Swargachitra Appachan


Pinakkatt D. Abraham, better known as Swargachitra Appachan is an Indian film producer, distributor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of production and distribution company Swargachitra, best known for producing Manichitrathazhu.

Career

Among the films produced by him, Manichitrathazhu is considered as one of the best thrillers ever made in India as well as one of the best Malayalam films ever made. Manichitrathazhu was remade after nearly 10 years in various languages, including Kannada, Tamil and Telugu , Bengali, and Hindi, all being commercially successful. Apart from being the highest grossing Malayalam film ever, Manichitrathazhu was selected as second greatest Indian film through an IBNLive poll.

Filmography

;Production
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1986Poovinnu Puthiya PoonthennalFazilDistributed by Central Pictures
1987Manivathoorile Aayiram SivarathrikalFazilDistributed by Ghandhimathi
1989Ramji Rao SpeakingSiddique-LalRemade in Tamil as Arangetra Velai. and Hindi as Hera Pheri
1991GodfatherSiddique-LalRemade in Telugu as Peddarikam, Hindi as Hulchul and in Kannada as Pandavaru.
1992Vietnam ColonySiddique-LalRemade in Tamil as Vietnam Colony
1993ManichitrathazhuFazilRemade in multiple Indian languages.
1997AniathipravuFazilRemade in Tamil as Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and in Hindi as Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
2001FriendsSiddiqueRemake of director's own Malayalam film
2004VeshamV. M. Vinu
2007Azhagiya Tamil MaganBharathanTamil film

;Distribution