Sibi Malayil

Directing

Sibi Malayil

Born 1956-05-02 · Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Sibi Malayil is a veteran Malayalam film director whose career spans more than four decades. After assisting acclaimed directors like Priyadarshan and Fazil, he made his debut in 1986 and went on to helm over 40 films. He is celebrated for emotionally powerful works such as Kireedam, Bharatham, Akashadoothu, and Sadayam. His collaborations with screenwriter A.K. Lohithadas and actor Mohanlal produced some of the most enduring classics in Malayalam cinema. Recipient of multiple national and Filmfare Awards, Sibi currently leads FEFKA and runs the NEO Film School in Kochi.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Bharatham poster
7.2

Raman and Gopi are brothers who have a musical heritage. Raman's addiction towards alcohol becomes a threat to his career and Gopi is forced to take up his role.

Bharatham

1991

Flash poster
3.5

Mithun Madhavan (Mohanlal) appears as a Mumbai-based Information Technology industrialist but a psychologist in reality. Priyan (Indrajith) is a software engineer working under Mithun. Priyan is in love with his uncle's daughter Dhwani (Parvathi) who was born and brought up in Chennai. The rest of the story deals with the disturbing events in Dhwani's life and how Mithun helps her overcome those.

Flash

2007

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6.3

The film is a socio-centric story of education system that existed in the period 80's - 90's in Kerala. Divakaran, in search of a good job acquires fake certificates from Mysore TTC and becomes a teacher in a government aided lower primary school run by a corrupt manager.

Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam

1986

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8.0

Sagaram Sakshi is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil. It starred Mammootty in the lead role and Sukanya, Thilakan in other supporting roles.A. K. Lohithadas carried the screenplay for this movie .

Sagaram Sakshi

1994

Kamaladalam poster
7.0

Nandagopan (Mohanlal) is a respected dance teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram (alluding to the famed Kerala Kalamandalam repertory which performs Kerala's temple arts). However, his wife Sumangala (Parvathi) commits suicide, causing him to turn into an alcoholic and a compulsive rule breaker. He is suspected of having killed his wife and is suspended from his job for drunken misbehaviour. The new secretary of the institute Velayudhan (Nedumudi Venu) wants him to be sacked but his former reputation gives him a reprieve. He trains the talented student Malavika (Monisha) to perform in his ambitious composition of the Sita Kalyanam, but her jealous young lover Soman (Vineeth) poisons him.

Kamaladalam

1992

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7.9

The Story revolves around Johnny (Murali) and Annie (Madhavi), a married couple.Johnny is a recurrent alcoholic. After an altercation between Johnny and Keshavan (N F Varghese), who is humiliated in front of his family decides to take revenge and hurts one of their kid.During required blood transfusion it is discovered that Annie's is suffering from a late stage of Leukemia and that she only has a couple of months to live. Annie fearing her kids well being gives then up for better future through adoption.

Akashadoothu

1993

Mutharamkunnu P.O. poster
7.2

A post-master named Dilip Kumar re-locates to work in Mutharamkunnu. Once there, he sets about to meet the local residents and finds out that they are obsessed with wrestling. He meets with a proud and retired wrestler, Kuttan Pillai, and subsequently gets smitten by his daughter, Amminikutty. When he finds out that she an ardent fan of Mammooty, he lets it known that he is the latter's close friend. He intercepts her fan-mail, and even corresponds with her.

Mutharamkunnu P.O.

1985

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9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Rareeram

1986

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6.0

The story is about the problems faced by a lawyer in his personal, social and professional lives when he undertakes the murder case of a trade union leader in which his brother-in-law is the main accused.

Vicharana

1988

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6.0

Parampara is a 1990 Malayalam film directed by Sibi Malayil, written by S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Sumalatha, and Suresh Gopi. Mammootty plays two roles in the film, portraying both Johny, the protagonist, and Lawrence, his father.

Parampara

1990

His Highness Abdullah poster
7.5

The story follows Abdullah (Mohanlal) who is hired by the members of a wealthy royal family to assassinate the family head Maharaja Udayavarma (Nedumudi Venu). Abdullah comes into the royal palace under the disguise Ananthan Namboothiri, a classical singer, and tries to use this mask to softly kill the Maharaja.

His Highness Abdullah

1990

Malayogam poster
7.0

Rameshan (Jayaram) and Jose(Mukesh) and best friends coming from similar backgrounds. Both are educated well-groomed lads of more earthy parents. Rameshan’s father Paramu Nair(Oduvil Unnikrishnan) is a tea shop owner while Jose’s father Varkey (Thilakan) is a farmer. Both have sisters waiting to be married off, only being confined by the outrageous demands for dowry. Rameshan is also in love with Rema(Parvathi), daughter of a wealthy landlord Raman Vaidyar (Innocent), who is hell-bent on marrying off his daughter to a doctor.

Malayogam

1990

Amrutham poster
8.0

A story about two brothers, Gopi who is a farmer and Dinesh, a college student. Gopi's hopes for his younger brother are dashed when Dinesh joins campus politics and a world of violence. Things start to fall apart when Gopi, a Hindu marries Sainaba, a Muslim girl against her family's wishes. The intense political rivalry between Sainaba's brother and Dinesh brings matters to a boiling point after the marriage.

Amrutham

2004

Violin poster
3.6

The lives of Angel and her two aunts Annie and Mercy are transformed, when Aby walks in, as their tenant. After a bout of initial resistance from Angel, romance strikes, and the two fall in sincere love.

Violin

2011

Valayam poster
9.0

Sreedharan is a kind-hearted lorry driver who helps people in times of need. However, his life becomes hell when his beloved friend tries to interfere in his personal matters.

Valayam

1992

Summer in Bethlehem poster
7.7

Ravishankar and Dennis live on Dennis’s estate in the hills. When Colonel Menon arrives with his daughters, Ravishankar wonders which one of them has been sending him amorous letters. Meanwhile, Dennis is attracted to the enigmatic Abhirami, but what does Abhirami want?

Summer in Bethlehem

1998

Ente Veedu... Appuvinteyum poster
6.1

Vasu is brought up with love and care by his stepmother. However, when his stepmother gives birth to a boy, he feels insecure as the baby gets more attention than him.

Ente Veedu... Appuvinteyum

2003

Mudra poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mudra

1989

Kotthu poster
3.8

Set in the rural socio-political environment of North Malabar, Kotthu follows two party workers Shanu and Sumesh and how certain party workers are honour-bound to their `acquired` political ideology of revenge killing.

Kotthu

2022

August 1 poster
6.9

After a keenly fought election, MKR becomes the new chief minister. When the opponents hire a psychotic killer to assassinate him, Perumal, a crime branch officer, is assigned to stop him.

August 1

1988

Dasharatham poster
6.8

Rajiv, a chronic bachelor and a business tycoon, decides to have a child. Annie, who has financial needs, agrees to help him and give birth to Rajiv's child through artificial insemination.

Dasharatham

1989

Sadayam poster
7.3

Sathyanathan is condemned to death for brutally murdering four persons – two adults and two young girls – and is awaiting his final call. He shows no remorse and is just as cheerful as a man who knows he has done no wrong. In a series of flashbacks, Sathyanathan's story is revealed.

Sadayam

1992

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6.4

Jalolsavam is a 2004 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Kunchacko Boban and Navya Nair in lead roles.

Jalolsavam

2004

Thaniyavarthanam poster
7.6

Balan, a teacher, has a mentally unstable uncle. There is a belief that the family is cursed to have a lunatic at all times. When the uncle passes away, people believe that Balan will be the next.

Thaniyavarthanam

1987