Siddique (director)

Awards and nominations
	Totals
Awards won	2
Nominations	N/A

Siddique
Siddique
Born	Siddique Ismail; 25 March 1954; Kochi, Kerala, India
Died	8 August 2023; (aged 68); Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film director; producer; screenwriter; actor;
Spouse	Sajitha (m. 1984)
Children	3

Siddique Ismail (25 March 1954 or 1955 - 8 August 2023) was an Indian film director and producer, screenwriter,pathchanger in mollywood, and actor who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema.^[1]^[2] He made his directorial debut with the Malayalam movie Ramji Rao Speaking (1989). His screenwriting debut came with the Malayalam movie Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986). His final film was Big Brother (2020).^[3]

Career

Siddique began his career as an assistant director to Fazil. The duo of Siddique and Lal was spotted by Fazil when he saw them performing in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe.^[4] Siddique later teamed up with Lal to create many films and was credited as Siddique-Lal.^[2] The duo later split up; Siddique continued with his directorial ventures, while Lal turned to acting and producing. All of Siddique's films are comedies, and his films in Tamil were mainly remakes of his Malayalam films, such as Bodyguard (Malayalam) and Kaavalan (Tamil).^[5] Bodyguard was later remade in Hindi.^[6] Siddique co-produced films with Jenso Jose under their joint company S Talkies.

Personal life

Siddique was born to Ismail Haji and Zainaba in Kochi in either 1954 or 1955, and attended St. Paul's College in Kalamassery. On 6 May 1984, Siddique married Sajitha, with whom he had three daughters.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Siddique suffered a heart attack on 7 August 2023. He died on 8 August 2023 in Kochi, where he had been undergoing treatment for liver-related ailments.^[7]

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value (1991) ^[8]

Zee Cine Awards

Zee Cine Awards for Best Debut Director (2012)^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Director	Script	Story	Note
1986	Pappan Priyappetta Pappan		Yes	Yes	Debut
1986	Ennennum Kannettante	Associate			Assistant Script Writer
1987	Nadodikkattu			Yes
1988	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal	Associate
1989	Ramji Rao Speaking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Directorial Debut
1990	In Harihar Nagar	Yes	Yes	Yes
1991	Godfather	Yes	Yes	Yes
1992	Vietnam Colony	Yes	Yes	Yes
1992	Makkal Mahatmyam		Yes	Yes
1993	Kabooliwala	Yes	Yes	Yes
1993	Manichithrathazhu				Second-unit director
1995	Mannar Mathai Speaking		Yes	Yes
1996	Hitler	Yes	Yes	Yes
1998	Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu			Yes
1999	Friends	Yes	Yes	Yes
2001	Friends	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2003	Chronic Bachelor	Yes	Yes	Yes
2004	Engal Anna	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2005	Finger Print		Yes
2005	Maaro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Telugu film
2008	Sadhu Miranda	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2010	Bodyguard	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Kaavalan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2011	Bodyguard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi film
2013	Ladies and Gentleman	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015	Bhaskar the Rascal	Yes	Yes	Yes
2016	King Liar		Yes	Yes
2017	Fukri	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Bhaskar Oru Rascal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Tamil film
2020	Big Brother	Yes	Yes	Yes

As actor

Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu (1984)...Man at calling Kunjoonjamma nickname church going time^{[clarification needed]}
Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal (1986)...Man at priest's place
Varsham 16 (1989)...Karthik's friend
Manathe Kottaram (1995) ... himself (guest at the wedding)
Five Star Hospital (1997) ... Himself in two songs "Ithra Madhurikkumo" and "Maranno Nee"
Gulumaal: The Escape (2009) ... Himself
Cinema Company (2012) ... himself
Masterpiece (2017) ... himself
Innale Vare (2022) ... himself
Kenkemam (2022) ... Special appearance

As producer

2017: Fukri
2020: Big Brother

Television

Mammootty the Best Actor Award (Asianet) as Judge
Comedy Festival (Mazhavil Manorama) as Judge
Cinema Chirima (Mazhavil Manorama) as Host
Comedy Festival Season 2 (Mazhavil manorama) as Judge
Aaraanee Malayalee (Manorama News) as anchor
Comedy Stars Season 2 (Asianet) as Judge
Top Singer Super night as Judge

References

^ "Best Siddique movies list (as director) @ MoviesList.IN". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b George, Vijay (9 January 2020). "Director Siddique on working with Mohanlal in 'Big Brother', and balancing content and budget in cinema". thehindu.com.
^ "Big Brother Movie Review: A thriller that tests your patience". The Times of India.
^ "Cochin Kalabhavan".
^ "Vijay's Kaavalan in December". Sify. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ "Siddique". IMDb. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "Malayalam director Siddique passes away". The Hindu. 8 August 2023.
^ Godfather
^ Bodyguard

External links

Siddique at IMDb

[1] "Best Siddique movies list (as director) @ MoviesList.IN". Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[thehindu-2] George, Vijay (9 January 2020). "Director Siddique on working with Mohanlal in 'Big Brother', and balancing content and budget in cinema". thehindu.com.

[3] "Big Brother Movie Review: A thriller that tests your patience". The Times of India.

[4] "Cochin Kalabhavan".

[5] "Vijay's Kaavalan in December". Sify. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[6] "Siddique". IMDb. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[:0-7] "Malayalam director Siddique passes away". The Hindu. 8 August 2023.

[8] Godfather

[9] Bodyguard

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v t e Films directed by Siddique
Directed alone	Hitler (1996) Friends (1999) Friends (2001) (Tamil) Chronic Bachelor (2003) Engal Anna (2004) (Tamil) Sadhu Miranda (2008) (Tamil) Bodyguard (2010) Kaavalan (2011) (Tamil) Maaro (2011) (Telugu) Bodyguard (2011) (Hindi) Ladies and Gentleman (2013) Bhaskar the Rascal (2015) Fukri (2017) Bhaskar Oru Rascal (2018) (Tamil) Big Brother (2020)
Directed with Lal	Ramji Rao Speaking (1989) In Harihar Nagar (1990) Godfather (1991) Vietnam Colony (1992) Kabooliwala (1993) Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995) King Liar (2016) (Writer Only)