Lal

Paul Michael born December 2 1958 better known by his stage name Lal is an Indian film director script writer actor producer and film distributor He is most famous for teaming up with Siddique under the shared name SiddiqueLal to make films such as Ramji Rao Speaking 1989 In Harihar Nagar 1990 Godfather 1991 Vietnam Colony 1993 and Kabooliwala 1993 The duo broke off afterwards but he produced Siddiques Hitler 1996 and Friends 1999 Other films he has produced include Thenkasipattanam 2000 Kalyanaraman 2002 Chathikkatha Chanthu 2004 and Thommanum Makkalum 2005 Lals debut as an actor came in 1997 when he played Paniyan in Jayarajs Kaliyattam He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for playing Raveendran Pillai in Madhupals film Thalappavu 2008