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Bhadran is a Director and Scriptwriter Indian born on 22 november 1952 at Palai (Inde)

Bhadran

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Birth name Thomas
Nationality Inde
Birth 22 november 1952 (71 years) at Palai (Inde)

Bhadran (November 22, 1952) is a Malayalam movie director who has many popular hits to his credit. Iyer the Great, Sphadikam, Olympiyan Anthony Adam are some of them. He is known for extreme sophistication in screenwriting.

Usually with

Mohanlal
Mohanlal
(7 films)
Sukumari
Sukumari
(4 films)
Sankaradi
Sankaradi
(4 films)
Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P. Dev
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bhadran (12 films)

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Director

Udayon
Udayon (2005)
, 3h
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Mohanlal, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Laya Gorty, Manoj K. Jayan, Innocent
Rating45% 2.286692.286692.286692.286692.28669
Mohanlal plays the double role of 75-year-old Suranadu Kunju and his son Papoyi. Kunju thinks that the heartbeat of earth is in soil and not in maths. Telugu actress Laya is the heroine in this film. His beliefs on the land and agrarianism is good but his value system that farmers and farming is more important and better is not. He does not let his sons pursue there interest and wants them to do farming also. Which leads in they becoming negative towards father. Also when he tries to marry off his daughter to an ugly but farming loving another narrow minded character instead of an educated handsome doctor makes them feel that the father is destroying and spoiling their lives with his stubbornness and high handedness.
Vellithira
Vellithira (2003)

Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Navya Nair (Dhanya Veena), Sudheesh, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Rating41% 2.063432.063432.063432.063432.06343
A teenager girl named Thatha (Navya Nair) is living with her blacksmith brother Vakkathi Vasu (Kalabhavan Mani) and his children after the death of her sister in law. Style Raj (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is a guy who moves from place to place with a projector and shows movie to public on the run for a living. He meets Thatha and falls in love. Vasu discovers that Raj is actually the murderer of the landlord who killed his father. In the end Raj is sent to jail.
Olympian Anthony Adam
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Mohanlal, Meena, Nassar, Seema, Jagathy Sreekumar, Valsala Menon
Rating64% 3.2431953.2431953.2431953.2431953.243195
Antony Varghese (Mohanlal) is a police officer who has been sent to a school as a teacher in disguise, to get details about the notorious Roy Mamman((Nassar)) who is behind terrorist attacks in the city. Antony knows Roy Mamman's daughter Rose Mamman(Sanika Nambiar) is studying in that school, but he does not know which of the kids is Mamman's. During his investigation he meets Angel Mary (Meena), a teacher, and attracts her enmity. Antony discovers that Angel has a troubled past with her husband turning out to be a drug addict, thus spoiling her marriage life on the first day. Antony later falls in love with her.
Yuvathurki
Yuvathurki (1996)

Directed by Bhadran
Genres Action
Actors Suresh Gopi, Sukumari, Ratheesh, Rajan P. Dev, Geetha, Mohan Raj
Rating67% 3.360143.360143.360143.360143.36014
Sidhardha (Suresh Gopi), a Delhi based youth wing leader of the ruling party is sentenced to jail for murdering Ambikaratnam (Geetha), a woman leader of the ruling party. At Tihar jail, he is made to face severe physical torture for questioning the injustice happening inside. Kalimulla (Mohanraj), the jail superintendent, along with his henchmen is running a crime syndicate inside the jail. Siddhardha witnesses the brutal atrocities that poor criminals have to face while hardcore criminals with political connections enjoy special treatment. Upon the instruction from supreme court, a re-investigation is ordered on Ambikaratnam murder case. Akhila (Vijayashanti), a dashing and aggressive officer from CBI is assigned to re-probe Sidhardha's case. She visits Siddhardha who is hostile. Sidhardha refuses to co-operate with her claiming that the entire the system is corrupt and has no faith left in him towards police. But Akhila moves ahead with her investigation and finds the innocence of Sidhardha. Justice Varma (Thilakan), a retired Supreme Court judge is working on a book which he claims will reveal the black realities of bureaucracy and politics in Delhi. Titled as 'The Bleeding Nation', the book has chapters on the illegal underworld connections of Jyothikrishna, the aspiring Prime Minister of the country. Popularly known as J.K. (Mani C. Kappan), he had been involved in several dubious and defense deals that may even hurt the security of the country. J.K. Along with Dharman (Ratheesh), his lieutenant, approach Justice Varma and offers several sops including a governor post, but Varma refuses to buy it. Sidhardha escapes from jail and reaches at Varma to explain him the realities happening inside central prison. He refuses to accept Varma's advise to surrender and informs him about the plan to avenge to all who had framed him in murder case. Sidhardha meets Akhila to explain his side. Sidhardha, an emerging youth leader, was involved in a series of public issues. He was accompanied by Dharman, Ambikaratnam and many other young politicians who desired to bring a change in the country. Sidhardha and Ambikaratnam questioned the policies of the party and opposed the ways of J.K. calling him a threat to the nation. In order to obliterate Sidhardha, J.K. took the help of Dharman, a shroud politician. With the help of him, J.K planted a bomb which exploded at the birthday party of Ambikaratnam killing her. Sidhardha was accused by Dharman of murdering her and was arrested. Dharman rose in the party in short time and has become a trusted aide of J.K. Meanwhile Swami Somendra (Rajan P.Dev) of Tapovan Ashram plans a conspiracy to topple the government. He is the mentor of J.K and runs an underworld with his Ashram as base. Several politicians who questioned J.K were found missing in few time and Akhila's investigation moves in this direction. In short time, she is shocked to find that even the top CBI officers are a part of J.K's coterie. Swami Somendra tries all ways to influence Akhila, but all in vain. Sidhardha along with young Turks in the party decides to opt for violence to save the nation before the elections. They open up a secret jail and picks up several criminals and political leaders and kills them, creating a panic among the ruling class. He reaches out J.K and Somendra and makes them confess of the crimes and kills them, whereby delivering justice.
Spadikam
Spadikam (1995)
, 2h30
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about mathematics
Actors Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvashi, Spadikam George, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Silk Smitha
Rating85% 4.294094.294094.294094.294094.29409
Chacko Master (Thilakan) is a high-school headmaster who is a president's medal winner in Mathematics. He is a very strict teacher and emphasizes memorization and discipline at the expense of analysis and creativity in school. He punishes his students ruthlessly and gives no special treatment to his son Thomas, who is also a student in his class. Chacko always assumes that his son is behind every mischief in class, and punishes him until the actual culprit gives himself in.
Uncle Bun
Uncle Bun (1991)

Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Mohanlal, Kushboo Sundar, Nedumudi Venu, Charmila, Philomina, P. Santha Kumari
Rating57% 2.896422.896422.896422.896422.89642
Jameskutty Chacko(Nedumudi Venu) is an ex-NRI settled in a hilly town along with his wife,Sarah and 3 children. James and Sarah are forced to rush back to USA to look after his brother in law who is critically injured in an accident. James entrusts his brother Charlie Chacko(Mohanlal) with the children. Charlie Chacko is obese and leads an irresponsible life spending his time drinking. Sarah considers Charlie responsible for the death of her sister Rosie (Charmila).
Iyer the Great, 2h3
Directed by Bhadran
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Mammootty, Geetha, Shobana, Sukumari, Devan, Ratheesh
Rating69% 3.481013.481013.481013.481013.48101
Vaikundam Soorya Narayana Iyer (Mammootty), a business executive, leads a normal family life along with Veni Geetha, his wife and his mother Sukumari. After falling from a tree while trying to capture an escaped pet parrot, Iyer undergoes (fear of heights) giving him the power of clairvoyance. A couple of days later, he foresees a train accident with precise train number, and time of incident. He warns the railway authorities. But failing to take his warning into account, an accident takes place killing more than a hundred passengers. A couple of days later, Iyer foresees an airplane accident and informs the authorities about a future bombing on a flight in Delhi. Aided by the information, the disaster is prevented, causing Iyer to hit the headlines. He gets an insight about steroids added to a particular brand of baby food by Gabrias Group. Iyer contacts Amala, a news reporter who does an expose, destroying the business empire of Gabrias. Gabria (Devan) vows vengeance on Iyer and plants a bomb in his car, killing Iyer's entire family. In retaliation Iyer kills Gabrias, but is shot and admitted to hospital. At hospital, he predicts the setting of the sun early at 3 pm on Thursday. But Amala realizes that Iyer had just predicted his own death. The police impose tight security; however a terrorist group successfully enters the hospital shooting Iyer down.
Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Mohanlal, Rashin Rahman, Sreevidya, Raadhu, Thilakan
Rating65% 3.270693.270693.270693.270693.27069
Poomukhapadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu tells the story of troubled marital life, due to the unnecessary doubting on partner, causing mental agony to their children, bringing tragic ends to the life.
Changatham
Changatham (1983)
, 2h10
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Madhavi Alladurgam, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mohanlal, Paravoor Bharathan, Sankaradi
Rating58% 2.9326452.9326452.9326452.9326452.932645
Changatham is the story of Dilip, played by Mammootty, a trained conman.
Ente Mohangal Poovaninju, 2h10
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Romance
Actors Shankar Panicker, Mohanlal, Shankar, Menaka G, Kalaranjini, K. P. Ummer
Rating62% 3.117753.117753.117753.117753.11775
Shankar, a wealthy bachelor falls in love with Menaka, a middle class girl. Shankar's father oppose this relationship, as he wants his son to get married to Kalaranjini. Mohanlal played Vinu, Shankar's best friend. The film had a tragic ending.

Scriptwriter

Udayon
Udayon (2005)
, 3h
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Mohanlal, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Laya Gorty, Manoj K. Jayan, Innocent
Rating45% 2.286692.286692.286692.286692.28669
Mohanlal plays the double role of 75-year-old Suranadu Kunju and his son Papoyi. Kunju thinks that the heartbeat of earth is in soil and not in maths. Telugu actress Laya is the heroine in this film. His beliefs on the land and agrarianism is good but his value system that farmers and farming is more important and better is not. He does not let his sons pursue there interest and wants them to do farming also. Which leads in they becoming negative towards father. Also when he tries to marry off his daughter to an ugly but farming loving another narrow minded character instead of an educated handsome doctor makes them feel that the father is destroying and spoiling their lives with his stubbornness and high handedness.
Vellithira
Vellithira (2003)

Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Navya Nair (Dhanya Veena), Sudheesh, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Roles Writer
Rating41% 2.063432.063432.063432.063432.06343
A teenager girl named Thatha (Navya Nair) is living with her blacksmith brother Vakkathi Vasu (Kalabhavan Mani) and his children after the death of her sister in law. Style Raj (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is a guy who moves from place to place with a projector and shows movie to public on the run for a living. He meets Thatha and falls in love. Vasu discovers that Raj is actually the murderer of the landlord who killed his father. In the end Raj is sent to jail.
Olympian Anthony Adam
Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Mohanlal, Meena, Nassar, Seema, Jagathy Sreekumar, Valsala Menon
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.2431953.2431953.2431953.2431953.243195
Antony Varghese (Mohanlal) is a police officer who has been sent to a school as a teacher in disguise, to get details about the notorious Roy Mamman((Nassar)) who is behind terrorist attacks in the city. Antony knows Roy Mamman's daughter Rose Mamman(Sanika Nambiar) is studying in that school, but he does not know which of the kids is Mamman's. During his investigation he meets Angel Mary (Meena), a teacher, and attracts her enmity. Antony discovers that Angel has a troubled past with her husband turning out to be a drug addict, thus spoiling her marriage life on the first day. Antony later falls in love with her.
Yuvathurki
Yuvathurki (1996)

Directed by Bhadran
Genres Action
Actors Suresh Gopi, Sukumari, Ratheesh, Rajan P. Dev, Geetha, Mohan Raj
Roles Writer
Rating67% 3.360143.360143.360143.360143.36014
Sidhardha (Suresh Gopi), a Delhi based youth wing leader of the ruling party is sentenced to jail for murdering Ambikaratnam (Geetha), a woman leader of the ruling party. At Tihar jail, he is made to face severe physical torture for questioning the injustice happening inside. Kalimulla (Mohanraj), the jail superintendent, along with his henchmen is running a crime syndicate inside the jail. Siddhardha witnesses the brutal atrocities that poor criminals have to face while hardcore criminals with political connections enjoy special treatment. Upon the instruction from supreme court, a re-investigation is ordered on Ambikaratnam murder case. Akhila (Vijayashanti), a dashing and aggressive officer from CBI is assigned to re-probe Sidhardha's case. She visits Siddhardha who is hostile. Sidhardha refuses to co-operate with her claiming that the entire the system is corrupt and has no faith left in him towards police. But Akhila moves ahead with her investigation and finds the innocence of Sidhardha. Justice Varma (Thilakan), a retired Supreme Court judge is working on a book which he claims will reveal the black realities of bureaucracy and politics in Delhi. Titled as 'The Bleeding Nation', the book has chapters on the illegal underworld connections of Jyothikrishna, the aspiring Prime Minister of the country. Popularly known as J.K. (Mani C. Kappan), he had been involved in several dubious and defense deals that may even hurt the security of the country. J.K. Along with Dharman (Ratheesh), his lieutenant, approach Justice Varma and offers several sops including a governor post, but Varma refuses to buy it. Sidhardha escapes from jail and reaches at Varma to explain him the realities happening inside central prison. He refuses to accept Varma's advise to surrender and informs him about the plan to avenge to all who had framed him in murder case. Sidhardha meets Akhila to explain his side. Sidhardha, an emerging youth leader, was involved in a series of public issues. He was accompanied by Dharman, Ambikaratnam and many other young politicians who desired to bring a change in the country. Sidhardha and Ambikaratnam questioned the policies of the party and opposed the ways of J.K. calling him a threat to the nation. In order to obliterate Sidhardha, J.K. took the help of Dharman, a shroud politician. With the help of him, J.K planted a bomb which exploded at the birthday party of Ambikaratnam killing her. Sidhardha was accused by Dharman of murdering her and was arrested. Dharman rose in the party in short time and has become a trusted aide of J.K. Meanwhile Swami Somendra (Rajan P.Dev) of Tapovan Ashram plans a conspiracy to topple the government. He is the mentor of J.K and runs an underworld with his Ashram as base. Several politicians who questioned J.K were found missing in few time and Akhila's investigation moves in this direction. In short time, she is shocked to find that even the top CBI officers are a part of J.K's coterie. Swami Somendra tries all ways to influence Akhila, but all in vain. Sidhardha along with young Turks in the party decides to opt for violence to save the nation before the elections. They open up a secret jail and picks up several criminals and political leaders and kills them, creating a panic among the ruling class. He reaches out J.K and Somendra and makes them confess of the crimes and kills them, whereby delivering justice.