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India.com
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This director married actress 10 years younger than him, changed his wife's religion, name, divorced her 24 years later due to…, demanded Rs 80 crore, he is…
Every person associated with it is surrounded by many stories and controversies. Today we are going to tell you about the personal life of a filmmaker who is called the king of comedy in India. He has taken many people from rags to riches. He has earned a lot of fame. He himself is very famous. His personal life was in the news a lot in the past. We are going to tell you about his wife, children, marriage, and divorce. Who is this award-winning director? This filmmaker has been awarded three National Awards, Padma Shri, Jai Hind Silver Coin Award, two Kerala State Film Awards and other titles. He has directed more than 100 films in 4 languages (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam). His name is Priyadarshan, who is currently in the news for 'Hera Pheri 3'. Priyadarshan's in-laws were against the marriage Priyadarshan married actress Lissy in 1990 at the peak of his career. However, Lissy's family was against this relationship. They did not want their daughter to marry a filmmaker. They protested a lot. Also, director-producer Alleppey Ashraf had told that Priyadarshan's friends were also against this marriage. When Priyadarshan's mother-in-law arrived on the set with goons Alleppey Ashraf had told that filmmaker and actor Cochin Haneefa had told him about Lissy's mother. Once the actress's mother Alliamma had reached the set with goons. Her intention was to threaten to end their relationship and forcibly take away the daughter from there. But Haneefa defended herself and while chasing away the goons, she had said – If any of you dare to touch her, I will kill you. Lissy changed her religion for marriage and later changed her name Lissy's religion was Christian, and Priyadarshan belonged to the Hindu community. The actress later changed her religion and married the filmmaker after adopting Hinduism. They got married on December 13, 1990. After this, Lissy also changed her name to Lakshmi and quit acting. Lissy left her career for Priyadarshan and became a mother of two children After marrying Priyadarshan, Lissy was offered many big projects, but she left everything for her husband and started looking after the family and business. In 1993, she welcomed daughter Kalyani Priyadarshan, and then in 1995, she gave birth to son Siddharth. Why did Priyadarshan get a divorce after 24 years? After 24 years of marriage, Priyadarshan and Lissy separated. They got divorced in 2016. Now, the reason behind this is not known to date, but the director had said in an old interview that there is a lot of ego in his family, and perhaps this became the reason for their divorce. According to media reports, during the divorce proceedings, Lissy had allegedly asked for Rs 80 crore as alimony from Priyadarshan. But later, the actress reacted to these rumors and said that she had not asked for anything like that. Lissy had said that her divorce was as bad as her marriage. Priyadarshan's son Siddharth is married to an American woman, and daughter Kalyani is currently single and working in the South cinema.
Hans India
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hans India
Ace filmmaker Shaji N Karun passes away
Ace filmmaker Shaji N. Karun passed away at his home here on Monday. He was ailing for a while after being diagnosed with cancer. Karun was a cinematographer, producer and director all moulded into one, which eventually made him the highly respected elder film statesman from Kerala. The 73-year-old acclaimed cinematographer was later known for his directorial skills, which won him both national and international awards. He has cranked the camera for 40 films, which include towering directors like G. Aravindan, K.G. George, and M.T. Vasudevan Nair, to name a few. Later, he began directing, and of the seven films he directed, three of them won national awards and not to mention international awards too. He was also an able administrator, as he was the first chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and was the live wire during the now popular International Film Festival of Kerala. Karun was presently the chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation. Though born in Kollam, he was settled in the state capital city. After his graduation, he joined the prestigious Pune Film Institute in 1971 to learn cinematography. In his long career, he has bagged seven national awards, which include three best film awards (Piravi, Vanaprasatham and Kutty Srank). It was in 1977 that he won the first of the eight Kerala State Film Awards for the best cinematographer in the film 'Kanchana Sita'. In 1979, Karun won his first national award for camera work in the black and white film 'Thampu'. He was also decorated with the Padma Shri for his contribution to films. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1989, Shaji's film 'Piravi', which he produced and directed, won a Special Mention, and in 1994, he did one shade better when his film 'Swaham' won the best film award. His films have also bagged honours at the London Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival and several others. Incidentally, it was just earlier this month that he was presented the most prestigious J.C. Daniel Award for his outstanding contribution to Malayalam films. Shaji N. Karun is survived by his wife and two sons, and he will be given a state funeral to be held here on Tuesday. Condolences have started pouring in from several quarters.
