A. K. Sajan is an Indian screenwriter and film director who is best known for his directorial debut ''

Stop Violence ''Stop Violence'' is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by A. K. Sajan. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Vijayaraghavan, and Chandra Lakshman. Stop Violence was the 2nd-released film of Prithviraj, though made after ''Nand ...

'' (2002). The film stars

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of rol ...

and

Chandra Lakshman Chandra Lakshman is an Indian actress. She debuted in the 2002 Tamil film ''Manasellam'' and has since then appeared in various Malayalam and Tamil films and TV series. She is probably best known for her performances as Sandra Nellikadan, Rini ...

. He is also known for scripting many movies in the industry. His notable works include '' Dhruvam'' (1993), ''Butterflies'' (1993), ''

Kashmeeram ''Kashmeeram'' is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Rajiv Anchal, written by A. K. Sajan and produced by Menaka under Revathy Kalamandhir. Starring Suresh Gopi, Sharada, Priya Raman, Lalu Alex and Ratheesh. It was du ...

'' (1994), '' Crime File'' (1999), ''

Chinthamani Kolacase ''Chinthamani Kolacase'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action legal thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas with Suresh Gopi in the lead role and Bhavana playing the central character, this film narrates the story of a Lal Krishna Virad ...

'' (2006), ''

Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri ''Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri'' (English: Night of Nadiya's Murder) is a 2007 Malayalam thriller film by K. Madhu starring Suresh Gopi and Kavya Madhavan in lead roles. The film's plot is inspired by the 2007 Thai movie '' Alone'' which itself is l ...

'' (2007) and ''

Puthiya Niyamam ''Puthiya Niyamam'' ( New Law) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film written and directed by A. K. Sajan. * * * The film stars Mammootty and Nayanthara in the lead roles, along with Baby Ananya, Sheelu Abraham, Rachana Nara ...

'' (2016). His brother A. K. Santhosh is also a scriptwriter and have scripted various movies like '' Sooryaputhran'', ''

Minnaminuginum Minnukettu ''Minnaminuginum Minnukettu'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Thulasidas and produced by Mukesh R. Mehta. The film stars Jayaram, Jagadish, Shobhana, Thilakan and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in the lead roles. The film has musical score by ...

'' and a Tamil - Malayalam bilingual movie '' Vande Matharam''.

Career

Began his film career as a story writer for some movies in late 1980s. In the early 1990 he pitched the story idea of '' Dhruvam'' (1993), and began to pen the script. By mid 1991 with the completed draft he approached

Joshiy Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and producer from Varkala in Kerala who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Tiger Salim'' (1978) and has directed over 80 films. He has also directe ...

, and the film started to roll. His next movie ''Butterflies'' (1993 film) with Mohanlal also turned out to be a blockbuster. In 1994, ''

'' (1994) with Suresh Gopi in the lead emerged as a super hit which reaffirmed stardom for Suresh Gopi. From there on, they both established as a pair and later worked on several films together. Their notable films were ''

'' (1994),'' Crime File'' (1999), ''

'' (2006) and ''

'' (2007). His directorial debut was in 2002 with the movie ''

'' starring

in the lead. The movie depicted the life of dark underworld prevailed in the city of Kochi. upon its release it garnered critical acclaim for its bold and realistic approach in making.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sajan, A. K. Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam film directors Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people)