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Shalil Kallur

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Shalil Kallur
Born
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Producer
Years active2013–present

Shalil Kallur is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter working in Malayalam films. His debut directorial venture Dolls was released in 2013[1] and his second film Kattumakkan, a multi starrer with veterans like Mukesh, Vijay Menon and Nassar in lead roles, was released on 12 February 2016.[2][3][4]

Career

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Kallur started his career as music album director and later made Manasa Smaraami, the documentary on actor Mala Aravindan.[5] He also directed the documentaries Reality of UAE and Gulf Script along with Tele cinemas Perunaal Raavu, Thambu, Meghangal and Theeram [6] while helming successful television shows Mahabalithamburan Varunnae and Mayaviyude Albuthalokam on Jeevan TV before turning the director with Dolls.[7][8]

Kallur, the managing director of production house MJS Media,[9] said that he is happy with his first outing Dolls even though it was a commercial failure, mentioning it as a perfect movie in all aspects for a debutant director.[7]

Kallur's Salmon 3D, made in seven Indian regional languages, had playback singer Vijay Yesudas in the lead role.[10]

Filmography

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Year Film Language Credited as
Director Producer Screenwriter Story Actor
2013 Dolls Malayalam Yes Yes Yes Yes
2016 Kattumakkan Malayalam Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2020 Deira Diaries Malayalam Yes
2023 Salmon 3D Tamil Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2024 Abhirami[11] Malayalam Yes
2024 Cicada[12] Multi lingual Yes
2025 Disease X: The Zombie Experiment[13][14] Malayalam
Tamil
Yes

References

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  1. ^ "Celebrating with Red Wine-Deccan Chronicle". Deccan Chronicle. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ Mohan, George (6 October 2015). "Kattumakkan Movie Stills". Movieseeks.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Movies-Kattumakkan". Movieseeks.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Kattumakkan malayalam film-Photo Gallery-Image clips - Nana film magazine". Nanaonline.in. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ Staff reporter (23 April 2003). "Maalayile Manickyam". Documentary on Mala. Mathrubhumi.
  6. ^ Rahman, Abdul. "മൂന്ന് ടെലി സിനിമകള് പ്രദര്ശനത്തിന് ഒരുങ്ങി". mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b Suresh, Sooraj (6 January 2016). "Interview-Shalil Kallur-Dreams never ends". movieseeks. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. ^ Staff reporter (15 February 2013). "Sunday Films". Profile-Shalil Kallur. Mathrubhumi.
  9. ^ ""പ്രവാസ മയൂരം" പുരസ്കാരങ്ങള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". epathram.com. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  10. ^ "വിജയ് യേശുദാസ് നായകനാകുന്ന ബഹുഭാഷാ 3D ചിത്രം!; ആരുമറിയാതിരുന്ന ആ സിനിമാവിശേഷം ദാ ഇങ്ങനെയാണ്!". Samayam Malayalam. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  11. ^ "വൈറൽ ജീവിതങ്ങളുടെ പിന്നാമ്പുറങ്ങളുമായി 'അഭിരാമി' ജൂൺ ഏഴിന് തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ". keralaonlinenews.com (in Malayalam). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. ^ "സിക്കാഡ' ആഗസ്റ്റ് 9-ന്". Mathrubhumi. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  13. ^ Rithu Nair (14 September 2024). "മലയാളത്തിൽ മറ്റൊരു പരീക്ഷണം; സോംബി ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയൻ താരം ഇന്ത്യൻ സിനിമയിൽ" (in Malayalam). Samayam Malayalam. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  14. ^ Justin (14 September 2024). "Ozploitation star Roger Ward to make Indian debut in Nirmal Baby Varghese's Zombie film". horrorfacts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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