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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
[[File:Ma.nishad.jpg|thumb|M. A. Nishad is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.]]
'''M. A. Nishad''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director and screenwriter who has worked predominantly on Malayalam films.

==Career==
Nishad has often made social dramas in Malayalam, starting his career with ''[[Pakal (film)|Pakal]]'' (2006) and ''[[Nagaram (2007 film)|Nagaram]]'' (2007). In 2009, he worked with [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Pasupathy]] on ''[[Vairam: Fight for Justice]]'', which was later dubbed into Tamil as ''Ammu Kolai Vazhakku''. In the early 2010s, his ''Gandhi Square'' featuring [[Thilakan]] failed to materialise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/thilakan-in-a-gandhi-square-malayalam-news-82793|title=Thilakan in a 'Gandhi square' - Malayalam News|date=9 June 2012|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082948/https://www.indiaglitz.com/thilakan-in-a-gandhi-square-malayalam-news-82793|archive-date=17 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] and her manager for raising the cost of his film, ''[[No. 66 Madhura Bus]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/M-A-Nishad-files-a-complaint-against-Padmapriya/articleshow/14847703.cms|title=M A Nishad files a complaint against Padmapriya - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217191329/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/M-A-Nishad-files-a-complaint-against-Padmapriya/articleshow/14847703.cms|archive-date=2018-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Nishad spoke out against the content from the film, ''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]'' (2015). His actions implied that the makers of the film had tried to make a big film and imitated the style of big films and stars to make it but at last ended up as a mediocre imitation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/m-a-nishad-s-diatribe-against-kohinoor-news-malayalam-pj3r0bjedejhf.html |title=M a Nishad's diatribe against 'Kohinoor' |access-date=2018-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217082605/http://www.sify.com/movies/m-a-nishad-s-diatribe-against-kohinoor-news-malayalam-pj3r0bjedejhf.html |archive-date=2018-02-17 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Kohinoor-gets-bashed-online-by-MA-Nishad/articleshow/49151310.cms|title=Kohinoor gets bashed online by MA Nishad - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720095845/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Kohinoor-gets-bashed-online-by-MA-Nishad/articleshow/49151310.cms|archive-date=2018-07-20|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he made ''[[Kinar (film)|Kinar]]'', a bilingual film focusing on the issue of [[water scarcity]] in a town between [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], and the film starred [[Jayaprada]] and [[Revathi]] in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/12/jaya-prada-returns-to-tamil-cinema-with-keni-1627855.html|title=Jaya Prada returns to Tamil cinema with Keni|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150518/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/jul/12/jaya-prada-returns-to-tamil-cinema-with-keni-1627855.html|archive-date=2019-03-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/parthiban-jayaprada-in-a-film-on-water-dispute-between-tn-and-kerala/articleshow/59546457.cms|title=Parthiban, Jayaprada in a film on water dispute between TN and Kerala - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606131912/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/parthiban-jayaprada-in-a-film-on-water-dispute-between-tn-and-kerala/articleshow/59546457.cms|archive-date=2018-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Director
*''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Pakal (film)|Pakal]]'' ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Nagaram (2007 film)|Nagaram]]'' ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Aayudham (2008 film)|Aayudham]]'' ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Vairam: Fight for Justice|Vairam]]'' ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Best of Luck]]'' ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[No. 66 Madhura Bus]]'' ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Kinar (film)|Keni]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Kinar (film)|Kinar]]'' ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Thelivu]]'' ||
|}

;Producer
*''[[Thillana Thillana]]'' (2003)
*[[Oral Mathram|Oraal Mathram]]

;Actor
*''[[Anthiveyilile Ponnu]]''<ref name="Vakku">{{Cite news |date=8 January 2016 |title=MA Nishad stars with Anu Hasan in Vakku |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/MA-Nishad-stars-with-Anu-Hasan-in-Vakku/articleshow/50483158.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205140841/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/MA-Nishad-stars-with-Anu-Hasan-in-Vakku/articleshow/50483158.cms |archive-date=5 February 2017}}</ref> (1982)
*''Vakku''<ref name="Vakku" />
*''She Taxi''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|2778969}}

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[[Category:Kerala Film Critics Association Awards winners]]

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Anu priya22 at 07:54, 26 November 2023