T. A. Razzaq (25 April 1958 – 15 August 2016) was an

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screenwriter, who worked on Malayalam movies. He was born to T.A.Bappu and Vazhayil Khadeeja. His younger brother,

T. A. Shahid T A Shahid (25 may 1972 – 28 September 2012) was a scriptwriter in the Malayalam film industry. He died of cirrhosis aged 41 on 28 September 2012 in a private hospital in Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is ...

, was also a screenwriter who wrote scripts for successful films such as ''

Balettan ''Balettan'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by V. M. Vinu, written by T. A. Shahid, and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with Devayani, Nedumudi Venu, Harisree Ashokan, Riyaz Kha ...

'' and '' Perumazhakkalam''. He has received

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in 1996 and 2002 and once for

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in 1996. He started his film career earlier as assistant director of A .T. Abu with

Dhwani ''Dhwani (ധ്വനി)'' (meaning sound, melody or music) is a 1988 Malayalam-language musical romance film directed by A. T. Abu. It was the last completed film of veteran actor and evergreen hero of Malayalam cinema Prem Nazir who died o ...

and Lenin Rajendran for ''

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''. Later he turned to pen on advice of actor Thilakan who gave him debut to make screenplay based on Thilakan's own directed drama Fasaq screened as " ''Ghoshayathra''" the same as another movie ''

Vishnulokam ''Vishnulokam'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Kamal, written by T. A. Razzaq, and produced by Sanal Kumar and G. Suresh Kumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Shanthi Krishna, Urvashi, and Murali. The songs f ...

'' in 1991. He worked for around 30 Malayalam movies with the areas of his contribution including script, story, and dialogue. He made films with prominent film directors in Malayalam like Kamal, Sibi Malayil, Jayaraj and V.M. Vinu. In 2014, he debuted in direction through the film Moonnam Naal Njayarazhcha'', which unfortunately became the only film he directed. His last film as a scriptwriter was '''Sukhamayirikkatte''', released in 2016. He died at

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on Indian Independence Day in 2016, aged 58. He was undergoing a long battle with liver cirrhosis. He was buried with full state honors at his hometown Kondotty. Perumazhakkalam, the film he scripted was screened at 21st IFFK as a homage. He appeared in

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's directed Malayalam film Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha.

Awards

* 1996

for

Kaanaakkinaavu ''Kaanaakkinaavu'' is a 1996 Indian Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil based on a script by T. A. Razzaq. The film was produced by P. V. Gangadharan under the banner of Grihalakshmi Productions. The film stars Mukesh, Murali and Sukanya i ...

* 1996

for

* 2002

for Aayirathil Oruvan * 2002 Asianet Film Awards for Best Script Writer for Uthaman * 2004

for Perumazhakkalam * 2004 Asianet Film Awards for Best Script Writer for Perumazhakkalam

Filmography

Lyrics

* Maanathu Chandiranundo-

Aakasham ''Aakasham'' is a 2007 Malayalam-language film directed by Sundar Das and starring Harishree Ashokan. Summary Manoharan is hardworking mechanic leading a happy life with his wife, kids, mother and brother in law. His greatest dream is to own a ...

(2007)

References

External links

*
T A Razzak at MSI
1958 births 2016 deaths Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam-language lyricists Malayali people Indian Muslims Indian male screenwriters Screenwriters from Kochi People from Malappuram district 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Malayalam film directors Film directors from Kochi 21st-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian male writers {{India-film-bio-stub