P. Anil, also known as Douthyam Anil, is an Indian film director who works in
Malayalam film
Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ...
s. He is known for his action films. He is best known for directing the action adventure film ''
Douthyam
''Douthyam'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by P. Anil and written by Gayathri Ashokan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Parvathy, and Babu Antony. The film attracted media attention for the action su ...
'' (1989).
Career
He made his debut as a director in 1986 with ''Adiverukal'', starring
Mohanlal. His other films with
Mohanlal are ''Douthyam'' and ''Sooryagayathri''. Another of Anil's Mohanlal films, ''Brahmaa'', was dropped after the first schedule. The same film was later remade by
I. V. Sasi
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1947 – 24 October 2017), better known as I. V. Sasi, was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was awarded the J. ...
as ''
The City'' with
Suresh Gopi.
Filmography
As director
References
External links
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Living people
Film directors from Kerala
Malayalam film directors
20th-century Indian film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)