Sajid Yahiya (born 20 December 1984) is an Indian

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, producer and

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who works in

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. He made his directorial debut in 2016 with the film ''

IDI - Inspector Dawood Ibrahim ''Inspector Dawood Ibrahim'', also known as ''IDI'', is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Sajid Yahiya, who co-wrote the film with Arouz Irfan. It stars Jayasurya in the lead role with Sshivada, Yog Japee, Joju Geor ...

''. He is the founder of a film production company, CP Film Productions. Sajid Yahiya is known for his roles in the films Collector,

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and

Bangalore Days ''Bangalore Days'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, and produced by Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments and Weekend Blo ...

. He also directed the films ''IDI – Inspector Dawood Ibrahim'' (2016), ''Mohanlal'' (2018) and ''Qalb'' (2020).

Career

He made his acting debut in '' Collector'' directed by Anil C. Menon. His second film,''

''. Apart from acting he was also the executive producer of the film. He was then approached by

Roopesh Peethambaran Roopesh Peethambaran is an Indian film director and actor working in Malayalam cinema. As an actor, he first appeared as a child artist in the 1995 film ''Spadikam'' (as Thomas Chacko). In 2012, he made his directorial debut through '' Theevram ...

to play a role in

Theevram ''Theevram'' () is a Malayalam-language neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Roopesh Peethambaran in his directorial debut, and starring Dulquer Salmaan, Shikha Nair, Sreenivasan, Vinay Forrt, Vishnu G Raghav, Riya Saira and An ...

. After this, he acted on '' Kaashh'', ''

Arikil Oraal ''Arikil Oraal'' (English: Someone In The Distance) is a 2013 Malayalam psychological thriller film scripted and directed by Sunil Ibrahim. The central character played by Indrajith Sukumaran is a creative ad director, Siddharth, with Nivin Paul ...

'', and ''

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''. Other notable films Include ''

Pakida ''Pakida'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language road movie directed by Sunil Karyattukara, written by Rajesh Rajendran and Sreejith N., and starring Asif Ali and Biju Menon with Malavika Nair, Shine Tom Chacko, Aju Varghese, Vishnu G Raghav, ...

'' and''

''. He made his directorial debut in 2016 through the

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film ''

''. He also directed

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

starring

Manju Warrier Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978/1979) is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South. Warrier made her actin ...

in 2018, which was a tribute to actor

. The film gained recognition among the

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audience and the song ‘''Laletta''’ composed by

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from the film was a major hit. In 2019, the movie "Qalb" was announced featuring

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, Siddique, and

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in leading roles. However, due to various reasons,

was subsequently removed from the film. The production of the movie is now being backed by Vijay Babu's

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, with a bunch of newcomers set to star in key roles. The story has been written by Sajid and is described as a romantic tale set against the beautiful backdrop of

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. In 2021, he produced "

Pallotty 90's Kids ''Pallotty 90's Kids'' is a 2024 Indian Malayalam children's film, which marks the directorial debut of Jithin Raj. The film is presented by Lijo Jose Pellissery and is produced by Sajid Yahiya. Davinchi Santhosh and Neeraj Krishna play the l ...

," a nostalgic drama presented by

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, directed by debutant Jithin Raj under the banner of Cinema Pranthan Film Productions. The movie features Master Davinci Santhosh and Master Neeraj Krishna in lead roles, and popular young actors

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and

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. Additionally, the star cast also includes

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, and

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. The film has been selected for the

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. He has announced his next project, "Arikomban - The Most Powerful Force on Earth is Justice", which tells the eventful story of a tusker who lost his mother at the age of two. The movie is set to commence filming in October 2023 this year, with

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, Sri Lanka serving as the primary shooting location and

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, Idukki also featuring in certain parts of the film. The movie will be produced by Badusha Cinemas and Pen and Paper Creations, with the script penned by Suhail M Koya.

Filmography

Awards

He won the

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for the movie he produced, ''

'', under the category of Best Children's Film.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yahiya, Sajid 1980 births Male actors from Alappuzha Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Malayalam cinema