Rasheed M. H. (18 February 1968 – 26 January 2025), known professionally as Shafi, was an Indian film director who worked in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

, best known for directing comedy films. He has also directed a

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. Shafi made his directorial debut with ''

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'' 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 film ''

'' which was released in 2001. He has directed 18 films. His notable movies are '' Kalyanaraman'' (2002), ''

Pulival Kalyanam ''Pulival Kalyanam'' () is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. The film stars Jayasurya and Kavya Madhavan with Lal, Lalu Alex, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree As ...

'' (2003), '' Thommanum Makkalum'' (2005), ''

Mayavi ''Māyāvi'' is a Malayalam language, Malayalam comic strip appearing in the Indian comic magazine ''Balarama Comics, Balarama'' owned by Malayala Manorama, MM Publications. The series, was first published in the August 1984 issue of Balarama. ...

'' (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.

Death

Shafi died at Aster Medcity in Ernakulam, Kerala, on 26 January 2025, at the age of 56. He had suffered a massive

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on 16 January and was admitted to the hospital. Though he underwent a

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, his condition remained critical and was on

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support. He was buried at kaloor juma Masjid in the presence of many persons on the same day as he died.

Filmography

As assistant director

As director

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafi 1968 births 2025 deaths Malayalam film directors Indian male screenwriters 21st-century Indian people Malayalam screenwriters Film directors from Kochi Screenwriters from Kochi