Directing

I V Sasi

Born March 28, 1948 · Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Died October 24, 2017 · aged 69

Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1947 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, the highest award in Malayalam cinema. Often described as a pathbreaker, Sasi made his mark during Malayalam cinema’s transformative period from the 1970s to 1990s.

Known For

Sradha

Shradha movie tells the story of Ganga Prasad IPS (Mohanlal) who is a daring officer of the Anti Terrorist Wing of the State Police. Into his small world consisting of wife, Suma (Shobana) and son Abi, enters Swapna (Abhirami), who sees her dream man and falls head over heels in love with him, even overlooking the fact that he is married.In the meantime, a group of hard-core terrorists led by Lucifer Munna (Arun Pandiyan) and Janisha (Rasika) wreak havoc at various places.

Arhatha

Arhatha · 1990

MovieActionDrama

Devaraj, a factory worker, faces many challenges when he joins a new job. Can he overcome them?

Lakshmana Rekha

Lakshmana Rekha · 1984

Lakshmana Rekha

Two brothers, Sukumaran and Sudhakaran, love their cousin Radha. Radha marries Sukumaran, but her marital bliss is shattered when he becomes paralysed after an accident.

Naanayam

Naanayam · 1983

Two stepbrothers take over their parents' business after their demise. They face many problems when their father's enemies plot against them.

Adimakal Udamakal

Adimakal Udamakal · 1987

Adimakal Udamakal

It is a political film on trade union and its functioning in factories. The story revolves a trade union and company owner. She brings new manager Mohan Cheriyan (Mohanlal) to solve the company issues with trade union leaders. When the company was about to lay off due to union problems, Raghavan (Mammootty)suggest a new formula for solving the company issues and this leads to save the company.

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum · 1979

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

MovieAdventureDrama

A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam · 1982

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam

Siblings Deepthi and Ravi are separated after their parents' divorce. After many years, Deepthi faces many challenges when she goes in search of Ravi.

Midhya

Venugopal takes his mentor's brother Rajan under his wing and makes him his manager. Venu falls for Devi whom he later realizes is already engaged to Rajan. Rajan marries Devi with Venu's blessing. But soon after the wedding Rajan starts to engage is shady activities in his quest for quick money and this strains the relationship between Venu and Rajan.

Filmography

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Sradha

Shradha movie tells the story of Ganga Prasad IPS (Mohanlal) who is a daring officer of the Anti Terrorist Wing of the State Police. Into his small world consisting of wife, Suma (Shobana) and son Abi, enters Swapna (Abhirami), who sees her dream man and falls head over heels in love with him, even overlooking the fact that he is married.In the meantime, a group of hard-core terrorists led by Lucifer Munna (Arun Pandiyan) and Janisha (Rasika) wreak havoc at various places.

Director

Arhatha

Arhatha · 1990

MovieActionDrama

Devaraj, a factory worker, faces many challenges when he joins a new job. Can he overcome them?

Director

Lakshmana Rekha

Lakshmana Rekha · 1984

Lakshmana Rekha

Two brothers, Sukumaran and Sudhakaran, love their cousin Radha. Radha marries Sukumaran, but her marital bliss is shattered when he becomes paralysed after an accident.

Director

Naanayam

Naanayam · 1983

Two stepbrothers take over their parents' business after their demise. They face many problems when their father's enemies plot against them.

Director

Adimakal Udamakal

Adimakal Udamakal · 1987

Adimakal Udamakal

It is a political film on trade union and its functioning in factories. The story revolves a trade union and company owner. She brings new manager Mohan Cheriyan (Mohanlal) to solve the company issues with trade union leaders. When the company was about to lay off due to union problems, Raghavan (Mammootty)suggest a new formula for solving the company issues and this leads to save the company.

Director

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum · 1979

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

MovieAdventureDrama

A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Director

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam · 1982

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam

Siblings Deepthi and Ravi are separated after their parents' divorce. After many years, Deepthi faces many challenges when she goes in search of Ravi.

Director

Midhya

Venugopal takes his mentor's brother Rajan under his wing and makes him his manager. Venu falls for Devi whom he later realizes is already engaged to Rajan. Rajan marries Devi with Venu's blessing. But soon after the wedding Rajan starts to engage is shady activities in his quest for quick money and this strains the relationship between Venu and Rajan.

Director

Nalkkavala

Nalkkavala · 1987

Director

Ee Nadu

Ee Nadu · 1982

Spurious liquor supplied by governmental arrack outlets kills several poor people in Kerala. People hit the streets to demand justice. They want the culprits to be brought to book.

Director

Anubandham

Anubandham · 1985

A widow, Sunandha, lives in poverty with her child. Bhaskaran and Vijayalaskhmi lives with their son Jayan in the neighbourhood. Desperate to earn a living, Sunandha starts a kindergarten with the help of her silent admirer, teacher and ex-lover, Murali Mash. Just as her life seems to be headed toward stability, a tragic event complicates their living situation in the village.

Director

Angadikkappurathu

Angadikkappurathu · 1985

Angadikkappurathu

Director

Uyarangalil

Uyarangalil · 1984

MovieDramaThriller

Jayarajan (Mohanlal), an over-enthusiastic assistant manager at a tea plantation plans to loot a huge amount. He lures two debt-ridden subordinates, Chandran (Rahman) and Johnny (Nedumudi Venu), into his conspiracy.

Director

Varnapakittu

Varnapakittu · 1997

A young man gets angry with his father and runs away to Singapore. He decides to impress his father with his wealth and persuades a girl to masquerade as his fiancee.

Director

Abhayam Thedi

Abhayam Thedi · 1986

After her parents are killed, Miranda returns to her ancestral home but is not treated the way she expected she will be.

Director

Innale Innu

Innale Innu · 1976

Innale Innu is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by IV Sasi and produced by Thiruppathi Chettiyar. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Kaviyoor Ponnamma and Jose Prakash in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.

Director

Aavanazhi

Aavanazhi · 1986

Balram, an honest police inspector, turns to drinking and womanizing after facing several hardships in life. However, when a criminal he nabs gets acquitted by the court, he decides to fight again.

Director

Nadodikkattu

Nadodikkattu · 1987

After losing their jobs, Dasan and Vijayan have no hope of finding work in Kerala. They plan to escape to Dubai, but end up in Chennai. Can they find luck there?

Producer

Mrigaya

Mrigaya · 1989

MovieActionDrama

Varunni, a hunter, is summoned to help some villagers capture a man-eating leopard. When he accidentally kills a man, he decides to support the deceased's grieving family.

Director

Iniyenkilum

Iniyenkilum · 1983

MovieDramaAction

Extraordinary and long-drawn out melodrama contrasting conditions in Kerala with those in Japan. A group of performers from Kerala are invited to Japan, but they are left stranded when their criminal host disappears. With the assistance of Nambiar (Nair), a benevolent Tokyo-based Malayali, they learn about the Japanese economy, initiating - on their return - a series of reformist movements that end up with the revolutionary overthrow of corrupt leadership.

Director

Karimpin Poovinakkare

Karimpin Poovinakkare · 1985

Karimpin Poovinakkare

MovieCrimeDrama

The film revolves around the life and revenge of a few villagers against each other.

Director

Devasuram

Devasuram · 1993

MovieActionDrama

Neelakanthan squanders away the inheritance left by his father. However, his life turns upside down when his mother reveals a terrible secret on her deathbed that changes the course of his life.

Director

Ezham Kadalinakkare

Ezham Kadalinakkare · 1979

Ezham Kadalinakkare

Lakshmi, a nurse, goes to New York for work as she has to support two sisters, a brother and her father. But it is not easy for her to take care of her family matters as her siblings go wayward.

Director

1921

MovieActionDrama

The Malabar rebellion, more popularly known as the Mappila Lahala, has a dramatic impact on the lives of everyone involved.

Director