Nadhirshah is an Indian film director, music composer, singer, lyricist, actor, mimicry artist, comedian, and

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, who works in

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s, television and stage. He has done several supporting roles in

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. His areas of contribution in music includes playback singing, lyrics and composing. He made his directional debut with the

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'' (2015). His second directorial was '' Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'' (2016).

Early life

Nadirshah was born in Kochi as the eldest of five children of M.A Sulaiman and P.S Suhara. He did his primary education from FACT Eastern UP School and FACT High School, Eloor, Ernakulam. He pursued his pre-degree from

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and graduated from

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Career

Nadirshah started his career at the age of 10 when he joined Rajan Antony's SCS Orchestra, Koonamavu

Filmography

As director

As actor

As playback singer

* Ennethedi ... Maanchiyam 1996 * Manjaadikkunnile Praave ... Meenakshikkalyaanam 1998 * Aa maalaninakkaanu ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Vottu nedan ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Pattananaduvil ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Peedanam Sthree Peedanam ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Makkasai ... Vettam 2004 * Pettayaadi ... Ben Johnson 2005 * Akkare Ninnoru Jinnu ... Akkare Ninnoru Sulthan 2007 * Ashakoshale Pennundo ...

Sringaravelan ''Sringaravelan'' is a 2013 Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Jose Thomas and scripted by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. It stars Dileep and Vedhika in her debut in Malayalam cinema with Lal, Joy Mathew, Kalabhavan Shajohn, ...

2013 * Machaane ... Sringaaravelan 2013 * Premamenthal Enthanu (Reprise) Amar Akbar Anthony 2015

As lyricist

* Aa maalaninakkaanu ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Vottu nedan ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Pattananaduvil ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Peedanam Sthree Peedanam ... Korappan The Great 2001 * Makkasai ...

Vettam ''Vettam'' () is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language screwball comedy film directed by Priyadarshan based on a screenplay he had co-written with Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas from his story. It was produced by Menaka through Revathy Kalamandhir and ...

2004 * Panchaayathile ... Pandippada 2005 * Njanoru Raajavaayal ... Kabadi Kabadi 2008 * Ariyidikubbol ... The Snake And Ladder 2011 * Thiruthaali (M) ... The Snake And Ladder 2011 * Kandal Njaan Oru Sundarana ... Sound Thoma 2012 * Aliyaaru Kaakka ... Nakhangal 2012 * Ashakoshale Pennundo ... Sringaaravelan 2013 * Machaane ... Sringaaravelan 2013 * kannimasam ... Ringmaster 2014 *premamennal enthanu..... Amar Akbar Anyony 2015

As song composer

Television

References

External links

* * https://nadhirshah.com/ * *
Nadir Shah at MSI
* http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=926 * http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/nadirsha.html {{Nadirshah Indian male film actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Living people Male actors from Kochi 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Malayalam playback singers Malayalam-language lyricists Malayalam comedians Indian male comedians Male actors in Malayalam television Indian male television actors 1966 births