There are many stars in Malayalam cinema today who came to the cinema as an assistant director with the desire to become an actor. Shine Tom Chacko, who is one of the current young stars, can be taken as an example. Shine came to acting after working under many directors for a long time. Similarly, there are many stars who came as actors and later donned the director’s mantle. Mohanlal and Prithviraj are two great examples of that. Mohanlal’s first film is being prepared under Burroughs. Meanwhile. Prithviraj has already proved his talent as a director with Lucifer and Bro Daddy. At the same time, there are other actors who don the director’s mantle that not many people know about. Know them below..
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Madhu is an actor who is known as the founder of Malayalam cinema. If Parikutty in Chemmeen is still in the minds of the Malayalam audience, it is because of the excellence of the actor named Madhu. Madhu has been an active presence in Malayalam cinema since 1962 and has acted in more than four hundred films. But beyond being an actor, Madhu has shone as a director and producer. Madhu has directed 12 films. In which the first two films Priya and Sindoorachepp have won the state film award for the best second film. Madhu is the hero in all the films.
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One of Malayalam’s favorite heroines, Revathi is also a director. Revathi is also a director who won the National Award for her first film. The film ‘Mitra’, made in English and Hindi, won the National Award. Later, he directed the films Phir Milenke and Bombay Cutting in Bollywood and the segment called Makal in the anthology film Kerala Cafe in Malayalam. Revathi is currently working on a new Bollywood film Salaam Venki opposite Kajol.
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Actor Vineeth Kumar is another actor who has come to the role of director. Vineeth Pranaya, who made his debut as a child star in the film Vadkan Veeragatha, gained attention with films like Tuval Sethuramayer CBI. In 2015, Vineeth also made his debut as a director with the film I Am Not Me. Fahadh Faasil is the hero of the film. Last June, Vineeth had also directed the film Dear Friend starring Tovino Thomas.
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Another star is Guinness Pakru. Ajayan aka Guinness Pakru has been active in acting since 1985. In 2013, a film called Kutti and Kol was released under the direction of Guinness Pakru. Guinness Pakru, Munna, Aditya and Sanusha played the lead roles.