Priyadarshan says his 100th directorial will be with Mohanlal, reveals it won’t be a comedy

The friendship between Priyadarshan and Mohanlal goes back to their younger days, even before either of them entered the film industry. Their professional association also began quite early. Priyadarshan’s first credited work in cinema, as a screenwriter on the 1983 Malayalam film Kuyiline Thedialready featured Mohanlal among the lead actors.

Priyadarshan made his directorial debut the following year with Poochakkoru Mookkuthiwhich again had Mohanlal in a leading role. Over the past four decades, Mohanlal has headlined around 30 films directed by the filmmaker. Altogether, the two have collaborated on roughly 40 films in total.

Their partnership has produced several memorable Malayalam films across genres. Some of the most popular among them include Chithram, Vandanam, Boeing Boeing, Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu, Kilukkam, Thenmavin Kombath, Chandralekha, Aryan, Advaitham, Midhunam and Closing Coloramong many others.

Although the duo have worked together on drama, romance and historical films as well, their comedies are especially cherished by audiences and helped shape a golden era of mainstream Malayalam cinema.