Suresh Poduval is an Indian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

who works in the

Malayalam film industry Malayalam cinema is an 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, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He is best known for his work on the films ''

Deepasthambham Mahascharyam ''Deepasthambham Mahascharyam'' is a 1999 Malayalam film directed by K. B. Madhu and starring Dileep as an Ottamthullal dancer who is caught in a love triangle with two girls. Plot Mundoor Ramanandan Nambiar is an Ottamthullal dancer who is stru ...

'', ''

Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum ''Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Rajasenan and written by Suresh Poduval from a story by Rajasenan and Mahesh Mithra. The film stars Jayaram, Samyuktha Varma, Srividya and Jag ...

'', and ''

Achaneyanenikkishtam ''Achaneyanenikkishtam'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Suresh Krishnan, written by Suresh Poduval and produced by Menaka. It features Ashwin Thampi, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in ...

''.

Early life and work

Poduval was born in

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to Krishnan Master, and Narayaniyamma. After graduating from the

University of Calicut The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a State ownership, state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to ...

, Poduval worked as an temporary announcer in the

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He made his debut as a writer with '' Manthrikumaran'', the 1998 film directed by

Thulasidas Thulasidas is an Indian film and serial director who works in the South Indian film industry, predominantly in Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kera ...

, and starring

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and

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in the lead roles. The following year Poduval wrote the movie ''

''. Directed by K. B. Madhu. His next film was ''

'' (2000), directed by

Rajasenan Rajasenan is an Indian film director who has worked in Malayalam cinema. He is one of the most successful directors in 90s Malayalam film industry. Rajasenan also worked in the TV serial industry. He directed some serials and also acted in some. ...

, and starring

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...

and

Samyuktha Varma Samyuktha Varma (born 26 November 1979) is a former Indian actress who was active in Malayalam films from 1999 to 2002. She made her debut in 1999 as female lead in the movie ''Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal'' for which she won her first Kerala S ...

in the titular roles. He reunited with Rajasenan in the film ''

Megasandesam ''Megasandesam'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by Rajasenan and starring Suresh Gopi, Rajasree Nair, Samyuktha Varma and Napoleon. The film become flopp at the box office. Plot Balagopal (Suresh Gopi) is an alum ...

'' (2001). Later that year, he wrote the script for

Suresh Krishnan Suresh Krishnan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Bollywood and Malayalam films. Suresh made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film '' Bharatheeyam'' (1997). He mostly works as an associate director in Bollywood fi ...

's ''

'' starring

Kalabhavan Mani Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had starred in ov ...

and

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a car ...

. His next film release came five years later when he collaborated with Anil Babu in the romance ''Parayam'' starring Jishnu and

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. In 2008, he scripted

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-starrer ''

College Kumaran ''College Kumaran'' is a 2008 Malayalam film directed by Thulasidas, written by Suresh Poduval starring Mohanlal, Siddique, Vimala Raman and Balachandra Menon. Plot Kumaran, or as students call him, Captain (Mohanlal), was the star of Mahatm ...

'' in 2008. He directed the documentary ''Oru Deshathinte Kala'' in 2015. Poduval made his feature film directorial debut in 2019 with the '' Ulta''. He also wrote the script for the film, which stars

Gokul Suresh Gokul Suresh (born 29 September 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of film actor and politician Suresh Gopi. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Christ University and did in ...

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, and

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in the lead roles.

Filmography

References

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