Bhadran (director)

Bhadran Mattel is an Indian director and writer. His body of work explores themes such as victimization caused by poor parenting, psychological trauma and redemption, and the objectification of fatherhood, as well as childhood distress. His films often feature metaphorical representations of objects such as animals, birds, biblical references, and depictions of autocratic Christian culture in a specific region of Kerala.

In 1986, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam for Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu and won two more Filmfare Awards in the Best Director category for Iyer the Great and Spadikam in 1990 and 1995, respectively..

Mattel's directorial works include the ruffian film Spadikam (1995), the psychic-precognition thriller Iyer the Great (1990), an investigative school drama Olympian Anthony Adam (1999), the film Uncle Bun (1991), about the parenthood of an obese caretaker, a psychic family drama Poomukhappadiyil Ninneyum Kaathu (1986), the musical Idanazhiyil Oru Kaalocha (1987), the film Udayon (2005), featuring a mighty land tyrant (2005), Indian political thriller Yuvathurki (1996), and more. Actors Mohanlal and Mammootty became frequent collaborators with Bhadran.