Shaji Kailas

Directing

Shaji Kailas

Born

1965-08-15 (61)

Place of birth

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

Shaji Kailas is an Indian film director best known for his hard-hitting Malayalam commercial films. He got a break in the industry with the comedy film Dr. Pasupathy (1990). He's known for his collaboration with screenwriters Renji Panicker and Ranijth. With Renji Panicker, Shaji made popular political thrillers such as Thalastaanam (1992), Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Commissioner (1994), and The King (1995). Shaji's collaboration with Ranijth brought forth stories set in a feudal background, such as Aaraam Thampuran (1997), Narasimham (2000), and Valliettan (2000).

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

Varavu poster
4.5

A family falls victim to the powerful elite in a small town. Time passes, wounds fester. One man's return forces a confrontation that will expose decades of lies and corruption.

Varavu

2026

Kerala Cafe poster
6.7

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Kerala Cafe

2009

Aaram Thamburan poster
6.5

Jagannadhan moves to Kanimangalam and wins over the locals, but falls into trouble with Appan Thamburan, a feudal lord. It starts after he organises a festival that has been banned by Appan himself.

Aaram Thamburan

1997

The King & The Commissioner poster
4.4

Joseph Alex and Bharathchandran, two police officers, try to prevent Major Abu Jalal Rana, a terrorist, from attacking New Delhi.

The King & The Commissioner

2012

The Tiger poster
6.3

Varma, a senior government official, who is about to expose an anti-corruption racket, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Officer Chandrashekhar investigates the case to find the culprit.

The Tiger

2005

Souhrudam poster
6.0

Sridevi and Shiny, two college friends, lead a peaceful married life. However, things take a turn when their husbands suspect them of infidelity.

Souhrudam

1991

Hunt poster
3.5

A student of forensics gets entangled in unraveling the mystery behind the disappearance and murder of a woman with help from the supernatural

Hunt

2024

Thandavam poster
4.8

Brothers Kasinathan and Swaminathan strive for the good of their village. But after Swaminathan dies mysteriously, Kasi investigates and eventually becomes the new patriarch.

Thandavam

2002

Ellam Avan Seyal poster
7.0

A lawyer, who defends criminals, wages vigilante justice against them in private. The movie deals with the murder of a girl who was ragged and brutally murdered by her classmates. The lawyer, through his own investigation arrives at the fact that she was brutally raped by college authorities and framed the students as culprits.

Ellam Avan Seyal

2008

Ellam Avan Seyal poster
7.0

A lawyer, who defends criminals, wages vigilante justice against them in private. The movie deals with the murder of a girl who was ragged and brutally murdered by her classmates. The lawyer, through his own investigation arrives at the fact that she was brutally raped by college authorities and framed the students as culprits.

Ellam Avan Seyal

2008

Kaapa poster
4.7

When Anand learns that his wife Binu Trivikraman's name ended up in Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act (KAAPA) list by mistake, he embarks on a journey to prove her innocence, but finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a hardened gangster and a merciless war.

Kaapa

2022

Valliettan poster
5.8

Madhavankutty is the Valliettan (Big Brother) of the Arackal family. The long lasting rivalry between Arackal Madhavanunni and Patteri Sivaraman forms the main thread of the story. Madhavanunni, along with his four brothers he rules the village. But Sivaraman, with the help of Bava, develops their plan to trap Madhavanunni.

Valliettan

2000

Narasimham poster
7.3

Poovalli Induchoodan (Mohanlal) is sentenced for six years prison life for murdering his classmate. Induchoodan, the only son of Justice Maranchery Karunakara Menon (Thilakan) was framed in the case by Manapally Madhavan Nambiar (Narayanan Nair) and his crony DYSP Sankaranarayanan (Bheeman Raghu) to take revenge on idealist judge Menon who had earlier given jail sentence to Manapally in a corruption case. The story begins with Induchoodan released and his father & mother coming to stay with him.

Narasimham

2000

Kaduva poster
5.0

A young rubber farmer becomes bitter rivals with a high ranking police officer in Kottayam.

Kaduva

2022

Natturajavu poster
5.2

Pulikkattil Charlie is an affluent and honest man who is forced to spend most of his time sorting out the mess left behind by his evil late father, Pulikattil Mathan.

Natturajavu

2004

Chinthamani Kolacase poster
6.2

The story is centred on Lal Krishna Viradiar, the enigmatic criminal lawyer with an even more enigmatic mission. Lal Krishna helps out hardened criminals to get away from the courts. But later, he pursues and takes them out in a bizarre show of vigilante justice.

Chinthamani Kolacase

2006

Drona 2010 poster
4.9

A realtor is lured into buying a haunted house by a vengeful enemy. However, he is killed under strange circumstances. His brother, a tantric and a Sanskrit professor, comes to investigate the matter.

Drona 2010

2010

Neelakurukkan poster
9.0

Neelakurukkan is a 1992 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Shaji Kailas, starring Ashokan and Baiju in the lead roles. The movie tells the story of college students Binoy, Sudheer, Ranjeev and Nazzar.

Neelakurukkan

1992

No artwork available
2.0

An intrepid encounter specialist takes on everyone who tries to rein him in and clashes with an international outcome.

En Vazhi Thani Vazhi

2015

Commissioner poster
7.2

Bharathchandran, an honest city police commissioner, loses his temper each time he encounters corrupt authorities and politicians. So he decides to put an end to various social and political evils.

Commissioner

1994

Alibhai poster
3.8

Ali Bhai, a goon, is the saviour of the poor in his dominion, Palayam market. However, when his enemies try to take over the market, he goes to great lengths to protect his stronghold and his people.

Alibhai

2007

Baba Kalyani poster
4.6

Baba Kalyani, a police officer, travels to Kochi to uncover a terrorist conspiracy. He must not only work on the case but also deal with old rivals who are hell-bent on settling scores with him.

Baba Kalyani

2006

Vaanchinathan poster
4.7

Vaanchinathan, a straightforward policeman, is not allergic to exploiting the loopholes in the law to eliminate the criminals who have thus far not been punished by the judiciary.

Vaanchinathan

2001

Ustaad poster
6.7

Parmeshwaran aka Ustaad leaves behind a life of crime and goes to his hometown with his sister Padmaja. But the demons of his past life come back to haunt him after Padmaja falls in love with a boy.

Ustaad

1999

No artwork available
6.0

Suresh Gopi losses his sister in Bangloore. He is trying to find who abducted her(Mathu) and finds out that there is a gang war going on and he finds himself in the middle with another girl that he meets (Anne) and rest of the story is how they escape and confront these gangsters

Rudraksham

1994

Jana poster
4.5

Jana always stands for his villagers, against the atrocities committed by Veerapandi. Manimegalai, Veerapandi's daughter, falls in love with Jana, but is stunned when she learns about his past life.

Jana

2004

Jana poster
4.5

Jana always stands for his villagers, against the atrocities committed by Veerapandi. Manimegalai, Veerapandi's daughter, falls in love with Jana, but is stunned when she learns about his past life.

Jana

2004

No artwork available
9.0

Murugan (Manoj K. Jayan), gangster & leader of the Kozhikode Palayam market, locks horns with his ex-mentor Ranganathan Swamy (Narendra Prasad) & businessmen Thattel Mani (C.I. Paul), Thattel Bobby (Saikumar) & Muhammad Hussain Haji (Rizabawa) after Murugan sides with bust businessman Moosa (Rajan P. Dev) in a land deal where Moosa was cheated out of his land by Haji. Swamy & company kill Moosa & play the hotheaded new city police commissioner Jayamohan (Biju Menon) against Murugan.

Asuravamsam

1997

The Truth poster
6.4

The Truth deals with an investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) involving the murder of the Chief Minister of Kerala in bomb blast.

The Truth

1998

Thakkol poster
5.7

A young priest detests the iron-control his superior wields over him. His dreams of freedom come true when he receives a new assignment, but a mysterious key soon changes his perspective on things.

Thakkol

2019

Kilukkampetti poster
7.3

Prakash Menon is a successful architect based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His company's Kochi branch was not doing so good and so the company decided to relocate him to Kochi to make things good. He was supposed to replace his equivalent in Kochi named Anu Pillai. Prakash Menon falls in love with Anu and takes up the job under the name of Vasudevan with the intention of getting her to love him.

Kilukkampetti

1991

Sunday 7.P.M. poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sunday 7.P.M.

1990

No artwork available
4.5

Vishnu and Vaishnavi are childhood pals. They get separated at a young age. After a gap of 15 years, Vishnu finds Vaishnavi. He does not disclose his identity and instead to win her love on his own merits. Vaishnavi learns of this and a misunderstandings crop up.

Vishnu

2003

The Don poster
5.0

Kasim is a mafia boss and Unnikrishnan becomes his most trusted man. Later, when Kasim is found murdered, Unnikrishnan is charged with the crime and must prove his innocence.

The Don

2006

Vaigai Express poster
6.7

An investigative officer takes up a case involving the deaths of three different women murdered by three different killers with varying motives.

Vaigai Express

2017

Vaigai Express poster
6.7

An investigative officer takes up a case involving the deaths of three different women murdered by three different killers with varying motives.

Vaigai Express

2017

Alone poster
3.1

During the pandemic lock-down, A motivational speaker named Kalidas moves into the thirteenth floor of an apartment in Kochi. Soon Kalidas begins to observe supernatural elements around him and he decides to investigate.

Alone

2023

August 15 poster
3.9

The film is a sequel to the 1988 film August 1, which was directed by Sibi Malayil, and written by S. N. Swamy. Following from August 1, Mammootty plays the character of the Crime Branch officer Perumal who investigates into an attempt of assassination on the chief minister of Kerala on the 15th of August, the Independence Day of India.

August 15

2011

No artwork available
4.5

An anti-corruption drive led by Disha, a Gandhian social organization leads to the resignation of Krishnan Nambiar (Biju Pappan), a state minister. Susan Mary Thomas (Padmapriya Janakiraman), an upcoming English novelist is the main brain behind Disha, who also is involved in several woman empowerment programs. Just after his resignation, Krishnan Nambiar is found brutally murdered at a private tennis court. The chief Minister (Kollam Thulasi) assigns Appan Menon (Suresh Gopi), the investigation charge.

Time

2007

Mafia poster
7.2

A journalist and aspiring policeman realises that his brother has been killed by conspirers. Later, he teams up with the rivals of his brother's culprits to bring them down and avenge his death.

Mafia

1993