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Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Mohanlal and others have special birthday wishes for Priyadarshan

Priyadarshan receives warm birthday wishes from Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan & Mohanlal, director says 'Didn’t expect the day to turn this bhooth-iful'

January 30, 2026 5:57 pm

On filmmaker Priyadarshan’s birthday, several celebrities took to social media to wish him, including Akshay Kumar, Mohanlal, Vidya Balan, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal.

Not Saif Ali Khan, this is who Priyadarshan actually wanted to cast in Haiwaan

January 30, 2026 8:03 am

Haiwaan is the official Hindi remake of Priyadarshan's 2016 film Oppam starring Mohanlal. The Hindi version of the film stars Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar in the lead roles.

Priyadarshan and Aditya Dhar on the sets of Tezz.

Other directors stole Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar's research, he never got his due, reveals mentor Priyadarshan: 'One of my best disciples'

January 12, 2026 1:39 pm

Priyadarshan is all praise for his protégé Aditya Dhar after watching Dhurandhar. He recalled how Dhar got inspired to become a filmmaker after watching his 1993 film Gardish.

Ranked among the finest of both Mohanlal and Priyadarshan, this 1988 movie is also regarded as one of the finest comedy-dramas Malayalam cinema has ever produced, despite its tragic ending.

Mohanlal-Priyadarshan's Rs 44 lakh movie collected Rs 4 crore and ran for record 366 days, despite its tragic ending

January 11, 2026 2:34 pm

Ranked among the finest of both Mohanlal and Priyadarshan, this 1988 movie is also regarded as one of the finest comedy-dramas Malayalam cinema has ever produced, despite its tragic ending.

Amid Dhurandhar's phenomenal success, Aditya Dhar has found a new fan in none other than Priyadarshan, his mentor.

Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar says Priyadarshan believed in him, treated him like an equal when he was 'nobody': 'Forever your student'

January 09, 2026 7:27 pm

Amid Dhurandhar's phenomenal success, director Aditya Dhar has found a new fan in none other than Priyadarshan, his mentor.

Dhurandhar 2 will be releasing on Eid 2026

Priyadarshan congratulates his 'disciple' Aditya Dhar on Dhurandhar success, director says, 'I'll forever be your student first'

January 09, 2026 9:16 am

Aditya Dhar thanked his mentor, veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan, for giving him a chance when he was a nobody and for treating him as an equal.

If there's any other person who has played just as significant a role in Priyadarshan's cinematic and artistic life as Mohanlal, it was Sreenivasan.

Priyadarshan wrote Mohanlal's superhit tragicomedy in 10 days after favourite writer stormed out: 'Won't work together again until you take cinema seriously'

January 06, 2026 7:25 am

If there's any other person who has played just as significant a role in Priyadarshan's cinematic and artistic life as Mohanlal, it was a legendary actor-filmmaker.

While one clip showed a cheerful Sibi Malayil posing with Priyadarshan and Lissy, with his hands around their shoulders, another featured the two interacting with other guests.

Priyadarshan holds hands with ex-wife Lissy at Sibi Malayil's son's wedding; shares hearty laugh. Watch

December 30, 2025 3:35 pm

While one clip showed a cheerful Sibi Malayil posing with Priyadarshan and Lissy, with his hands around their shoulders, another featured the two interacting with other guests.

When Mohanlal and Priyadarshan announced that they were joining forces yet again and that too for an epic historical movie like Kaalapani, expectations were sky-high.

Mohanlal and Priyadarshan's most expensive film won 3 National Awards before release, but grossed less than half its budget

December 24, 2025 7:17 am

When Mohanlal and Priyadarshan announced that they were joining forces yet again and that too for an epic historical movie like Kaalapani, expectations were sky-high.

Widely regarded as one of the most technically accomplished and visually rich Malayalam movies of all time, its overall performance couldn't match its hefty budget.

Mohanlal, Priyadarshan made a pan-Indian film for Rs 2.5 crore, completed it in 60 days; couldn’t recoup budget

December 04, 2025 12:38 pm

Widely regarded as one of the most technically accomplished and visually rich Malayalam movies of all time, its overall performance couldn't match its hefty budget.