Shafi (director) explained
| Shafi |
| Birth Name: | Rasheed M. H. |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Ernakulam, Kerala, India |
| Yearsactive: | 1995–present |
| Relatives: | Rafi (brother)
Siddique (uncle) |
Rasheed M. H., better known by his stage name Shafi is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam cinema, best known for directing comedy films.[1] [2] He has also directed a Tamil film. Shafi made his directorial debut with One Man Show in 2001. Rafi of the Rafi Mecartin duo is his elder brother. Director Siddique is their uncle. Shafi started his film career in the mid-1990s by assisting director Rajasenan and the Rafi Mecartin duo.
Career
Shafi started his career through the movie One Man Show which was released in 2001. He has directed over 10 films. His notable movies are Dileep starrer Kalyanaraman (2002), Pulival Kalyanam (2003), Mammooty's Thommanum Makkalum (2005), Mayavi (2007), Chattambinadu(2009), Two Countries (2015). In 2018, Shafi directed Mega Stage Show Madhuram 18 performing in 15 stages in U.S.A and Canada. In 2019, Shafi directed the movie Children's Park.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Screenwriter | Cast |
|---|
| 2001 | One Man Show | | Jayaram, Lal, Samyuktha Varma, Kalbhavan Mani, Manya |
| 2002 | Kalyanaraman | | Dileep, Navya Nair, Kunchakko Boban, Lal, Lalu Alex, Innocent |
| 2003 | Pulival Kalyanam | | Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan, Lal, Lalu Alex,Salim Kumar, Cochin Haneefa,Harisree Ashokan,Jagathy Sreekumar |
| 2005 | Thommanum Makkalum | Benny P Nayarambalam | Mammootty, Lal, Rajan P Dev, Laya, Salim Kumar, Janardhanan,Kalasala Babu |
| Majaa (Tamil) | Viji
Benny P Nayarambalam (story) | Vikram, Asin, Pasupathy, Manivannan,Vadivelu,Biju Menon |
| 2007 | Mayavi | Rafi Mecartin | Mammootty, Gopika, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Manoj K Jayan, Salim Kumar |
| Chocolate | Sachi & Sethu | |
| 2008 | Lollipop | Benny P Nayarambalam | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Bhavana, Roma Asrani, |
| 2009 | Chattambinadu | Benny P Nayarambalam | Mammootty, Lakshmi Rai, Siddique, Manoj K.Jayan, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Salim Kumar,Vinu Mohan |
| 2010 | Marykkundoru Kunjaadu | Benny P Nayarambalam | Dileep, Biju Menon, Bhavana, Vijayaraghavan, Innocent, Salim Kumar |
| 2011 | Makeup Man | Sachi & Sethu | Jayaram, Sheela, Siddique, Suraj Venjaramoodu |
| Venicile Vyaapari | James Albert | Mammootty, Kavya Madhavan, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Poonam Bajwa |
| 2012 | 101 Weddings | Kalavoor Ravikumar | Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Biju Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, Bhama |
| 2015 | Two Countries | | |
| 2017 | Sherlock Toms | Screenplay: Shafi, Najim Koya, Sachy
Story: Najim Koya & Sachy | |
| 2018 | Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha | Binju Joseph & Sunil Karma | Bibin George, Prayaga Martin, Hareesh Kanaran |
| 2019 | Children's Park | Rafi | Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Sharafudheen, Druv,Gayathri Suresh, Manasa Radhakrishnan |
| 2022 | Aanandam Paramanandam | M Sindhuraj | Sharafudheen, Indrans Aju Varghese, Baiju Santhosh |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Malayalam Director Shafi Latest Film KeralaBoxOffice.com . 27 May 2013 . 6 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160706171023/http://www.keralaboxoffice.com/tag/malayalam-director-shafi-latest-film . dead .
- http://filmnews.bizhat.com/tag/mohanlal-in-shafis-film/ Film News » Mohanlal in Shafi's film – First – BizHat.com
- News: Shrijith . Sajin . Parenthood is the central theme in Children's Park: Shafi . Cinema Express . en.
