T. A. Razzaq

T. A. Razzaq

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T. A. Razzaq Profile

  • Name:
  • T. A. Razzaq
  • Born:
  • April 25, 1958
  • Died:
  • August 15, 2016

T. A. Razzaq Biography

T. A. Razzaq was an acclaimed screenwriter associated with Malayalam cinema. He won Kerala state award for best story writer three times and screenplay once. Kaanaakkinaavu in 1996 bagged him both Kerala state award for best story and screenplay, while Aayirathil Oruvan and Perumazhakkalam bagged Kerala state award for best story. He regularly worked with Kamal, Sibi Malayil, Jayaraj and V.M. Vinu. His final work was Moonnam Naal Njayarazhcha, released in 2016 which marked his directorial debut too. He died of liver cirrhosis in 2016 aged 56. He was fully active in the industry till his death.

 

T. A. Razzaq was born on 25 April 1958 in Thurakkal, Kondotty of Malappuram district. His younger brother T. A. Shahid was a notable story & scriptwriter, best known for the movies - Balettan and Rajamanikyam. He died in 2012, aged only 40. Razzaq started his career as an assistant to A. T. Abu in the late 1980s, through Dwani. He also worked with Lenin Rajendran for Vachanam. Veteran actor Thilakan suggested him to start a career of his own, and Razzaq marked his debut as a screenwriter through the movie, Ghoshayathra in 1991. Since then it has been an enjoyable journey and lovely procession for this acclaimed screenwriter for the next 25 years in the industry before his sad demise. Vishnulokam got released prior to Ghoshayathra.

 

He worked with both commercial films as well as offbeat films. He wrote the screenplay of many box office hits such as Nadodi, Anaswaram, Vishnulokam, Karma, Sneham, Maya Bazar etc. Kaanaakkinaavu, Aayirathil Oruvan and Perumazhakkalam are his highly acclaimed works. Sughamayirikkatte was his last work for another director. Salim Kumar and Mamukkoya played lead roles in his directorial debut, Moonnam Naal Njayarazhcha. He was undergoing a long battle of liver cirrhosis and finally gave up on 15 August 2016, aged only 58.

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Updated: October 15, 2017

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