# Sohanlal
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{{Short description|Indian film director and writer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sohanlal
| image = SohanLal.jpg
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| birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram
| occupation = Writer, director
| website = http://www.sohanlal.com
}}
'''Sohanlal''' is an Indian [film director](/source/film_director) and [writer](/source/writer), based in [Kerala](/source/Kerala).
==Career==
Sohanlal started his career as a production assistant and script writer with [Doordarshan](/source/Doordarshan) in 1996–2000 and later worked with the television channels - [Indiavision](/source/Indiavision) in 2000–2002, Middle East Television in 2002–2004, [Jeevan TV](/source/Jeevan_TV) in 2004 and [Amrita TV](/source/Amrita_TV) in 2004–2011 as Director-Programs.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
===Director===
Sohanlal's first notable work was the 2006 TV film [Neermaathalathinte pookkal](/source/Neermaathalathinte_pookkal) adapted from a short story by [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language) writer [Madhavikutty](/source/Kamala_Surayya) / [Kamala Surayya](/source/Kamala_Das). The film was telecast on [Amrita TV](/source/Amrita_TV) and received {{citation needed|date=October 2022}} awards including [Kerala State Film Awards](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Awards) for Best TV Film, Director, Script Writer, Music and Audiography.[{{cite web |url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/21/stories/2006122100970100.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001091841/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/21/stories/2006122100970100.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2007-10-01 |title= Abstract and like a haiku |last= Manmadhan |first= Prema |date= 2006-12-21 |work= [The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |access-date= 2009-03-07}}]
Sohanlal's first feature film, ''[Orkkuka Vallappozhum](/source/Orkkuka_Vallappozhum)'' released in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} It won him the [Kerala Film Critics Association Award](/source/Kerala_Film_Critics_Association_Award) for Best Debut Director and the movie screened in film festivals.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} His second movie [Kadhaveedu](/source/Kadhaveedu) (House of Stories) was released in November 2013, Based on stories by [M. T. Vasudevan Nair](/source/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair), [Vaikom Muhammad Basheer](/source/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer), and [Madhavikutty](/source/Kamala_Surayya).{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} His third movie ''The Great Indian Road Movie'' was released in May 2019.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} His fourth movie is ''Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam'' and the latest film he directed is in 2022, ''Swapnangal Pookkunna Kaadu'' which is also the last part of his children's film trilogy.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
== Lyrics written ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2026}}
* 2022 ''Swapnangal Pookkunna Kaadu''
* 2014 ''[Konthayum Poonoolum](/source/Konthayum_Poonoolum)''
* 2013 ''[Kadhaveedu](/source/Kadhaveedu)''
* 2013 ''Teens''
* 2012 ''Mazhanritham''
* 2009 ''Thaalolam''
== Books authored ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2026}}
* 2012 ''Limelight . Novel. [DC Books](/source/DC_Books)''
* 2015 ''Park Street. Novel [DC Books](/source/DC_Books)''
* 2020 Ammamaram. Novel Green Books
* 2011 ''London lights, Travelogue. Sign Books''
== Filmography ==
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Cast
|-
| 2009 || ''[Orkkuka Vallappozhum](/source/Orkkuka_Vallappozhum)'' || [Thilakan](/source/Thilakan), [Jagadeesh](/source/Jagadeesh), [Krishnachandran](/source/Krishnachandran), Chalipala, Shilpabala, [Meera Vasudev](/source/Meera_Vasudev)
|-
| 2013 || ''[Kadhaveedu](/source/Kadhaveedu)'' || [Kunchako Boban](/source/Kunchako_Boban), [Lal](/source/Lal_(actor)), [Biju Menon](/source/Biju_Menon), [Manoj K. Jayan](/source/Manoj_K._Jayan), [Kalabhavan Shajon](/source/Kalabhavan_Shajon), [Bhama](/source/Bhama_Kurup), [Rituparna Sengupta](/source/Rituparna_Sengupta), [Mallika](/source/Mallika_(actress)), Swapna Menon
|-
| 2018 || ''The Great Indian Road Movie'' || Master Ashray, Vijay Anand, Anila, [Madhupal](/source/Madhupal), [Sunil Sukhada](/source/Sunil_Sukhada), Prem Manoj
|-
|2019
| ''Appuvinte Sthyanweshanam / Appu in search of truth''
|Master Ridhun, A. V. Anoop, [Sudheer Karamana](/source/Sudheer_Karamana), [Maniyan Pillai Raju](/source/Maniyanpilla_Raju), [Meera Vasudev](/source/Meera_Vasudevan), [Sarayu](/source/Sarayu_(actress)), Krishnan Balakrishnan, Albert Alex, Vinduja Vikram, Master Rohan
|-
|2022
| ''Swapnangal pookkunna Kaadu / Trees in Dreams''
|Master Alok Krishna, Baby Anugraha, [A.V. Anoop](/source/A._V._Anoop), Felix Kuruvila, Swetlana, Vinu Y.S, Savitha, Kalyani
|-
|}
=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Cast
|-
| 2000 || ''Pedakam'' || [Madhu (actor)](/source/Madhu_(actor)), Sreekala, Hari Prasad, Lazitha
|-
| 2006 || ''[Neermaathalathinte Pookkal](/source/Neermaathalathinte_Pookkal)'' || [Praveena](/source/Praveena), Kishore Satya
|-
| 2020 || ''Eva'' || Payel Mukherjee
|}
=== Filmography - Director, Documentaries ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 2002 || ''Venal Vasantham''
|-
| 2015 || ''Autobiography of a Stray Dog''
|-
| 2023 || ''Sabdayamanam/Noishorrifics''
|}
==References==
* [https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/150318/road-to-dream-realisation.html Road to dream realisation]
* [https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/jan/30/two-sides-of-the-stray-dog-menace-1564840.html Two sides of the stray dog menace]
* [http://sohanlal.com/index.php/news/30-indian-express-2012 melange of a movie]
* [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/abstract-and-like-a-haiku/article3204917.ece Abstract and like a haiku]
*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sohanlal-to-helm-mollywoods-first-childrens-film-trilogy/articleshow/75006933.cms Sohanlal to helm Mollywood's first children's film trilogy]
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3282824}}
* {{Official website|http://www.sohanlal.com}}
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