Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2013 with ''

Neram ''Neram'' () is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed, and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. Simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages, the film is an extended version of the short film of th ...

''. He got his breakthrough by portraying the role of ''Girirajan Kozhi'' in '' Premam'' (2015). Sharaf U Dheen's known for both his comedic and villain roles. He's best known for his roles in the films ''

Paavada ''Paavada'' () is a 2016 Indian comedy drama film directed by G. Marthandan and written by Bipin Chandran, based on the story he co-wrote with Shibin Francis. The film is themed on the life of two alcoholics. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran ...

'' (2015), '' Happy Wedding'' (2016), '' Pretham'' (2016), '' Georgettan's Pooram'' (2017), ''

Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela ''Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' ( en, An Intermission In the Land of Crabs) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language dramedy film directed and co-written by Althaf Salim. It stars Nivin Pauly, Shanthi Krishna, Lal, Ahaana Krishna, and Aishwar ...

'' (2017), '' Varathan'' (2018), '' Neeyum Njanum'' (2019), '' Children's Park'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019), '' Anjaam Pathiraa'' (2020), ''

Halal Love Story ''Halal Love Story'' is a 2020 Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Zakariya Mohammed. The movie is scripted jointly by Zakariya and Muhsin Parari, with Ashif Kakkodi credited as co-writer. The film is bankrolled by Aashiq Abu und ...

'' (2020), and '' Aarkkariyam'' (2021). Actor Sharaf U Dheen

Early and personal life

Sharafudheen hails from

Aluva Aluva (; also known by its former name Alwaye) is a town in the Ernakulam District in Kerala, India. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is situated around from the city center on the banks of Periyar River. A major transp ...

in the district of

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation ...

, Kerala. After having completed his studies, he marked his expertise in many industries. He later established a Travel Company at his hometown before foraying into Cinema. He is married to Beema from Changanassery in 2015. The couple has 2 Daughters.

Career

He made his acting debut in ''

'' in 2013, directed by

Alphonse Puthren Alphonse Puthren is an Indian film director, producer, actor, editor, writer, and ad film maker. He works mainly in the Malayalam Cinema. He made his directional debut with the critically acclaimed Malayalam - Tamil bilingual suspense-thrill ...

. He also acted in '' Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' (2014) directed by Jude Anthany Joseph. He received breakthrough with the Alphonse Putharen-directed romantic-comedy '' Premam'' in 2015. In the film he played the role of Girirajan Kozhi, a flirt. He acted along with

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of r ...

in the film ''

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'' in 2016. He has also worked in ''Pretham'', ''Carbon'' (2018) and ''Thobama'' (2018) which was produced by Alphonse Puthren. In 2019, he acted in his debut leading role in '' Neeyum Njanum''. In 2020 he appeared in '' Anjaam Pathiraa'', where he played a negative role.

Filmography

*''All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharaf U Dheen Male actors from Kochi Indian male film actors Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors 1984 births