would be his last Hindi film for the time being as he shifted his focus to Malayalam cinema.^[2] His most notable films include Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986), Thalavattam (1986), Vellanakalude Nadu (1988), Chithram (1988), Vandanam (1989), Kilukkam (1991), Abhimanyu (1991), Mithunam (1993), Thenmavin Kombath (1994), Kaalapaani (1996), Chandralekha (1997) and Megham (1999)

He is well known for adapting Malayalam films into Hindi, from his own work as well as from other films. Most notable such films include drama films Gardish (1994) and Virasat (1997) and comedy films Hera Pheri (2000), Hungama (2003), Hulchul (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Chup Chup Ke (2006), Dhol (2007), De Dana Dan (2009) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2008). Mostly his mentioned comedy films have gained cult following over the years across Hindi audience.^[3][4][5]