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).

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Selected Filmography

• Suzhal - The Vortex(2022)TV Series · 8 epsas Chellapa
• Kerala Crime Files(2023)TV Series · 12 epsas CI Kuriyan Avaran
• Killer Soup(2024)TV Series · 8 epsas Lucas Charles
• Ramji Rao Speaking(1989)Director
• Bison Kaalamaadan(2025)as Kandasamy
• Vietnam Colony(1992)Director
• Ponniyin Selvan: Part I(2022)as Malayaman
• King Liar(2016)as Anand Varma
• Arangetra Velai(1990)Original Story
• Hera Pheri(2000)Original Story
• Lal Salam(2017)TV Series · 1 epas Self
• Robinhood(2025)
• Godfather(1991)Director
• Saaho(2019)as Ibrahim
• Leader(2026)as Sathyamoorthy
• Makkal Mahathmyam(1992)Writer
• In Harihar Nagar(1990)Director
• They Call Him OG(2025)as Ibrahim
• Ponniyin Selvan: Part II(2023)as Malayaman
• Shikkar(2010)as Dancer Eldho Aashaan