Sharafudheen, professionally credited as Sharaf U Dheen, is an Indian actor who appears in

Malayalam films 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 ...

. 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. It is simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages. It is an extended version of the short film of th ...

''. He got his breakthrough in ''

Premam ''Premam'' () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age romantic comedy film written, directed and edited by Alphonse Puthren. It was produced by Anwar Rasheed and stars Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi (in her major film debut). It also f ...

'' (2015).

Personal life

Sharafudheen hails from

Aluva Aluva () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality and a northern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is located about north of the city centre. Aluva is known for the Aluva Sivarathri festival, Sivarathri festival, which is celebra ...

in the district of

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

, Kerala. After having completed his studies, he marked his expertise in many industries. He later established a Tourism Company Named 'Seasonz India' at his hometown before foraying into Cinema.

Career

He made his acting debut in ''

'' in 2013, directed by

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

. He also acted in ''

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana ''Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jude Anthany Joseph. The story was conceived by Midhun Manuel Thomas and he wrote the screenplay along with Joseph. The fil ...

'' (2014) directed by

Jude Anthany Joseph Jude Anthany Joseph (born Sijo Joseph) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, who works in Malayalam film industry. His directorial debut was with '' Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' in 2014, which won the Best Film with Popular Appeal and ...

. He received breakthrough with the Alphonse Putharen-directed romantic-comedy ''

'' in 2015. In the film he played the role of Girirajan Kozhi, a flirt. He acted along with

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (Help:IPA/Malayalam, /pr̩t̪ʰʋiɾaːd͡ʒ/; born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, producer, director, and playback singer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Bollywood, Hin ...

in the film '' Pavada'' 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 ''Neeyum Njanum'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by A. K. Sajan. It stars Sharaf U Dheen, Anu Sithara and Siju Wilson. The film was produced by Siyad Koker under the banner of Kokers Films, in associat ...

''.

Filmography

*''All films are in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

language unless otherwise noted.''

References

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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 Artists from Kerala 1984 births