M. A. Nishad

M. A. Nishad is an 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 (2006) and 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. In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress Padmapriya and her manager for raising the cost of his film, No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012).

In 2015, Nishad spoke out against the content from the 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. In 2018, he made Kinar, a bilingual film focusing on the issue of water scarcity in a town bordering Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the film starred Jaya Prada and Revathi in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.

Filmography All films are in Malayalam, otherwise noted the language YearTitleCredited asNotes Director Writer Producer 1997 Oral Mathram 1999 Dreams 2003 Thillana Thillana 2006 Pakal Directorial Debut 2007 Nagaram 2008 Aayudham 2009 Vairam 2010 Best of Luck 2012 No. 66 Madhura Bus 2018 Kinar Bilingual film Keni 2019 Thelivu 2024 Iyer In Arabia Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam 2026

As actor Year Title Role Notes 1982 Anthiveyilile Ponnu Child Artist 2014 Oru Korean Padam Adv. Prakash Mathew 2015 Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal Lawyer of DYFI She Taxi SP 2016 Ore Mugham Juby Ninan(Older) 2017 Vaakku Chandran 2019 Lessons Radhakrishnan Nair 2022 Two Men Abukka Bharatha Circus CI Jayachandran Nair 2024 Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam DySP Issac Maammen 2026 Ankam Attahasam