Shafi (director)

Shafi
Shafi
	Shafi at a film's location
Born	Rasheed M. H.; 18 February 1968 (age 56); Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film director; screenwriter;
Years active	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	Rafi Mecartin	Jayaram, Lal, Samyuktha Varma, Kalbhavan Mani, Manya
2002	Kalyanaraman	Benny P Nayarambalam	Dileep, Navya Nair, Kunchakko Boban, Lal, Lalu Alex, Innocent
2003	Pulival Kalyanam	Udaykrishna & Siby K. Thomas	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
2005	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
2007	Chocolate	Sachi & Sethu	Prithviraj Sukumaran, Roma Asrani, Jayasurya, Samvrutha Sunil, Salim Kumar, Remya Nambeesan
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
2011	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	Rafi	Dileep, Mamta Mohandas, Aju Varghese, Mukesh, Jagadheesh
2017	Sherlock Toms	Screenplay: Shafi, Najim Koya, Sachy Story: Najim Koya & Sachy	Biju Menon, Miya, Salim Kumar
2018	Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha	Binju Joseph & Sunil Karma	Bibin George, Prayaga Martin, Hareesh Kanaran
2019	Children's Park^[3]	Rafi	Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Sharafudheen, Druv,Gayathri Suresh, Manasa Radhakrishnan
2022	Aanandam Paramanandam	M Sindhuraj	Sharafudheen, Indrans Aju Varghese, Baiju Santhosh

References

^ "Malayalam Director Shafi Latest Film | KeralaBoxOffice.com". Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^ Film News » Mohanlal in Shafi's film – First – BizHat.com "hit maker Shafi is finally tuning to the big star of Malayalam, Mohanlal for his ..."
^ ^a ^b Shrijith, Sajin. "Parenthood is the central theme in Children's Park: Shafi". Cinema Express.

External links

Shafi at IMDb

[1] "Malayalam Director Shafi Latest Film | KeralaBoxOffice.com". Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

[2] Film News » Mohanlal in Shafi's film – First – BizHat.com "hit maker Shafi is finally tuning to the big star of Malayalam, Mohanlal for his ..."

[CE-3] Shrijith, Sajin. "Parenthood is the central theme in Children's Park: Shafi". Cinema Express.

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