Lal
ActingAlso Known As
M. P. Michael, Paul Michael , ലാൽ, லால்
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).
Movies
(168 total)
Saaho
as Ibrahim
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
as Malayaman
Star
as Pandian
Karnan
as Yeman
RDX: Robert Dony Xavier
as Phillip
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
as Malayaman
Pulimurugan
as Balaraman
Helen
as Paul
2018
as Mathachan
Iyobinte Pusthakam
as Iyob
They Call Him OG
as Ibrahim
Salt N' Pepper
as Kalathil Parambil Kalidasan
Twenty 20
as Adv. Radhakrishnan
Maamannan
as Sindhanai Rajan
Anwar
as Babu Mather / Babu Sait
Punjabi House
as Sikkandar Singh
Kalyanaraman
as Thekkedathu Achuthankutty
Veera Simha Reddy
as Siddappa
Shutter
as Rasheed
TV Shows
(4 total)
Suzhal - The Vortex
as Chellapa
Killer Soup
as Lucas Charles
Kerala Crime Files
as CI Kuriyan Avaran
Lal Salam
as Himself