Benny P. Nayarambalam is an Indian screenwriter who works in Malayalam films and theatre. He wrote his first theatrical play Athyunnathangalil Deivathinu Sthuthi at the age of 19, for the production company owned by Rajan P. Dev, in which he also performed as Rajan's son. He has a post-graduate degree in Malayalam literature. He made his debut in films as screenwriter through First Bell (1992), directed by P. G. Viswambharan.[1]
Benny had a successful career as a screenwriter, with most of his films turning into blockbusters. And two of his theatre plays Vikalanga Varsham and Arabikkadalum Adbudavilakkum were made into films, Kunjikoonan (2002) and Chanthupottu (2005) respectively.[2] In Chanthupottu, Dileep and Lal played the roles Benny and Rajan P. Dev portrayed in the original play.[3]
Personal life
He is married to Fulja and has two children Anna Ben and Susanna Ben.[4] Anna Ben debuted in Madhu C. Narayanan's first directorial Kumbalangi Nights (2019) as Babymol and received critical acclaim for her commendable performance.
Filmography
References
- ^"Movies | Interviews". Manorama Online. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^"വിജയത്തിന്റെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ബെല്, Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies". Mathrubhumi.com. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^"പൈലി മുതല് കുഞ്ഞാടുവരെ, Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies". Mathrubhumi.com. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^"കഥ കടന്ന് പ്രേക്ഷകഹൃദയത്തിലേക്ക്". mangalam.com. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
