Sohanlal

Sohanlal
File:SohanLal.jpg Sohanlal
Born	November 14, 1977 Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation	Write & Director
Website	http://www.sohanlal.com

Sohanlal (സോഹൻലാൽ) is an Indian Film Director and writer, based in Kerala.

Career

He started his career as casual production assistant and script writer with Doordarshan ,TVM, 1996–2000 and later was worked with major television channels - Indiavision ,Kochi, 2000-2002, Middle East Television MET, Dubai,2002-2004, Jeevan TV,Kochi,2004 and Amrita TV,TVM,2004-2011 as Director-Programs

Early life

Sohanlal was born in Thiruvananthapuram on 14 November 1977 to P K Das and Kamala Das, both school-teachers, as the youngest brother of four elder sisters. He attended the SMV High School, Thiruvananthapuram and later did his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Kerala. Sohanlal also did a Post Graduate Diploma in Web Designing from C-Dac. A holder of the Advanced Yoga Teacher's Certificate from Yoga Alliance International, Sohanlal is also a yoga practitioner and trainer.

As Director

He shot into fame in 2006 with the TV film Neermaathalathinte pookkal adapted from a short story by Malayalam writer Madhavikutty / Kamala Surayya. cast : Praveena, Kishore Satya and Baby Gowry. The film was telecast on Amrita TV and brought him critical acclaim and several awards including Kerala State Awards for Best TV Film, Director, Script Writer, Music and Audiography.

His first feature film Orkkuka Vallappozhum/2009/ Starring mainstream Malayalam actors, won him the Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Debut Director and the movie screened in various film festivals worldwide. Cast : Thilakan, Jagadeesh, Chali Pala, Shilpabala, Meera Vasudev, Master Dhananjay, Baby Malavika et.al. Produced by Gods Own Moviz.
Story line : The return journey of an old man into the innocence of his past.

His second movie Kadhaveedu /House of Stories / released on November, 2013 / Cast : Kunchako Boban, Biju Menon, Lal, Manoj K.Jayan, Kalabhavan Shajon, Bhama, Rituparna Sengupta, Mallika, Swapna Menon et.al. The movie is the Historic come-together of the real gems of Malayalam literature M.T.Vasudevan Nair, Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer and MadhaviKutty on celluloid.
The storyline can be described as three husbands, three wives and a bachelor.

As Writer( Books )

Limelight(Novel-DC BOOKS(Malayalam), UYIRMAYI PUBLICATIONS (Tamil-Translation)),
Park Street (Novel-DC BOOKS), 
London Lights (travelogue-SIGN BOOKS), 
Aakaashavum ente Pranayavum (Poems-PARIDHI BOOKS),
P.Bhaskaran(Biography-KERALA BHASHA INSTITUTE), 
M.P.Appan' (Biography-KERALA BHASHA INSTITUTE), 
Neermaathalathinte Pookkal (Screenplay-KERALA BHASHA INSTITUTE),
Orkkuka Vallappozhum (Screenplay-KERALA BHASHA INSTITUTE), 
Kadhaveedu (Screenplay-KERALA BHASHA INSTITUTE)
Smrithithrayam/ Trilogy Nostalgia (Compilation of Screenplays-KERALA BHASHA INSTITUTE)

As Writer (Lyrics )

/2014/KONTHAYUM POONOOLUM/Feature Film / Malayalam /music Mejjo Joseph/
/2013/'KADHAVEEDU /Feature Film / Malayalam /music M.Jayachandran/
/2013/TEENS/Feature Film / Malayalam /music Viswajith/
/2012/MAZHANRITHAM/ACD/ Malayalam /music Pradip Somasundaran/
/2009/THAALOLAM/ACD/ Malayalam /music Viswajith/

Trilogy Nostalgia

A sequel of 3 films directed by Sohan Lal. These films depict the common theme, NOSTALGIA and are based on Malayalam literature. 'Trilogy Nostalgia' is a unique package of films, specifically designed for expatriate Keralites.The doyens of Malayalam Literature like P.Bhaskaran, Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer, Madhavikutty and M.T.Vasudevan Nair are the strength behind Trilogy Nostalgia. In 2013 Malayalam has been declared as one of the classical languages of India. Trilogy Nostalgia is a tribute to Malayalam.

Filmography

Year	Title	Cast	Box-office Verdict	Critical Response
2009	Orkkuka Vallappozhum	Thilakan, Jagadeesh, Krishnachandran,Chalipala,Shilpabala, Meera Vasudev	Average	Highly Acclaimed
2013	Kadhaveedu	Kunchako Boban, Lal, Biju Menon, Kalabhavan Shajon, Bhama, Rituparna Sengupta, Mallika,Swapna Menon	Average	Positive Reviews

References

Sohanlal ~ official website
Sohanlal ~ Facebook Page
Sohanlal ~ YouTube
Soho ~ Yoga Page

External links

• Sohanlal at the Internet Movie Database

Interview with Sohanlal - C.R.Jayan, Malayalam Pathram
Limelight ~ DC Books
Soho Yoga Nidra/ SYN ~ Manorama online
Smrithithrayam/ Trilogy Nostalgia ~ The Hindu
Sohanlal.com ~ News Page