G. Marthandan is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam cinema.[1] His debut film is Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus
G. Marthandan was born to M. S. Gopalan Nair and P. Kamalamma at Changanassery in Kottayam district of Kerala.[2] He did his schooling at NSS Boys School Changanassery and completed his bachelor's degree in Economics at NSS Hindu College, Changanassery.[citation needed]
After completing his bachelor's degree, Marthandan entered films as an associate director with the unreleased film Swarnachamaram directed by Rajeevnath in 1995.[3][4] His next work was British Market, directed by Nissar in 1998. He worked as an associate director for 18 years.[4]
He made his directional debut with Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus in 2013, starring Mammooty in the lead role.[5] His next movie was in 2015, Acha Dhin, with Mammooty and Mansi Sharma in the lead roles.[6] Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus and Paavada were box office successes.[7][8]
| Year | Title | Cast | Script writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus | Mammootty, Siddique, Honey Rose | Benny P Nayarambalam |
| 2015 | Acha Dhin | Mammootty, Mansi Sharma, Maniyanpilla Raju | Vijeesh A.C |
| 2016 | Paavada | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anoop Menon, Asha Sarath | Bipin Chandran |
| 2018 | Johny Johny Yes Appa | Kunchacko Boban | Joji Thomas |
| Year | Title | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Swarnachamaram | Rajeevnath | Mohanlal, Sivaji Ganesan, Ranjitha |
| 1998 | British Market | Nissar | Vijayaraghavan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Anju Aravind |
| 2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Anwar Rasheed | Mohanlal, Siddique, Bhavana |
| 2007 | Kichamani MBA | Samad Mankada | Suresh Gopi, Jayasurya, Navya Nair |
| 2008 | Annan Thambi | Anwar Rasheed | Mammootty, Lakshmi Rai, Gopika |
| 2008 | Roudram | Renji Panicker | Mammootty, Sai Kumar, Vijayaraghavan |
| 2008 | Mayabazar | Thomas Sebastian | Mammootty, Sheela Kaur, Kalabhavan Mani |
| 2009 | 2 Harihar Nagar | Lal | Mukesh, Jagadish, Siddique, Lakshmi Rai |
| 2009 | Chattambinadu | Shafi | Mammootty, Lakshmi Rai, Siddique |
| 2010 | Pranchiyettan & the Saint | Ranjith | Mammootty, Priyamani, Innocent |
| 2010 | Best Actor | Martin Prakkat | Mammootty, Sonu Gowda, Nedumudi Venu |
| 2010 | Tournament | Lal | Fahadh Faasil, Praveen Prem, Rupa Manjari |
| 2010 | Oru Naal Varum | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Sameera Reddy |
| 2012 | The King & the Commissioner | Shaji Kailas | Mammootty, Suresh Gopi |
| 2012 | Simhasanam | Shaji Kailas | Prithviraj, Vandana Menon, Aishwarya Devan |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Allu Ramendran | AR Rahman Ikka |