I. V. Sasi
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Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali
Malayali
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 India
India
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n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 who is known for his films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

n languages and Hindi. He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...

.

Early life and career

I. V. Sasi started his film career as an art director. Later, after working as an assistant director in some films, he directed his first film at the age of 27. Though his name was not mentioned in the credits, the film turned out to be a huge success. He started his directorial career officially with his first film Ulsavam. Soon he carved out a name for himself in the Malayalam film industry. His films were known for their uniqueness and always contained a stamp of his directorial style. I. V. Sasi has directed more than 131 odd films over a span of 34 years and has constantly delivered super hits and some of them classified as classics or good cinema. His Malayalam film Avalude Raavukal
Avalude Ravukal
Avalude Ravukal is a Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, released in 1978. The film explores the life of a teenage prostitute and those of the people around her.- Cast :* Seema* Ravi Kumar* Soman* Sukumaran* Thoppil Bhasi* Bahadoor...

permanently established his name in the industry. This film was later dubbed into many other Indian languages including Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

. It was the second film in Malayalam to be rated as "Adults only" even though it was a family drama.

He introduced Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...

 as a hero in his film Thrishna. Mohanlal
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...

's first film as the hero Uyarangalil was also directed by I. V. Sasi. Other collaborations such as M.T. Vasudevan Nair
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...

-I. V. Sasi, Padmarajan
Padmarajan
P. Padmarajan was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who contributed in Malayalam language. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed...

-I. V. Sasi, and T.Damodaran-I. V. Sasi are well remembered. He worked with Mammootty on more than 35 films. He went on to direct one of his biggest hits, Devaasuram, which was a collaboration with Ranjith and Mohanlal. He has directed films in several other languages, such as Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

, Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

, and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

. He has directed Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

 in films like Guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...

, Alauddinum Arputha Vilakkum, Karishma
Karishma
Karishmaa is a 1984 Hindi language film starring Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Danny Denzongpa. Other cast include Jagdeep, Sarika, Raza Murad, Viju Khote, Mac Mohan, Swaroop Sampat, Satyendra Kapoor, Mahesh Anand, Baby Pinky....

and Eeta. He was the one who introduced Rajinikanth to Malayalam film industry through Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum
Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum is a 1979 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi. It stars Kamal Hassan as Allauddin and Rajinikanth as Kamaruddin. The film is based on Alladin's story from the Arabian Nights. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum and released on June 8,...

in 1979. Other films with Rajinikanth include the Telugu-Tamil bilingual film Kaali and Ellam Un Kairasi. He has directed Hindi movies as Patita (Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....

), Anokha Rishta
Anokha Rishta
Anokha Rishta is a 1986 film starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead supported by Smita Patil, Sabeehaa, Tanuja, Shafi Inamdar, Satish Shah and Karan Shah...

(Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

and Smita Patil
Smita Patil
Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a...

), Pratishodh (1980), Karishma etc. He has directed Malayalam movies in many genres. His war-themed movie 1921
1921 (Malayalam film)
1921 or Ayirathi Thollayirathi Irupathi Onnu is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty, Madhu, Parvathy, Seema, and Urvasi...

, written by screenwriter T. Damodaran
T. Damodaran
T. Damodaran is a screenwriter of Malayalam cinema. He has scripted some of the biggest blockbusters in Malayalam cinema. Damodaran and director I. V. Sasi teamed up to produce many hit movies, including Angadi, Eee Nadu, Vartha, Avanazhi, Inspector Balram, 1921, Adimakal Udamakal, and Balram vs....

, was the first Malayalam movie to be nominated in the Italian Film Festival. His Ina was the first Malayalam movie about child marriage.

Family

I. V. Sasi met his future wife, Malayalam actress Seema
Seema (actress)
Seema is an Indian actress. She has performed in approximately 250 films in Malayalam, nine in Tamil, seven in Telugu, three in Kannada and one in Hindi. Seema is still active in the movie industry.She began her career in Tamil film at fourteen as a dancer...

, on the sets of his film, Avalude Raavukkal. Ever since, she has been his favorite heroine. They have worked together in more than 30 movies. He has two children, daughter Anu and son Ani. Anu has acted in one movie, Symphony, directed by her father. Ani was a student of Visual Communication at Loyola College, Chennai
Loyola College, Chennai
Loyola College is a Jesuit institution in Chennai, India. The college admits undergraduates and post-graduates and offers degrees in the liberal arts, sciences and commerce. It is an autonomous institution affiliated with the University of Madras.-History:...

 and is an aspiring director himself. I. V. Sasi lives with his family in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

.

Selected filmography

  • Ulsavam (1975)
  • Anubhavam (1976)
  • Ayalkaari (1976)
  • Aalinganam (1976)
  • Abhinandanam (1976)
  • Ashirvaadam (1977)
  • Akale Akasham (1977)
  • Anjali
    Anjali
    -People:*Anjali , Tamil actress*Anjali Bhagwat, Rifle shooter from India*Anjali Devi , Telugu/Tamil film actress*Anjali Jay, English actress*Anjali Mendes , Indian fashion model*Anjali Menon, Malayalam film director...

    (1977)
  • Angikaram (1977)
  • Abhinivesam (1977)
  • Itha Ivide Vare (1977)
  • Aa Nimisham (1977)
  • Anandam Paramanandam (1977)
  • Andardaaham (1977)
  • Hridayame Sakshi (1977)
  • Innale Innu (1977)
  • Oonjal
    Oonjal
    An oonjal is a swing that is typically anchored to the ceiling of a room - using iron link chains and the bottom is a wooden plan as the base. This is a popular feature in most southern Indian houses. They have been not as popular as houses give way to apartments.There is a popular wedding ritual...

    (1977)
  • Ee Manohara Theeram (1978)
  • Anumodhanam
    Anumodhanam
    Anumodhanam is a Malayalam language film starring Kamal Haasan an Vidhubala....

    (1978)
  • Avalude Ravukal
    Avalude Ravukal
    Avalude Ravukal is a Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, released in 1978. The film explores the life of a teenage prostitute and those of the people around her.- Cast :* Seema* Ravi Kumar* Soman* Sukumaran* Thoppil Bhasi* Bahadoor...

    (1978)
  • Amarsham (1978)
  • Itha Oru Manushyan (1978)
  • Vadakaykku Oru Hridayam (1978)
  • Njan Njan Mathram (1978)
  • Eeta (1978)
  • Iniyum Puzha Ozhukum (1978)
  • Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum
    Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum
    Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum is a 1979 Tamil/Malayalam bilingual film directed by I. V. Sasi. It has Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in the lead roles, with Sripriya and Jayabharathi playing their love interests. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Allauddin Adbutha Deepam and into Hindi as Aladdin and...

    (1979)
  • Man Ka Aangan (1979)
  • Anubhavangale Nandhi (1979)
  • Manasa Vacha Karmana (1979)
  • Aezham Kadalin Akkare (1979)
  • Aarattu (1979)
  • Ivar
    Ivar
    -Ancient:*Ivar Ragnarsson, Viking king** Uí Ímair , his probable descendants*** Ragnall ua Ímair*** Sihtric ua Ímair*** Gofraid ua Ímair*Ivar Vidfamne, legendary Danish king of at least Scania and Zealand...

    (1980)
  • Angaadi (1980)
  • Kaanthavalayam (1980)
  • Pathitha (1980)
  • Meen
    Meen
    Meen may refer to*Meen, a Lebanese Rock band founded by Fouad and Toni Yammine*Méen, a Breton saint*Sally Meen, an English television presenter*Meen, meaning 'fish' in South Indian languages Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada*I.M. Meen, a DOS game...

    (1980)
  • Karimbana (1980)
  • Aswaratham (1980)
  • Prathishod (1980)
  • Orikkal Koodi (1981)
  • Thushaaram (1981)
  • Trishna (1981)
  • Hamsageetham (1981)
  • Ahimsa
    Ahimsa (Malayalam film)
    Ahimsa is a 1981 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran, starring Ratheesh, Mammootty, Sukumaran, Poornima Jayaram, Seema, and Menaka. Mammootty won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his role as Vasu.-Cast:...

    (1981)
  • Ee Nadu
    Ee Nadu
    Ee Nadu is a 1982 Malayalam political film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty. It was the first political movie in Malayalam film history. According to the director, it was one of the three trend setter films made by him, the others being Avalude Ravukal and...

    (1982)
  • Ina
    Ina (Malayalam film)
    Ina is a 1982 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi. The film explores teen lust, child marriage and the consequences. It stars Master Raghu and Devi in the lead roles while Kanchana, Rasheed and B. K. Pottekkadu play major supporting roles. The film received strongly positive reviews upon release...

    (1982)
  • Thadakam (1982)
  • John Jaffer Janardhanan
    John Jaffer Janardhanan
    John Jaffer Janardhanan is a 1982 Malayalam movie directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty, Ratheesh, and Ravindran. It was a remake of 1977 blockbuster Hindi movie Amar Akbar Anthony, which in turn was remade in Telugu as Ram Robert Rahim in 1980, directed by Vijaya...

    (1982)
  • Sindora Sandhyakku Mounam (1982)
  • Innalenkil Naale (1982)
  • America America (1983)
  • Iniyenkilum (1983)
  • Nanayam
    Nanayam
    Nanayam is a 1983 Malayalam film directed by I.V. Sasi and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Seema, and Poornima Jayaram. It is the story of two step brothers , who takes over the business of their parents, and the problems they encounter while running it.-Cast:* Mammootty as Raju* Mohanlal as Babu*...

    (1983)
  • Kaikeyi (1983)
  • Aroodam (1983)

  • Athirathram
    Athirathram (film)
    Athirathram is a 1984 Malayalam crime film directed by I.V. Sasi. The film's central character Tharadas re-appears in Sasi's 2006 film Balram vs. Taradas.-Plot:...

    (1984)
  • Lakshmana Rekha (1984)
  • Aalkootathil Thaniye (1984)
  • Karishma
    Karishma
    Karishmaa is a 1984 Hindi language film starring Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Danny Denzongpa. Other cast include Jagdeep, Sarika, Raza Murad, Viju Khote, Mac Mohan, Swaroop Sampat, Satyendra Kapoor, Mahesh Anand, Baby Pinky....

    (1984)
  • Aksharangal (1984)
  • Kanamarayathu
    Kanamarayathu
    Kanamarayathu is a 1984 Malayalam film written by Padmarajan and directed by I. V. Sasi. It strars Mammootty, Rahman, Lalu Alex, Shobhana and Seema. This film won 1984 Kerala State Film Awards for the Best Story , Best Music Director and Best Female Singer .-Plot:Sherly is an orphan who is...

    (1984)
  • Uyarangalil
    Uyarangalil
    Uyarangalil is a 1984 Malayalam thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, and produced by S. Pavamani; starring Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Rahman, Kajal Kiran, Swapna, and Ratheesh in the lead roles.-Plot:...

    (1984)
  • Adiyozhukkukal
    Adiyozhukkukal
    Adiyozhukkukal is a 1984 Malayalam drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair; starring Mammootty, Seema, Mohanlal, Balan K. Nair, Vincent and Rahman in the main roles...

    (1984)
  • Anubandham
    Anubandham
    Anubandham is a 1985 Malayalam drama film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by I. V. Sasi. It stars Mammootty, Seema, Mohanlal and Shobana.-Plot:...

    (1985)
  • Angadikappurathu (1985)
  • Idanilangal (1985)
  • Karimbinpoovinakkare
    Karimbinpoovinakkare
    Karimpinpovinakkare is a Malayalam film written by P. Padmarajan and directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Mammootty and Mohanlal in the lead roles. The film revolves around the life and revenge of a few villagers against each other. It had a huge star cast and was a big hit in box office when released...

    (1985)
  • Rangam (1985)
  • Abhayam Thedi (1985)
  • Ankhon Ka Rishtha (1986)
  • Vaartha (1986)
  • Avanazhi (1986)
  • Koodanayum Kattu (1986)
  • Ithrayam Kaalam (1987)
  • Adimakal Udamakal
    Adimakal Udamakal
    Adimakal Udamakal is a 1987 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Ratheesh and Mukesh supported by Nalini, Seema, Lizy, Sukumari and Santhakumari.-Plot:...

    (1987)
  • Vrutham (1987)
  • Nalkavala (1987)
  • Abkari
    Abkari
    Abkari is a 1988 Malayalam movie starring Mammootty and Ratheesh in the title roles. It was written by T. Damodaran and was directed by I. V. Sasi. The movie based on the life of liquor barons and contractors in Kerala, was a super hit....

    (1988)
  • Anuragi (1988)
  • 1921
    1921 (Malayalam film)
    1921 or Ayirathi Thollayirathi Irupathi Onnu is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty, Madhu, Parvathy, Seema, and Urvasi...

    (1988)
  • Mukthi (1988)
  • Aksharathettu
    Aksharathettu
    Aksharathettu is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Suresh Gopi, Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Urvasi. The movie is a remake of the Hollywood movie Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.-Plot:...

    (1989)
  • Mrigaya
    Mrigaya (1989 film)
    Mrigaya is a 1989 Malayalam film about a leopard hunter, directed by I. V. Sasi. The movie stars Mammootty in the lead role with Thilakan, Kuthiravattom Pappu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Lalu Alex, Urvashi, Sunitha as other actors.- Plot :The movie's story revolves around a village which is frequently...

    (1989)
  • Arhatha (1990)
  • Varthamana Kaalam (1990)
  • Midhya (1990)
  • Inspector Balram
    Inspector Balram
    Inspector Balram is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, scripted by T. Damodaran, and starring Mammootty. It is a sequel to the 1986 film Aavanazhi and was followed by a sequel, Balram vs. Taradas, in 2006....

    (1991)
  • Bhoomika (1991)
  • Neelagiri
    Neelagiri
    Neelagiri is a panchayat town in the Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Thanjavur urban agglomeration.-Demographics:...

    (1991)
  • Kallanum Polisum (1992)
  • Apaaratha (1992)
  • Devasuram
    Devasuram
    Devaasuram is a 1993 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by Ranjith. The rivalry between Mangalassery Neelakantan and Mundakkal Shekaran is the main theme of the film. It was one of the most successful Malayalam films of all time and the story, dialogues, and characters have...

    (1993)
  • Arthana (1993)
  • The City
    The City (1994 film)
    The City is a 1994 Malayalam action film. Directed by I.V. Sasi, this film had a strong castline including Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, Lalu Alex, Ratheesh, Ahana and Anandaraj. The City is a police officer's fight against drug mafia and the dangerous trauma that he had to undergo. Produced at a huge...

    (1994)
  • Varnapakittu
    Varnapakittu
    Varnapakittu is a 1997 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi. Mohanlal and Meena play the lead roles.-Plot:Sunny Palamatom is an established businessman in Singapore. He enjoys a flamboyant life with his girlfriend Sandra Valookaran . His business rival, Mohammad Ali, was a partner who left after...

    (1997)
  • Anubhoodhi (1997)
  • Aayiram Maeni (1999)
  • Sradha (2000)
  • Symphony
    Symphony
    A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...

    (2003)
  • Balram vs Tharadas (2006)
  • Vellathooval
    Vellathooval
    Vellathooval is a 2009 Malayalam movie by I. V. Sasi and also last film done by him, starring Ranjith Menon, Nithya Menon and Lalu Alex. It is about a crazy girl and her jorney with a poor friend.- Plot :...

    (2009)
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