Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas

Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas is an Indian screenwriting duo known for their works in Malayalam cinema. Most of their works are in the comedy, action crime film and mass genre. They wrote films such as ''Mattupetti Machan'' (1998), ''Udayapuram Sulthan'' (1999), '' Dhosth'' (2001), '' C.I.D. Moosa'' (2003), ''Pulival Kalyanam'' (2003) ''Runway'' (2004), ''Kochi Rajavu'' (2005), '' Thuruppu Gulan'' (2006), '' Twenty:20'' (2008), '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010),''Kaaryasthan''(2010)'', Christian Brothers'' (2011) ''Mayamohini'' (2012),'' Mr. Marumakan''(2012),'' Kammath & Kammath''(2013)'' Rajadhi Raja''(2014) and ''Ivan Maryadaraman''(2015).

The duo parted in 2015. Udayakrishna continued as a scriptwriter. Udayakrishna's first script as a solo writer was ''Pulimurugan'' (2016) which became the first Malayalam film to gross over 100-150 crore and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film.

Career

Both Udayakrishna and Sibi started their careers as assistant directors. Sibi assisted Balu Kiriyath and Sandhya Mohan, while Udayakrishna assisted screenwriter A.R.Mukesha and was assistant director under Balu Kiriyath, Ali Akbar, K. Madhu and Venu B. Nair. Manoj K. Jayan prodded them into a partnership and agreed to star in their directorial debut. However, that project did not work out. Subsequently, they wrote their first script, ''Hitler Brothers'' (1997), for Sandhya Mohan, followed by ''Mayajalam'' for Balu Kiriyath. Both films failed at the box office. The duo's first hit came through ''Mattuppetti Machan'' directed by Jose Thomas, followed by ''Udayapuram Sulthan''. Then came '' Sundra Purushan,'' which was a moderate success.

It was followed by Rajasenan's successful movies, '' Darling Darling'' and '' Malayalimamanu Vanakkam''. '' C.I.D. Moosa'', was a success. They associated with Johny Antony in most of his directorial ventures thereafter, including the commercially successful ''Kochi Rajavu'' and '' Thuruppu Gulan''. They worked with veteran director Joshiy in ''Runway'', ''Lion'' and ''July 4'', and in the landmark Malayalam film '' Twenty:20''. ''Twenty:20'' was produced by Association of Malayalam Movie Artists in association with Dileep's Grand Productions and starred most major actors of Malayalam cinema. The film became the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time and brought appreciations for Udayakrishna and Sibi.

''Twenty:20'' was followed by ''Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'', which was panned by the critics and an average grosser. In 2010, they made a comeback with '' Pokkiri Raja'', which went on to become a big success and the highest-grossing film of the year."2010 Top 10"
Sify.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011. However, critical responses for ''Pokkiri Raja'' were mostly mixed. They scripted debutante Thomson K. Thomas's ''Kaaryasthan''. Despite negative reviews from critics, the film closely followed ''Pokkiri Raja'' in collection records of the year. Their only film in 2011 was '' Christian Brothers'' with Joshiy, which became a success. They scripted two films in 2012, ''Mayamohini'' and '' Mr. Marumakan''. The former was a success and was among the highest-grossing films of the year while the latter, despite heavy criticism, became an average hit. The last release in their combination is Ivan Maryadaraman.

Udaykrishna (as solo writer)

Later in 2016, Udaykrishna wrote script for ''Pulimurugan'' directed by Vysakh which was second highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time.Then he wrote scripts for ''Masterpiece'' (2017) directed by Ajai Vasudev and '' Aanakkallan'' (2018) directed by Suresh Divakar both received mixed reviews but were commercial success. In 2019 he scripted ''Madhura Raja'' which was a spin-off to Pokkiri Raja. Even though it received mixed to positive reviews, and it grossed 100 crores from box office. In 2022, he wrote two scripts for Mohanlal starring films ''Aaraattu'' directed by B. Unnikrishnan and ''Monster'' directed by Vyshakh. Both films became box-office flops. In 2023, he scripted two films for ''Christopher'' which was directed by B. Unnikrishnan and starred Mammootty and Aishwarya Lekshmi in the lead roles and Bandra which was directed by Arun Gopy and starred Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead role. Christopher received mixed reviews from critics and became an average hit at the box office., while Bandra received negative reviews from critics and it is underperformed at the box office.

Personal life

Udaykrishnan is married to Manju and has a son named Chandik. Sibi is married to Jisha and has a son and daughter.

Filmography

Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas (as writer duo)

Udaykrishna (as solo writer)

Udaykrishna (as actor)

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Living people
Indian screenwriting duos
Indian male screenwriters
Malayalam screenwriters
21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
Screenwriters from Kerala
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Indian male writers
21st-century Indian male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)