Actor

Lal

Acting

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Acting credits

165

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.9

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Movies: 183Series: 4Crew credits: 38

TMDB ID: 182174

IMDb ID: nm0482309

Known for: Acting

Born: December 2, 1958

Age: 67

Place of birth: Kochi, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2025

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 6.75

Wikidata: Q6480008

Also known as

M. P. Michael • Paul Michael • ലാൽ • லால்

Other jobs

Producer (12)Director (6)Writer (6)Original Story (5)Story (3)Playback Singer (2)Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (1)

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Biography

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 Siddique-Lal 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 Siddique's Hitler (1996) and Friends (1999). Other films he has produced include Thenkasipattanam (2000), Kalyanaraman (2002), Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004), and Thommanum Makkalum (2005). Lal's debut as an actor came in 1997 when he played Paniyan in Jayaraj's Kaliyattam. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for playing Raveendran Pillai in Madhupal's film Thalappavu (2008).