Lal
Known For
Acting
Born
1958-12-02 in Kochi, Kerala, India
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).
Most Known For
Kerala Crime Files
as CI Kuriyan Avaran
Tsunami
Mattancherry
Killer Soup
as Lucas Charles
Aalwar
Suzhal - The Vortex
as Chellapa
They Call Him OG
as Ibrahim
Robinhood
Saaho
as Ibrahim
Bison Kaalamaadan
as Kandasamy
Lal Salam
as Himself
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil
as Parthan
RDX: Robert Dony Xavier
as Phillip
God's Own Country
as Muhammed
Taanakkaran
as Eshwaramurthi
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
as Malayaman
Kanmadam
as Johny
Pulimurugan
as Balaraman
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
as Malayaman
Kutti Puli
as Arjunan