Priyadarshan hails from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala where his father Mr.Nair worked as a librarian at the University of Kerala. There, Priyadarshan got the opportunity to read literary works of famous writers. He was completely fascinated by comics and fairy tales. As a child, Priyadarshan aspired to be a cricketer. Unfortunately, he couldn’t turn it into reality as he injured his left eye by a cricket ball, and till date he wears dark glasses when appearing in public. He then took up a job with All India Radio. Priyadarshan started his career drawing inspiration from Mickey Mouse, Laurel and Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin. It was actor Mohanlal, his college friend, who urged him to get into the film industry since he wrote short stories. Initially he wrote scripts for Malayalam ...By Divya» read full biography